Noon
Lecture Examines Virginia’s Pamunkey
Indians and the Civil
War
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Mark your calendar for Wednesday,
April 24 at noon for “Union Tooth and Nail”:
Pamunkey Indians and the Civil War,
a free talk by anthropologist Ashley Spivey,
a citizen of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe.
Learn why the Pamunkey chose to support the
Union and the roles Indigenous people played
during the Civil War in Virginia. This event
complements the Library’s Indigenous
Perspectives exhibition, open
through Aug. 17.
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“Grave
Artistry” Event Celebrates Newly
Discovered Resources
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Join us to celebrate the discovery and
acquisition of a fascinating set of volumes
on Friday, April 26, 5:15–7:30
p.m., with a reception and
panel discussion titled Grave Artistry: New
Findings from the J. Henry Brown Order
Books. Grave markers are a
significant source of historical information
for families, researchers and genealogists.
Enjoy refreshments and a display of sample
volumes, followed by a discussion at 6 p.m.
about the order books and examples of their
use. This event is presented by the Library
of Virginia, the Richmond Cemetery
Collaboratory, the University of Richmond
and Virginia Commonwealth University.
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Explore
Deaf Culture Resources in Virginia
During Deaf History
Month
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During National Deaf History Month in April,
consider taking a course in American Sign
Language or learning about Virginia’s Deaf
history and culture. Library of Virginia
resources can help with both. An
introductory course on basic American Sign
Language is available through Transparent
Language, part of the Library's Find It Virginia
collection of digital resources for public
libraries. Get started with Transparent
Language at your local library.
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The Deaf Culture Digital
Library provides information on
Virginia’s Deaf culture and history. This
collaborative project from the Library and
the Central Rappahannock Regional Library
offers research guides on Deaf history,
digitized newspapers and yearbooks from
Virginia’s schools for the deaf and blind,
and an interactive map called Virginia’s Deaf
Communities: A Spatial Story.
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Spaces
Are Still Available in May 3
Intermediate
Genealogy Workshop
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Learn about records that are often
overlooked when doing family history
research in Out of the Shadows:
Little-Known Records for Virginia
Genealogy, an intermediate-level
workshop, on Friday, May 3 at 9:30
a.m. These resources include
Virginia penitentiary records, Prohibition
Commission records, state mental hospital
records, court order books and more.
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Register
Now for Weinstein Author Series
Talks
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This year’s Carole Weinstein Author
Series talks are filling up quickly!
Senator Tim Kaine’s April
18 talk on his memoir,
Walk, Ride, Paddle, is full.
Register now to reserve your seat for an
evening of poetry with the Poetry Society of
Virginia on May 15,
Elizabeth S. D. Engelhardt’s talk on
Boardinghouse Women on
Sept. 12, and Larry Roeder
and Barry Harrelson’s talk on Dirt Don’t
Burn on Nov. 14.
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View
Works by Indigenous Artists at LVA
First Fridays
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Don’t miss our next quarterly First Fridays
at LVA event on May 3 at 5
p.m. View a display of
works from Indigenous artists called
Virginia Stories: Indigenous Community,
enjoy refreshments and try an art
activity in our makerspace. You can also
explore our current
exhibition, Indigenous
Perspectives, and visit the
Virginia Shop for books and gifts.
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LVA
On the Go Continues Its Tour this
Spring
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Brown
Teacher Fellowship Applications Due
May 10
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The Anne & Ryland Brown
Teacher Research Fellowship program
provides history and social science
educators in Virginia the opportunity for
in-depth study and the development of
teaching materials at the Library of
Virginia. The Library seeks four educators:
one from each of these four Virginia
Department of Education superintendent
regions: 1, 4, 6, and 8. Apply by
Friday, May 10.
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Brown Teacher
Research Fellow Karen Wallace speaks to
fellow educators in 2022.
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