A First for Us
Last night may have been a first in the history of Encyclopedia Virginia: our resource appeared onscreen during one of the late-night shows. Trevor Noah of the Daily Show quoted from our… Read More»
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We’re Saving the World
Or at least digitally preserving it. The above video is worth watching if you care about how world historical sites might be preserved and made accessible in this day and… Read More»
Guest Post: Help Unearth the Secrets of Mary Richards Bowser
We’ve just published our entry on Mary Richards Bowser. Born into slavery, Bowser played an important role in the pro-Union spy ring that Elizabeth Van Lew ran in Richmond during the American Civil War. Lois Leveen, the… Read More»
Introducing Our New Mapping Tool
A guest post by Peter Hedlund, Encyclopedia Virginia Programmer One of the goals at Encyclopedia Virginia is to create intuitive and interesting ways for users to find content on our site. With… Read More»
Sir Walter Gets His Due; or, “He was no Slug”
Our contributor Mark Nicholls (see George Percy and George Somers) has co-authored, with Penry Williams, a new biography of Sir Walter Raleigh. Ironically, Nicholls did not author our Raleigh entry,… Read More»
Friday Odds and Ends; or, an Old Manor, a Big Grant, and a Wonderful Book Festival
Last weekend I stayed at Rosegill (pictured above), located near Urbanna on the Rappahannock River and once the family seat for five generations of Ralph Wormeleys. It was a wonderful… Read More»
Goodbye to a Friend
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Sara Bearss, editor of the Dictionary of Virginia Biography at the Library of Virginia and a good friend of… Read More»
New Partnership Means Mo’ Better History
Yesterday the encyclopedia staff road-tripped it to Richmond, where we gathered with our friends at the Library of Virginia to inaugurate a new era for Encyclopedia Virginia and the Virginia… Read More»
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