Tuesday, February 09, 2010 | Calendar of Events
Every Child Deserves a Home
The exhibition Every Child Deserves a Home highlights the recent donation of business records from the Children's Home Society of Virginia and marks the 110th anniversary of the agency's founding. The goal of CHSVA is to find permanent homes for all needy children in the state and to provide services to birth families, adoptive families, and adoptees. Since 1900, the nonprofit agency has placed more than 12,500 children into adoptive homes. The agency’s signature program, Partnership for Adoptions, established in 1998, focuses on finding permanent homes for older children in the custody of local departments of social services.
The Land We Live In, the Land We Left: Virginia’s People
Raising his glass at a July 4th celebration in 1852, a young Irish-American resident of Richmond toasted "the land we live in; not forgetting the land we left." The sentiment reflects the history of more than four centuries of Virginia immigrants, who nurtured the traditions of their homelands even as they participated in the mainstream Virginia economy and culture. Their stories come alive in this exhibition, which explores the lives of immigrants from a wide variety of homelands who settled in every part of the state. Current debates over the treatment of illegal immigrants in the state and the nation make this a timely exhibition.
2010 African American Trailblazers in Virginia History
People of African descent have been a part of Virginia’s—and America’s—story since European colonization of the continent began. Yet the contributions of African Americans have often been ignored, obscured, or underappreciated by those who recorded history. In observance of African American History Month, the Library of Virginia is pleased to honor eight distinguished Virginians as African American Trailblazers for their contributions to the state and nation.
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The Land We Live In, the Land We Left: Virginia's People Exhibition Opens January 11 at the Library of Virginia
The Land We Live In, the Land We Left: Virginia's People explores the lives of immigrants from a wide variety of
homelands, who settled in every part of the state. Some, like the Henkels of New Market, have well-known stories that
have long been interwoven with the history of the state. Others, like the Rosenstocks of Petersburg, left behind detailed
records and family photographs..
State Archivist Conley L. Edwards III to Retire
When Conley Edwards joined the staff of the then-Virginia State Library on August 1, 1974, there were approximately
47,500 items in the archives, of which 15,743 were manuscripts. As he retires on November 1 he can take pride in the
fact that the archives at the Library of Virginia contains more than 109, 221,000 items and is consistently one of the
most visited archives in the nation...
What's New In The Collections | Archive
The Library of Virginia Quarterly Report of Archival Accessions
October 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
A report including the creator, title, size, brief description, and accession number of the local, map, private, and state archival collections described and/or received during the time period.
Some collections may be closed for processing; check with Archives Research Services regarding availabilty for research use.
Primary Sources Quarterly Report of Newly Processed Collections
October - December 2009
Welcome to the latest issue of the Library of Virginia’s quarterly report Primary
Sources. Here you will find a listing of the latest collections processed, microfilmed, or
digitized by the Library. Since 1999, the Library has annually received General Assembly
support for archival positions in order “to relieve the 54-year backlog in processing
significant archival, special, and other historical collections.”
A Selective Bibliography of Books and Resources Received at the Library of Virginia in 2009
A selection of titles acquired in 2009. Items with an asterisk circulate outside the Library building and may be borrowed with a Library of Virginia borrower's card or via interlibrary loan.
Featured Events
Transforming Scriptures: African American Women Writers and the Bible
Associate professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University and ordained minister Dr. Katherine Clay Bassard will discuss and sign her book Transforming Scriptures, which examines the work of African American women writers to explore their profound intellectual, even theological engagements with the Bible—the book that has been referred to as the “great code” of Western civilization. As the title indicates, these encounters with the Bible were, indeed, transformational, as black women writers both reshaped and were shaped by the scriptures they appropriated for their own self-representation. Cosponsored by the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, VMFA Community Affairs, and VMFA Friends of African and African American Art.
The Craft of Writing: A Workshop with Steve Berry
New York Times Bestselling author Steve Berry will be at the Library of Virginia to host a workshop entitled "The Craft of Writing," a five-hour interactive learning session for writers. The event is sponsored by Steve & Liz Berry and the Library of Virginia Foundation, with all proceeds going directly to the Foundation for conservation and preservation of the Library’s collections.
$150 contribution for Workshop (morning and afternoon session)
$170 contribution for Workshop and Luncheon
Add $20 to above Luncheon Ticket to sit at author’s table.
Luncheon Tickets:
$30 contribution for individual ticket
$60 contribution to sit at author’s table - only seven seats available
Please call the Library of Virginia Foundation office at 804.692.3900 no later than March 2 to reserve your space. More information and a printable registration form is available here
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