Virginia Memory

Library Blogs

Fit to Print

With over 3,000 Virginia titles and literally millions of pages from all over the Commonwealth, Fit To Print was created by the Virginia Newspaper Project to provide an informal gateway to the varied newspaper collections at the LVA. The collections range from 18th century newspapers published on fine rag paper to very elegant broadsides from the 19th century to the information packed dailies of the 20th century.

Multiple Exposure

With more than 500,000 items, the Prints and Photographs Collection at the Library of Virginia provides an astonishing visual account of the commonwealth-from its beginnings to the present-through single items, such as one-of-a-kind daguerreotypes, to sprawling collections with many thousands of photos and related documentation, and everything in between.

Out of the Box

What do archivists do? What does it take to care for and make available the commonwealth's documentary heritage? Join the Library's archivists for a weekly discussion about their work and their journeys through the records, as they find interesting and unique items to share on their new blog Out of the Box...

This Day In Virginia History

The Rules of the Court of Culpeper County Were Adopted

This broadside published by the clerk of the Culpeper County Court lists the rules of the court, directing when court is to be held, the decorum of participants, and the general organization of the proceedings. The clerk, Fayette Mauzy, was born in 1801 and held the clerkship from 1838 until his death in 1873. cont'd »

Current Exhibition

Lost & Found

Lost and Found, a new exhibition opening at the Library of Virginia onFebruary 27, examines the constantly changing fabric of our world.Things disappear, sometimes almost without notice-signs, buildings, eventowns-and others go into attics, basements, and landfills. Some aresaved and carefully stored and preserved; others intentionallydestroyed, sometimes dramatically.