Join us Wednesday, Jun 3 at noon for a virtual reprise of historian Brooke Newman's talk about her latest book “The Crown’s Silence: The Hidden History of the British Monarchy and Slavery.” The book uncovers the British monarchy’s deep entanglement in the transatlantic slave trade and colonial slavery. With discussion ranging from the Tudor era to the reign of Queen Victoria, Newman shows how successive monarchs invested in, profited from and defended an imperial system built on racial slavery — and how the Crown’s silence continues to shape public memory to this day.
This event is part of the Library’s programming commemorating Virginia's role in the 250th anniversary of American independence. This is a free event, but registration is required using the link in our bio.
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Thank you to all who attended the Library's event "Interpreting History," a discussion between Christy S. Coleman, executive director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, and Librarian of Virginia Dennis T. Clark.
More photos from the evening are available on the Library's Flickr page at the link in our bio.
A recording of the event will be posted early next week on our YouTube channel.
@jyfmuseums@dennistclark@christyscoleman #VirginiaHistory #thisisLVA
On this day in 1776, the Fifth Virginia Revolutionary Convention in Williamsburg unanimously passed a resolution instructing Virginia’s delegates of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia to propose a formal declaration of independence from Britain. On this same day, a committee including George Mason and James Madison was appointed to draft a declaration of rights and a new state constitution for Virginia, establishing an independent government for the state.
Read more about this important day on the Library’s Shaping the Constitution webpage using the link in our bio.
#VA250 #VirginiaHistory @varevolution250
On this day in 1903, the Virginia General Assembly established a statewide system of wildlife law enforcement officers. Each city and county in Virginia was to appoint new “game wardens” paid for with non-resident hunting license fees.
Learn about one particularly active game warden in Wise County during the 1920s in the Library’s UncommonWealth blog post and more about the position’s history in an article by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources using the links in our bio.
#OTD #OnThisDay #VirginiaHistory
Thank you to Virginia This Morning and R-Home magazine for this interview with Library of Virginia chief of researcher engagement Sarah Falls on the Library's upcoming exhibition "Envisioning Revolution: Virginians in Action."
Watch the interview and learn more about the exhibition at the links in our bio.
@virginiathismorning@rhomemag@varevolution250 #EnvisioningRevolution #VA250
The convening of Virginia's fifth Revolutionary Convention coincided with the final gathering of the colony's House of Burgesses in May 1776. In today's The UncommonWealth, you can read about how the various convention factions, both for and against independence, were eventually brought together thanks to the efforts of the fabulously coiffed Edmund Pendleton. See link in bio. @varevolution250
#VA250 #AmericanRevolution #history #independence #America250
Join us for a noon talk on Wednesday, May 27, with historian Kathleen DuVal, Ph.D., on her book, “Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution.” While citizens of the 13 rebelling colonies came to blows with the British Empire over tariffs and parliamentary representation, the situation on the rest of the American continent was equally complicated. DuVal reveals that an individual’s motives were as important in their allegiance to the Revolution as the ideals of liberty and freedom the Founders espoused — independence held personal as well as national meaning.
A book signing will follow the program. This event is part of the Library’s programming commemorating Virginia's role in the 250th anniversary of American independence. Register today at the link in our bio.
VA250 - American Revolution 250 Commission #VA250 #VirginiaHistory #RevolutionaryWar
May is Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month. Newspapers are a crucial resource in researching APIDA history in Virginia.
Learn about the some of the stories uncovered in the Library's UncommonWealth blog post using the link in our bio.
#APIDA #VirginiaHistory #newspapers #archive
For National Photography Month, take a step back in time and browse historic photographic ephemera in the Library’s Look What We Got Tumblr, including these photos from the 1939 New York World’s Fair.
Link in our bio.
#nationalphotographymonth #vintageadvertising #ephemera #photography #archives
Be sure to join us Thursday, May 14, at 6 p.m. for a conversation with Christy S. Coleman, executive director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation and an innovator in the museum field, and Librarian of Virginia Dennis T. Clark, as they explore how interpretations of history offered through historic sites, museums and archives shape our understanding of the past.
On display will be original documents from the Revolutionary era, including the final page of the official journal of the Virginia House of Burgesses recording its dissolution on May 6, 1776.
This event is part of the Library’s programming commemorating Virginia's role in the 250th anniversary of American independence.
Reserve your seat and learn more about the Finis document at the links in our bio.
@varevolution250 #VA250 #US250 #VirginiaHistory @christyscoleman@dennistclark
An idea born up in the clouds became grounded in Williamsburg. Read about @wrlibrary 's outdoor space in today's The UncommonWealth. See link in bio.
#publiclibraries #playgrounds #outside #kidsoutdoorfun
The idea for Mother’s Day was originally conceived by Anna Jarvis after her mother’s death in 1905. Her mother, Ann Jarvis of Grafton, West Virginia, had been a peace activist, Civil War nurse and Sunday school teacher, inspiring Anna to imagine a day honoring “the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world.”
Read more about the history of Mother's Day in our UncommonWealth blog post at https://uncommonwealth.lva.virginia.gov/blog/2015/05/10/happy-mothers-day-from-the-virginia-newspaper-project/
Shown is a photo of Anna Jarvis from the May 12, 1912, issue of the Richmond Times-Dispatch in a full-page spread honoring her work to establish the new holiday.
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