horse in Virginia, The
Kelly, James C
When German visitor Johann Schoepf arrived in Virginia in 1784, what struck him most was resid…
Category: Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, The
Assisting with automation
Since the publication of the last issue of History Notes, the Virginia Historical Society has been notified by t…
JOHN MELVILLE JENNINGS (1916-2004)
The Virginia Historical Society lost a dear friend when its director emeritus, John Melville Jennings, …
MARY TYLER MCCLENAHAN (1917-2005)
The Virginia Historical Society, and indeed the entire commonwealth of Virginia, suffered a great loss i…
Assuming the Positions: Cultural Pedagogy and the Politics of Commonplace Writing
MacAllister, Joyce
Assuming the Positions: Cultura…
A slave for every soldier: The strange history of Virginia’s forgotten Recruitment Act of 1 January 1781
Philyaw, L Scott
DURING Oct…
Inventing Congress: Origins and Establishment of the First Federal Congress
Ellis, Richard E
Inventing Congress: Origins and Establi…
Ferris views Washington
Kelly, James C
Fifteen history paintings by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863-1930), recently given to the Socie…
Tour Scholarship Fund
Since 1996, the Virginia Historical Society has raised more than $26,000 for its Tour Scholarship Fund. Target Store…
African American Life in the Rural South, 1900-1950
Giltner, Scott E
African American Life in the Rural South, 1900-1950. Edited by …