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Currier & Ives
lithograph depicting Patrick Henry delivering
his “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!”
speech,
1876, Visual Studies Collection.
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Library Resources
&
Events
Celebrate the
American
Revolution’s
250th Anniversary in
Virginia
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As
America approaches the 250th anniversary of its
founding, the Library invites you to explore the
significant role that Virginia played in shaping
our nation’s beginnings. A new webpage features our
Colonial, Revolutionary War and Early American
resources, as well as related events and ways to
engage with upcoming projects. Browse our list
of
early documents such as the Virginia State
Constitution, find educator resources and other
records that offer a journey through history,
and
learn about two book talks coming this summer
that
focus on Virginia’s role in the Revolutionary
War.
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Brown
Teacher
Research
Fellowship
Applications
Due
May
11
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The
Anne
&
Ryland
Brown
Teacher
Research
Fellowship
program
provides
history
and
social
science
educators
in
Virginia
the
opportunity
for
in-depth
study
and
the
development
of
teaching
materials
at
the
Library
of
Virginia.
This
year
the
Fellowship
will
focus
on
research
and
projects
that
explore
the
history
of
Black
Virginians
in
Richmond’s
Jackson
Ward
district
in
support
of
the
Library’s
forthcoming
exhibition,
“House
to
Highway:
Reclaiming
a
Community
History.”
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The Library seeks four educators, one from each
of
these four Virginia Department of Education
superintendent regions: 2, 3, 5, and 7. Apply by Sunday, May 11.
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Reserve
Your
Seat
for
an
Evening
With
Author
David
Baldacci
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Don’t
miss
a
special
evening
with
bestselling
author
David
Baldacci,
who
will
discuss
two
of
his
recent
books
on
Thursday,
May
15
at
6
p.m.
“A
Calamity
of
Souls,”
his
recent
courtroom
drama
set
in
the
tumultuous
year
of
1968
in
southern
Virginia,
involves
a
racially
charged
murder
case
that
sets
a
duo
of
white
and
Black
lawyers
against
an
unfair
system
as
they
work
to
defend
their
wrongfully
accused
Black
defendants.
His
latest
novel,
“Strangers
in
Time,”
set
in
London
in
1944,
features
a
bereaved
bookshop
owner
and
two
teenagers
scarred
by
World
War
II
who
find
healing
and
hope
in
one
another.
A
book
signing
will
follow
the
talk.
Free
and
open
to
the
public,
the
Carole
Weinstein
Author
Series
supports
the
literary
arts
by
bringing
both
new
and
well-known
authors
to
the
Library
through
online
or
in-person
events.
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Film
Screening
&
Discussion
Honor
Culinary
Icon
Edna
Lewis
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Join
us
for
a
free
screening
of
the
new
VPM
documentary
“Finding
Edna
Lewis,”
followed
by
a
panel
discussion
with
the
film’s
host,
Deb
Freeman;
Nina
Williams-Mbengue,
Edna
Lewis'
niece;
and
chef
and
culinary
historian
Leni
Sorensen
on
Thursday,
April
17
at
6
p.m.
The
event
honors
Virginia
native
and
culinary
icon
Edna
Lewis
during
the
week
that
would
have
been
her
109th
birthday.
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The film follows Freeman — creator of “Setting
the
Table,” a critically acclaimed podcast exploring
Black foodways and culinary history — on a
journey
to uncover the life of an American original.
Little archival footage or audio featuring Lewis
survives, but Freeman finds that memories of her
remain strong not only among those who knew her
best, but also among chefs who have discovered
her
cookbooks.
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Book
Talk
Explores
the
Story
of
a
Vietnam
Prisoner
of
War
Hero
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On
Thursday,
April
24
at
noon,
journalist
and
historian
Marc
Leepson
presents
a
free
talk
on
his
latest
book,
“The
Unlikely
War
Hero:
A
Vietnam
War
POW’s
Story
of
Courage
and
Resilience
in
the
Hanoi
Hilton.”
Leepson
explores
the
extraordinary
story
of
Doug
Hegdahl,
the
youngest
and
lowest-ranking
American
to
be
captured
in
North
Vietnam
and
held
prisoner
in
the
notorious
Hỏa
Lò
Prison
in
Hanoi.
Hegdahl
made
Vietnam
War
history
by
memorizing
the
names
of
his
254
fellow
prisoners
and
sharing
the
information
upon
his
return
to
the
United
States
in
1969.
A
book
signing
will
follow
the
talk.
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Beginner
Genealogy
Workshop
Offered
in
Virtual
&
In-person
Formats
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Are
you
interested
in
exploring
your
family
tree
but
don’t
know
where
to
begin?
The
Library’s
popular
beginner
workshop,
Finding
Your
Family
History:
Introduction
to
Genealogical
Research,
is
being
offered
this
spring
in
both
virtual
(Friday,
April
25
at
10
a.m.)
and
in-person
formats
(Friday,
May
9
at
9:30
a.m.).
Join
reference
archivist
Nathan
Verilla
to
learn
about
basic
research
strategies,
useful
websites
and
helpful
resources
found
at
the
Library
of
Virginia.
No
experience
necessary.
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Let’s
Talk
About
Housing:
A
Conversation
With
Tim
Kaine
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The
Library
is
partnering
with
Housing
Opportunities
Made
Equal
of
Virginia
(HOME)
to
present
a
conversation
with
Senator
Tim
Kaine
and
HOME’s
executive
director,
Thomas
Okuda
Fitzpatrick
on
Friday,
April
25
at
6
p.m.
Learn
about
Senator
Kaine’s
early
career
as
a
fair
housing
attorney,
including
representing
HOME
in
a
landmark
housing
justice
case,
and
hear
about
work
being
done
to
support
housing
rights.
HOME
is
a
non-partisan,
fair
housing
organization
that
works
to
ensure
equal
access
to
housing.
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Make
Plans
for
Map
Day
at
LVA
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Map
fans,
mark
your
calendars
for
Map
Day
at
the
Library
of
Virginia
on
Saturday,
April
26
from
10
a.m.
to
3
p.m.
This
free
event
features
presentations
from
cartographic
history
scholars
on
the
topic
of
state
maps,
a
display
of
maps
from
the
Library’s
collection,
and
guided
tours
of
our
exhibition
“Mapping
the
Commonwealth,
1816–1826.”
Old
World
Auctions
will
provide
map
evaluations
and
the
Library’s
conservator,
Leslie
Courtois,
will
offer
conservation
assessments.
Optional
boxed
lunches
will
be
available
for
purchase.
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Celebrate
National
Poetry
Month
With
Books
From
the
Virginia
Shop
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"Poetry
is
language
at
its
most
distilled
and
most
powerful."
–Rita
Dove
Celebrate
National
Poetry
Month
in
April
with
books
from
Virginia
poets.
All
poetry
titles
are
buy
one,
get
one
50%
off
during
April.
Visit
the
Virginia
Shop
in
person
Tuesday
to
Friday,
10
a.m.
to
4
p.m.
—
or
shop
online
anytime
at
thevirginiashop.org.
Looking
to
downsize
your
book
collection?
The
Virginia
Shop
gratefully
accepts
donations
of
gently
used
books
of
interest
to
general
readers,
especially
books
on
Virginia
subjects!
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Library
Receives
Notification
of
NEH
Grants
Termination
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The
Library
of
Virginia
has
been
notified
by
the
National
Endowment
for
the
Humanities
(NEH)
that
three
federal
grants
have
been
terminated,
effective
April
3,
2025.
The
grants
were
issued
to
digitize
historical
Virginia
imprint
newspapers
to
make
them
accessible
to
researchers
and
the
public,
to
digitize
WWII
separation
notices
to
provide
important
historical
and
genealogical
information
about
veterans
that
served
during
the
war,
and
to
develop
a
new
exhibition
aimed
at
showcasing
an
important
part
of
the
history
of
Richmond’s
Jackson
Ward
neighborhood.
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The awards
were obtained through the Library of Virginia
Foundation, which raises philanthropic
contributions in support of the Library and its
work. While the Library has received partial
reimbursement on expenditures for the three
projects, it is evaluating how best to move
forward and what additional private support is
needed to sustain these and other similar
initiatives.
“We are truly saddened to learn of this
unfortunate decision that will have significant
impacts on three very important historical
projects,” said Librarian of Virginia Dennis T.
Clark. “NEH grants have been very valuable in
helping us to ensure that Virginians have access
to records that reflect pivotal moments in
history
and to present important stories that are part
of
Richmond’s and the nation’s history. Without
this
support, we are facing a daunting challenge of
finding alternate resources to fund continuation
of these initiatives.”
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