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"Hidden Figure" of GPS (Commonwealth Classroom)

In this virtual event on February 19, 2021, VMHC Curator Karen Sherry led audiences in a conversation with Dr. Gladys West. Dr. West, a Dinwiddie...

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2022 Stuart G. Christian, Jr. Lecture: The Great Chief Opechancanough and the War for America

On April 20, 2022, historian James Horn delivered the 2022 Stuart G. Christian, Jr. Lecture about his book, A Brave and Cunning Prince: The Great...

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A New Virginia

In the early twentieth century, the nation’s economy was becoming more industrialized and its population more urbanized...

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Airship ROMA: A Forgotten Tragedy

On February 9, Nancy E. Sheppard delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Airship ROMA: A Forgotten Tragedy.”

In March 1921, Maj. John G. Thornell and...

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

Bacon’s Rebellion in Virginia was the first popular uprising in the American colonies. It was long viewed as an early...

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Before It Was Virginia: Setting the Stage

On March 16, 2012, Helen C. Rountree delivered a lecture entitled "Before It Was Virginia: Setting the Stage."

When English settlers arrived here...

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Captain John Smith

Captain John Smith (1580–1631), a soldier of fortune, for centuries was praised as the savior of the first permanent...

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Céloron Plate

Learn about the only surviving Céloron plate.

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Civil Rights Movement in Virginia

The civil rights movement of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s was one phase in the longer black freedom struggle that began when the first Africans arrived in Virginia in 1619 and continues today. Much of the civil rights movement was seen on television. Because the most notorious events and horrific images were from the Deep South, Virginia's role in the movement tends to be overlooked. It was in Virginia, however, that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) filed more lawsuits than in any other state, and Virginia's program of Massive Resistance, though ultimately futile, showed how to slow the march for integration to a crawl.

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Connecticut sculpture

Records of the Best Products Company provide interesting insights into the history of this iconic sculpture.

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Contact and Conflict

The first settlers were welcomed by the Indians with ceremony. However, following Capt. John Smith’s return to England...

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Copies and Adaptations of de Bry

For more than two centuries, the 1590 engravings of Virginia Indians by de Bry and van Veen were copied for other

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Curators at Work: Pocahontas's Virginia

The Virginia Company that sponsored the Jamestown settlement arranged for Pocahontas to travel to England in 1616. The purpose was to show her off as...

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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...

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