http://www.virginiamemory.com Virginia Memory en-us Library of Virginia web@virginiamemory.com web@virginiamemory.com Thu, 17 May 2012 11:20:40 GMT 300 http://www.virginiamemory.com/reading_room/virginiana/out_of_the_box:_funeral_home_records_document_richmond%27s_citizenry http://www.virginiamemory.com/about/news_feeds/site_news Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:06:51 EDT <p><a href="http://www.virginiamemory.com/reading_room/virginiana/out_of_the_box:_funeral_home_records_document_richmond%27s_citizenry"><img alt="feed image" width="130" height="113" align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.virginiamemory.com/docs/index?w=130&h=113&img=virginiana/v005_angel.jpg" title="New Virginiana Article Added" /></a>New Content:<br />"Out of the Box: Funeral Home Records Document Richmond's Citizenry" features the the L. T. Christian Funeral Home records.</p><br clear="all" /> http://www.virginiamemory.com/reading_room/virginiana/out_of_the_box:_funeral_home_records_document_richmond%27s_citizenry http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/archival_web_collections http://www.virginiamemory.com/about/news_feeds/site_news Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:04:33 EDT <p><a href="http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/archival_web_collections"><img alt="feed image" width="130" height="113" align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.virginiamemory.com/docs/index?w=130&h=113&img=webarchives.jpg" title="Archival Web Collections added" /></a>New Content:<br />The Library of Virginia created the Virginia Web Archive to preserve and make accessible, in perpetuity, the Web heritage of the Commonwealth of Virginia. This is the archive of Virginia state government, political office holders and candidates, and select organization web sites.</p><br clear="all" /> http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/archival_web_collections http://www.virginiamemory.com http://www.virginiamemory.com/about/news_feeds/site_news Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:01:43 EDT <p><a href="http://www.virginiamemory.com"><img alt="feed image" width="130" height="113" align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.virginiamemory.com/docs/index?w=130&h=113&img=" title="Version 0.7 released" /></a>Site News:<br />Lots of minor updates and content additions comprise this latest version release. Virginia Memory is now one step closer to exiting beta!!</p><br clear="all" /> http://www.virginiamemory.com http://iknowpoe.com http://www.virginiamemory.com/about/news_feeds/site_news Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:59:17 EDT <p><a href="http://iknowpoe.com"><img alt="feed image" width="130" height="113" align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.virginiamemory.com/docs/index?w=130&h=113&img=2PoePortrait.jpg" title="Poe: Man, Myth, or Monster Exhibition" /></a>New Content:<br />Who is Edgar Allan Poe? An instantly recognizable American author and historical figure, his name calls to mind spine-chilling stories and melancholy poetry. He evokes the image of the tragic romantic poet, misunderstood and rejected by society. We are so familiar with his life and work that we already know him. Or do we?</p><br clear="all" /> http://iknowpoe.com http://www.virginiamemory.com/online_classroom/lesson_plans http://www.virginiamemory.com/about/news_feeds/site_news Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:55:36 EDT <p><a href="http://www.virginiamemory.com/online_classroom/lesson_plans"><img alt="feed image" width="130" height="113" align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.virginiamemory.com/docs/index?w=130&h=113&img=040097_10.jpg" title="Four new lesson plans added to the Online Classroom" /></a>New Content:<br />The online classroom provides lesson plans for teachers. The newly added lesson plans include Nat Turner, Petition of Judith Hope, Henry Box Brown Escapes Slavery, and Gilbert Hunt and the Richmond Theater Fire.</p><br clear="all" /> http://www.virginiamemory.com/online_classroom/lesson_plans http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/whats_new http://www.virginiamemory.com/about/news_feeds/site_news Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:43:34 EDT <p><a href="http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/whats_new"><img alt="feed image" width="130" height="113" align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.virginiamemory.com/docs/index?w=130&h=113&img=state_artwork.jpg" title="New digital collections added" /></a>New Content:<br />New collections include the Cohabitation Registers, State Artwork Collection, and World War I Poster Collection. The Cohabitation Registers was the legal vehicle by which former slaves legitimized both their marriages and their children. The State Artwork Collection consists of more than 400 works of art representing Virginia subject and historymakers or created by artists working in Virginia. The World War I Posters collection includes among its holdings a collection of 44 original posters.</p><br clear="all" /> http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/whats_new http://www.virginiamemory.com/reading_room/this_day_in_virginia_history http://www.virginiamemory.com/about/news_feeds/site_news Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:41:46 EDT <p><a href="http://www.virginiamemory.com/reading_room/this_day_in_virginia_history"><img alt="feed image" width="130" height="113" align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.virginiamemory.com/docs/index?w=130&h=113&img=08-01-1918---VDLP_NewportNews_HiltonVillage_048.jpg" title="August added to This Day in Virginia History" /></a>New Content:<br />Events and documents for the month of August have been added to the ever popular "This Day" page and RSS feed.</p><br clear="all" /> http://www.virginiamemory.com/reading_room/this_day_in_virginia_history http://www.virginiamemory.com/reading_room/virginiana/spinnin'_on_top_of_the_world http://www.virginiamemory.com/about/news_feeds/site_news Wed, 27 May 2009 13:40:41 EDT <p><a href="http://www.virginiamemory.com/reading_room/virginiana/spinnin'_on_top_of_the_world"><img alt="feed image" width="130" height="113" align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.virginiamemory.com/docs/index?w=130&h=113&img=virginiana/v004_hotel1.jpg" title="New Virginiana Article" /></a>New Content:<br />This month's feature focuses on Haigh Jamgochian's proposed revolving Virginia Beach hotel.</p><br clear="all" /> http://www.virginiamemory.com/reading_room/virginiana/spinnin'_on_top_of_the_world http://www.virginiamemory.com/reading_room/this_day_in_virginia_history http://www.virginiamemory.com/about/news_feeds/site_news Thu, 21 May 2009 11:55:25 EDT <p><a href="http://www.virginiamemory.com/reading_room/this_day_in_virginia_history"><img alt="feed image" width="130" height="113" align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.virginiamemory.com/docs/index?w=130&h=113&img=07-02-1850_07-0082-49.jpg" title="June and July added to This Day in Virginia History" /></a>New Content:<br />Documents and events for all of June and July have been added to the popular, daily feature "This Day in Virginia History", as well as the This Day RSS feed.</p><br clear="all" /> http://www.virginiamemory.com/reading_room/this_day_in_virginia_history http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/whats_new http://www.virginiamemory.com/about/news_feeds/site_news Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:58:39 EDT <p><a href="http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/whats_new"><img alt="feed image" width="130" height="113" align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.virginiamemory.com/docs/index?w=130&h=113&img=tantilla.jpg" title="New collections added" /></a>New Content:<br />The Tantilla Gardens Poster Collection and the Alan M. Vorhees Map Collection have been added to our digital collections. The Tantilla Gardens poster collection consists of 27 unique pieces of promotional art from a variety of musical performances that took place at this Richmond venue between 1933 and 1969. The Alan M. Voorhees Map Collection extends from the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle through the U.S. Civil War period with the bulk of the collection consisting of pre–20th century maps.</p><br clear="all" /> http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/whats_new http://www.virginiamemory.com/reading_room/this_day_in_virginia_history http://www.virginiamemory.com/about/news_feeds/site_news Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:09:34 EST <p><a href="http://www.virginiamemory.com/reading_room/this_day_in_virginia_history"><img alt="feed image" width="130" height="113" align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.virginiamemory.com/docs/index?w=130&h=113&img=3-15-1942-070285.jpg" title="March added to This Day in Virginia History" /></a>New Content:<br />Thirty-one new events for March have been added to This Day in Virginia History.</p><br clear="all" /> http://www.virginiamemory.com/reading_room/this_day_in_virginia_history http://www.virginiamemory.com http://www.virginiamemory.com/about/news_feeds/site_news Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:47:26 EST <p><a href="http://www.virginiamemory.com"><img alt="feed image" width="130" height="113" align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.virginiamemory.com/docs/index?w=130&h=113&img=vamem_mayday.jpg" title="Virginia Memory Live Beta" /></a>Site News:<br />Virginia Memory has entered public beta. However, the site is still under construction.</p><br clear="all" /> http://www.virginiamemory.com http://www.virginiamemory.com/reading_room/virginia_chronology http://www.virginiamemory.com/about/news_feeds/site_news Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:23:11 EST <p><a href="http://www.virginiamemory.com/reading_room/virginia_chronology"><img alt="feed image" width="130" height="113" align="left" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.virginiamemory.com/docs/index?w=130&h=113&img=chronology/primary/1962.jpg" title="Virginia Chronology Added" /></a>New Content:<br />A graphical timeline of 40+ events that helped shape Virginia history was added.</p><br clear="all" /> http://www.virginiamemory.com/reading_room/virginia_chronology