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A Fiendish Murder: The Sad Saga of Charles and Susan Watkins

On April 22, 2020, historian John Long gave a virtual Banner Lecture that examined the trial of Charles Watkins for the murder of his wife, which was...
A Spoon That Got Around...

Aluminum and Beer

Bound to the Fire: How Virginia’s Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine

In grocery store aisles and kitchens across the country, smiling images of “Aunt Jemima” and other historical and fictional black cooks can be found...
Christmas in the Trenches

Colonial Cookbooks

Cookbooks (Advertising)

Curators At Home: From the Vault

This program from May 1, 2020, is part of our Curators At Home Series taped by curatorial staff members from their own homes as they worked remotely...
Curators At Work: Treasures from the Collection

Join members of the VMHC curatorial team as they tell their own stories about working with the museum’s remarkable collections, show rarely seen...
Curators at Work: Virginia's Brewed Past

Did you know that September includes holidays like “Crush a Can Day” and “National Drink Beer Day”? In recent years, Virginia’s craft beer scene has...
Fore-edge Painting

Historic Disasters of Richmond

On January 18 at 5:30 p.m., Walter S. Griggs, Jr. delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Historic Disasters of Richmond.”
Richmond has had its share...
Inside the Jemima Code: The Joy of African American Cooking

On April 6, 2018, Toni Tipton-Martin presented a Banner Lecture about her book, “Inside the Jemima Code: The Joy of African American Cooking.”
Wome...
John Randolph Dueling Pistols (c. 1820)

Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition

Movie Mythbusting: Thanksgiving

In this program with VMHC Education, learn about the myths and real history surrounding Thanksgiving in America.
Murals Inspired by the Story of Virginia

On the Back Roads Again: More People, Places, and Pie Around Virginia

On October 20 at noon, Bob Brown and Bill Lohmann delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “On the Back Roads Again: More People, Places, and Pie Around...
Oysters in Virginia

Recipes Remade | Jeremiah P. Thomas's Mulled Wine without Eggs

The Recipes Remade video series explores Virginia's food and beverage history through the adaptation of historic recipes for the modern kitchen. Join...