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Secrets & Symbols: "Crown of Thorns" Chest of Drawers
“Crown of Thorns” chest of drawers, late 1800s
Unknown maker
VMHC Collection
So-called tramp art was popular across the U.S. from the 1870s to the 1930s...
Silent Spring Revolution: Kennedy, Carson, Johnson, Nixon, & the Great Environmental Awakening
On March 1, 2023, bestselling author Douglas Brinkley delivered a lecture about his newest book, "Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel...
Stonewall Jackson’s Little Sorrel
On September 14, 2017, Sharon B. Smith delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Stonewall Jackson's Little Sorrel.”
During the Civil War and throughout...
The Bartlett Book of Garden Elements
On June 18, 2015, Rose Love Bartlett will delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Bartlett Book of Garden Elements."
Every beautiful garden, large...
The Feud: The All-American, No-Holds-Barred, Blood-and-Guts Story of the Hatfields and McCoys
On June 20, 2013, Dean King delivered the 2013 Hazel and Fulton Chauncey Lecture at the Virginia Historical Society entitled "The Feud: The All...
The Gardens
The History of Virginia's Natural Bridge: "So Beautiful an Arch"
The Regions of Virginia
Tiny Tomes
Transforming the James River in Richmond
The James River has always been the centerpiece of Richmond, but by the mid-twentieth century it had been abused and neglected. Today, the river draws...
Virginia Environmental Endowment: Leadership, Leverage, and Legacy
On Thursday October 7, 2010, Gerald P. McCarthy discussed the Virginia Environmental Endowment. Since its inception in 1977, Virginia Environmental...
Virginia Landscapes: Sublime & Picturesque
Virginia’s Lost Appalachian Trail
On August 3, 2023, Mills Kelly gave a lecture about his book, Virginia’s Lost Appalachian Trail. For over two decades, hikers on the Appalachian Trail...