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- New Books – March 2022
- Devoted to the Industrial Classes of the South: The Southern Workman on Virginia Chronicle
- Epicurious in the 18th Century
- “I’m a history nerd who brings Virginia history to the Internet” : 7 Questions with Jessi Bennett
- Naming Our Common Ground
- Wearing of the Green
- Libraries and the Power of Story
- Two Revolutionary War Petitions
- Random Reference: “Advice to the Lovelorn”
- “Being Southern in Position” : The Division of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Alexandria
- New Books – February 2022
- Strong Men & Women in Virginia History Honored for Black History Month
- The Freedom to Love
- Never-Ending Processing Leads to Permanent Accessibility: 7 Questions with Alan Arellano
- “Will your stock or your children carry off prizes at the Fair…?”
- Back in the Game: Research renews interest in Virginia-born singer-songwriter Tommy Edwards
- The Virginia Deaf Culture Digital Library
- Governor Ralph Northam Web Archive
- My Vicious Valentine
- Romance Of A Different Nature
- Beyond “Mary Bowser”: Researching & Writing a Biography of Black Activism in 19th-Century America
- New Books – January 2022
- ‘Teaching a School of Negro Children’: The Story of Elizabeth McKennon
- Looking Ahead to the Library’s Next 100 Years: 7 Questions with Elaine McFadden
- Little Giants of Tree-Planting: Appreciate a Squirrel Today!
- Updated Page County Chancery, 1831-1867, Available Now in the Chancery Records Index
- History is Evergreen and Ever-Evolving
- The Virginia State Historical Records Advisory Board
- A New Branch for Pocahontas
- Columbia Pike Exhibit Turns the Lens on Vibrant Northern Virginia Region
- Circuit Court Records Preservation Program Approves 115 Grant Projects
- “That he is a ‘person of mixed blood’”: Being Biracial in Antebellum Virginia
- New Books – December 2021
- 10 Holiday Gifts Worth Time-Traveling For!
- Virtual Meets and Virtual Treats: 7 Questions with Sue La Paro
- Ramping Up Local Food Consumption
- The Mysterious Dr. Howard and the Gunston Hall Scandal of 1894
- Life as a Library Fellow: My Experience in Dakar, Senegal, West Africa
- Garden Clubs Plant Seeds of Change
- Division of Motion Picture Censorship Records at the Library of Virginia
- Virginia Chronicle Surpasses Two Million Pages!
- New Books – November 2021
- “Gone in the First Boat”: Part 2
- Infrastructure Week: 1870s Edition.
- Church Divided Cannot Stand: A Loudoun County Chancery Cause
- “My friend Virginia and I got bored and decided to invent a holiday”: 7 Questions with Christine Lucas
- Warwick County (Va.) Chancery Causes Now Available Online
- Alias Smith and Morris: Shady Dealings in a Civil War Era Marriage & Divorce
- Providing Service While Straddling Two States
- Unlocking the Mystery of Three Mecklenburg County School Books