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The Peaceful Transfer of Power: Oaths and Inaugurations
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The Richmond Home for Ladies
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The Richmond Home for Ladies was an elderly care facility for women established in 1883, and still operates today as...
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The Twentieth Century: Cities, Cars, and Civil Rights
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Technological revolutions, increased urbanization, and advances in civil rights created the commonwealth we know today.
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The Weddells
Learn more about Alexander Weddell and Virginia Chase Steedman Weddell.
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Timeline of the Weddells
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Learn about important events in the life of the Weddells.
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Tiny Tomes
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Defined as no more than three inches in height or width, miniature books were first produced with convenience in mind...
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Today’s Agents of Change: Recreating an Iconic Women’s Suffrage Photo
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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...
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Transportation in Virginia
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Transportation began to change early in the nineteenth century with the introduction of steam power and the development...
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Urbanization in Virginia
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Learn about the process of urbanization in Virginia.
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Valentines
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February 14 has a long history as a day for friends and sweethearts to exchange tokens of affection. By the end of the...
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Victory Gardens
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First promoted during World War I, war gardening, or victory gardens, provided American citizens an opportunity to...
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Virginia and Women's Suffrage
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Virginia and Women’s Suffrage
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Despite the socio-political changes that occurred during Reconstruction, women at the dawn of the twentieth century...
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Virginia’s Sweet History – Chocolate-Making in the Commonwealth
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Production methods and flavorings have changed in the 4,000 years since chocolate was consumption began, but it remains...
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Virginia Survivors of the Titanic
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On the starry night of April 14, 1912, halfway through its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York, RMS...
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Walter Washington Foster Glass Plate Negatives Collection
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Originally from Norfolk, Walter Washington Foster relocated to Richmond, where he worked in partnership with other...
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War and Pieces: Quilts through America's War Years
On Thursday, August 22, Neva Hart delivered a banner lecture entitled "War and Pieces: Quilts through America's War Years."
For soldiers in the field...
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War Stories: Commemorating the Centennial of World War I
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World War I had a dramatic impact on the nation and our Commonwealth. For Virginia, perhaps one of the most significant...
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We Cannot be Tame Spectators: Four Centuries of Virginia Women's History
From before Jamestown to our own new millennium, women have been central figures in the families and communities of the Old Dominion. In recent...