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Norfolk Southern donates Norfolk and Western Railway archives, $750,000 to the Virginia Museum of History & Culture
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Notable Dates in Virginia History
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Turn back the pages of the calendar and learn about notable dates in Virginia history.
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Notes from the Ground: Science, Soil, and Society in the American Countryside
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On March 16, 2012, Ben R. Cohen delivered a lecture entitled "Notes from the Ground: Science, Soil, and Society in the American Countryside."
This...
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November
November 1, 1957 The westbound side of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel opens to traffic. November 1, 1976 The Hampton...
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November 1967
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Oast - Ozlin: photographs and portraits of individuals
The VMHC maintains an extensive series of photograph files that may contain a combination of original photographs, cartes de
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Ocracoke: The Pearl of the Outer Banks
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On August 8, 2013, Ray McAllister delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Ocracoke: The Pearl of the Outer Banks."
The Outer Banks have enticed...
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October
October 4, 2016 The vice presidential debate of the 2016 presidential election is held at Longwood University in...
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October 1967
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Off to War
Following United States entry into the war, the army designated Newport News and New York City as ports of embarkation
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Offense or Defense?
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To win the war, United States troops needed to invade and control an unfriendly South and subdue Confederate armies.
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Oh, Shenandoah
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Oh, Shenandoah Traveling Exhibition
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Learn how you can bring Oh, Shenandoah: Landscapes of Diversity to your venue.
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Oh, Shenandoah: Landscapes of Diversity — Harpers Ferry
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Learn about the history of Harper's Ferry through artist Andrei Kushnir's work.
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Olaudah Equiano
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Snatched from his Ibo village in Nigeria at the age of eleven, Equiano (c. 1745-1797) was transported to Barbados...
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Old, James W. - Pulliam, Samuel Harper
O'Connor, Arthur Emmet, Letters, 1861–1862. 4 items. Mss2Oc55b.Written by O'Connor between 4 October 1861 and 24 February 1862 while serving with the...
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On Dueling
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In the United States and elsewhere, traditional and patriarchal conceptions of honor prescribed that men could respond...
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On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery By Robert Poole
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On February 18, 2010, Robert Poole delivered a lecture on his book On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery.
In his new book...
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On the Back Roads Again: More People, Places, and Pie Around Virginia
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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...