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The Jamestown Brides: The Story of the Virginia Company’s Trade in Young English Wives
On June 25, 2019, Jennifer Potter delivered the Banner Lecture, “The Jamestown Brides: The Story of the Virginia Company's Trade in Young English...
The Jeffersons at Shadwell
On January 13, 2011, Susan Kern discussed her book, The Jeffersons at Shadwell. In her book, Susan Kern merges archaeology, material culture, and...
The Life and Legacy of Emily Winfree: From Enslavement to Carnegie Hall
On June 16th, 2022, authors Jan Meck & Virginia Refo held a thoughtful talk and discussion about their new book, The Life and Legacy of Enslaved...
The Material World of Eyre Hall: Four Centuries of Chesapeake History
On March 24, 2022, Carl R. Lounsbury delivered a lecture about four centuries of Chesapeake history as revealed through material world of Eyre Hall.
...The Media General Papers and Thomas Jefferson's Letters
The Permanent Resident: Excavations and Explorations of George Washington’s Life
On October 13, 2022, Dr. Philip Levy gave a fascinating lecture on the principal archaeological sites associated with George Washington and what they...
The Rarefied Life of George Washington Parke Custis
George Washington Parke Custis was raised at Mount Vernon by George and Martha Washington. Young “Wash” appears in Edward Savage's 1789 painting of...
The Richmond Home for Ladies
The Twentieth Century: Cities, Cars, and Civil Rights
The Virginia Venture: American Colonization and English Society, 1580-1660
On June 22, 2023, Misha Ewen presented a fascinating virtual discussion of her new book, The Virginia Venture: American Colonization and English...
The Weddells
Thomas Sully's Portrait of Pocahontas
Timeline of the Weddells
Tiny Tomes
Today’s Agents of Change: Recreating an Iconic Women’s Suffrage Photo
Today’s Agents of Change with the Virginia Museum of History & Culture
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in the United States granting women the right to vote, the Commonwealth of...
Turning Fact into Fiction: Writing Fiction about the Richmond Theater Fire
On May 11, 2023, Rachel Beanland gave a lecture on the historical research behind her novel about the Richmond Theater Fire, The House is On Fire...