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Richmond, Virginia
Joined August 2010
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This November we look forward to honoring veterans & learning more about their history & experiences in our Volunteer Transcribe-a-thons with the @LibraryofVA & Faces of Freedom program. Visit our recent blog post for more details: henricolibrary.org/news/libr…
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October is #LGBTHistoryMonth! 🏳️‍🌈 To celebrate, we’re shining a spotlight on resources that amplify queer voices and history. Dive into @LibraryofVA's LibGuide on LGBTQ+ history in Virginia and explore important stories, milestones, and movements. lva-virginia.libguides.com/q….
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Join us for a workshop led by the @LibraryofVA’s Lydia Neuroth. Participants will learn to transcribe handwritten documents related to the lives of enslaved & free Black people in pre-1865 Henrico County. Program held in partnership with @henricorecparks. henricolibrary-va.libcal.com…
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We send a warm welcome to our newest member, @LibraryofVA📚We're delighted to have them join the CNI membership: cni.org/about-cni/membership…
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STEMtastic shoutout to Denise Lowe Walters, Nottoway Indian Tribe & our Board of Trustees Chair, for her contribution to the Indigenous Perspectives exhibition at @LibraryofVA The exhibition includes a mixed-fabric story quilt made by Denise!
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Meet Cesar Tarrant, an enslaved sailor who fought for America's freedom & won his own. His story & others like it are coming to light thanks to #VA250's partnership with @CardinalNewsVA cardinalnews.org/2024/01/16/…
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. @arlingtonvafd's Station 8 began as an all-Black volunteer company during segregation. With a new No. 8 station house opening soon, artifacts are sought for a lobby display honoring this rich Hall’s Hill heritage. How to help:  ow.ly/zXZn50PSGNw.
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Explore Virginia's 41 state parks with a Nature Backpack! Each one includes free entry/parking into the parks, flora and fauna guides, a magnifying lens, a dip net, and a port-a-bug field observation container! View availability here: bit.ly/3seNBKf
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📚 October is Virginia Archives Month, and our Freeman Library staff has partnered with @LibraryofVA to highlight the important work archivists do. ➡️ Click here to learn more about this year's theme "Community Made: Zines and Self-Published Material": bit.ly/3FbuSra
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StoryCorps’ One Small Step, a national effort to bring our country together one conversation at a time, is currently focusing on Richmond and will record conversations at the Library of Virginia Oct. 2–6. buff.ly/3ZgVgJy
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Research resources and educational materials tucked into a van splashed with colors will be visiting the Massanutten Regional Library Sept. 16, bringing knowledge and resources that normally live in Richmond to the Valley. dnronline.com/news/library-o…
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#OnThisDay in 1831, Nat Turner led a rebellion of enslaved people in Southampton County, Virginia. This early example of colonial rebellion and resistance represented a deep yearning enslaved Black Americans had to be free. #NMAAHCFutures
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New or updated finding aid: A Guide to the Bedford County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1755-1912 (bulk 1850-1912) ift.tt/zbEGUst
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New or updated finding aid: A Guide to the Policy Office: General Assembly Legislation of Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder, 1990-1993., #35539 ift.tt/NVQWvew
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New or updated finding aid: A Guide to the Code of Virginia Recodification records of the Virginia Code Commission, 1974-2009, #37986, 50534, 51825, 53906 ift.tt/ro6AXC9
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HCPL and @henricorecparks are teaming up to offer a bi-monthly book club! With each new title, we will visit a related historic site in Henrico. Visit our latest blog post to learn more about the series and our upcoming sessions. bit.ly/43Ztzpf
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Join us on Wednesday, August 9th, for our next Illumination Series! We will be joined by @hiddeninplainsiteproject founders Dontrese Brown and Dean Browell. Come discover Richmond's hidden history! Tickets available here: ow.ly/XRb550Pigrj
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Teachers, join our #CivicsForAllOfUS workshop on August 2. Explore the history of the Bill of Rights through primary sources and boost your civic education curriculum. Register today: archives.gov/calendar/event/…
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Time travel w/ us as Craig Welsh of @PSUHarrisburg discusses typesetting & designs of the Declaration of Independence broadsides TOMORROW 7/26 at 5:30 pm at UVA Special Collections Library. All are welcome to this free event! rarebookschool.org/all-progr… #rarebookschool #RBS2023
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A new Virginia law will focus on highlighting the historic places featured in the Green Book, a yearly guidebook for African American travelers published during 20th-century Jim Crow. Read more via @myVPM: vpm.org/news/2023-07-24/negr…
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