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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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Toxic Dust: The History and Legacy of Virginia’s Kepone Disaster
On October 5, 2017, Gregory Wilson delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Toxic Dust: The History and Legacy of Virginia’s Kepone Disaster.”
In July...
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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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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 Home for Boys
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The Virginia Home for Boys (now the Virginia Home for Boys and Girls) was founded in 1843 as the Richmond Male Orphan...
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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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W. E. B. Du Bois and the NAACP
W. E. B. Du Bois was the first black recipient of a Ph.D. from Harvard University. In The Souls of Black Folks, published in
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West Virginia v. EPA
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How has America wrestled with the debate over regulation versus growth of industry, and how does the Supreme Court’s...
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Who was Oliver Hill?
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The VMHC has a group of items that belonged to Oliver W. Hill, Sr., a prominent Richmond civil rights attorney, donated...
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Yearbooks
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View select images from yearbooks in the society's collections.