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A House Built of Virginia Stone

Affidavit, 1693

Almost Dead: Slavery and Social Rebirth in the Black Urban Atlantic

On August 17, 2023, historian Dr. Michael Lawrence Dickinson discussed his book on the Atlantic slave trade and how the thousands of captives who...
Arthur Ashe Jr.’s Family Tree: Tracing the Blackwell Family to 1735

Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia in the years 1675 & 1676

Bacon's Epitaph

Birthday Songs for George Washington

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...
Captivity and the British Subject in Colonial America

On August 11th, 2022, Catherine Ingrassia held a fascinating discussion of her latest book, “Domestic Captivity and the British Subject, 1660–1750.”
...Céloron Plate

Clementina Rind

Copies and Adaptations of de Bry
Curator Conversations: New to the Collection

In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curator Conversations: Year-End Review

In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curators At Home: Virginia Stories from the Underground Railroad

On June 5, 2020, VMHC Museum Collections Curator Dr. Karen A. Sherry presented this program as part of our Curators At Home Series presented by...
Death and Rebirth in a Southern City: Richmond's Historic Cemeteries

On April 8, 2021, Ryan K. Smith presented an exploration of the history and recovery of the burial grounds of Richmond, Virginia, through the lens of...
Determined

Determined Traveling Exhibition
Dismal Freedom: A History of the Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp

On February 16, 2023, historian Brent Morris gave a lecture examining the lives of the maroons living in the Great Dismal Swamp and their struggles...