Virginia Literary Awards & Silent Auction Raise Support for the Library
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The Virginia Literary Awards Silent Auction opens Sept.14! Auction packages feature unique experiences with Virginia authors, local cultural attractions and exceptional research opportunities! The auction goes live on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 10 a.m. at valiteraryawards.cbo.io. All proceeds benefit the Library's conservation, education and community outreach efforts.
The Virginia Literary Awards are hosted by award-winning author and filmmaker Adriana Trigiani, presented by Dominion Energy and supported by Carole and Marcus Weinstein. Tickets are sold out, but you can still make a gift to support the Library and also bid on the Virginia Literary Awards Silent Auction.
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Left to right: The front page of the April 13, 1955, edition of the Chincoteague Beacon; a 1777 legislative petition from Washington County asking for relief for a Revolutionary War wound; and a 1956 photograph of structures in Richmond’s Jackson Ward neighborhood.
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Library Receives Grants for Preservation & Digitization Projects, New Exhibition
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The Library of Virginia Foundation has been awarded two grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities to fund Library of Virginia projects. A $235,692 grant will support a two-year project to digitize 100,000 pages of historical Virginia imprint newspapers dating from 1860–1963, while a $282,975 grant will fund the implementation of a new exhibition on the history of Richmond’s Jackson Ward neighborhood, one of the first Black urban districts in America. The awards are part of $37.5 million in NEH grants for 240 humanities projects nationwide to support vital education, research, preservation and public programs.
The Foundation has also received a $172,828 Save America’s Treasures grant in support of a Library of Virginia project to conserve and digitize historic legislative petitions from Virginia localities known as burned record counties, areas that experienced significant loss of their local court records due to wars or courthouse fires. The award, funded by the National Park Service, was announced as part of $25.7 million in grants to fund 59 projects that will preserve nationally significant sites and historic collections in 26 states and the District of Columbia.
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2024 Transcribe-a-versary Celebrates 10 Years of Making History
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Help us celebrate 10 years of Making History, our crowdsourcing program that trains volunteers to transcribe historic documents, at the Library's annual Transcribe-a-versary on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 10 a.m.
Explore the “History of Handwriting,” visit hands-on stations to better understand the “Tech of Text,” view a letterpress printing demonstration and print your own keepsake. The event features a transcribe-a-thon as well as presentations from guest speakers and archivists. Lunch and birthday cake will be provided.
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LVA On the Go Visits Orange and Roanoke in September
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The Library continues its statewide tour in September as our LVA On the Go van brings some of the Library’s vast resources, staff expertise and programming to locations across the Commonwealth.
Stops at the Orange Street Festival in downtown Orange, Virginia, on Saturday, Sept. 14 and Roanoke Public Library’s South Country Library on Saturday, Sept. 24 will engage visitors with local history, family history, educational materials and more.
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Participants dance at a 1928 gathering of five Virginia Indian tribes in King William County.
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Indigenous Perspectives Website Offers Educational Resources
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Although our “Indigenous Perspectives” exhibition has closed, the Library’s related website provides educational and research resources for the public, educators and students. Content includes the Indigenous Peoples of North America database; video excerpts from interviews with citizens of Virginia’s tribes; “In the Gallery” videos on items that were featured in the exhibition; links to related articles from the Library’s blog, The UncommonWealth; and more.
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Research Workshop Focuses on Uncovering Queer History
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Join us for a free workshop on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 2:30 p.m. to learn strategies for conducting research related to Queer history. Guest presenters Blake McDonald, grants and survey specialist at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and coordinator of DHR’s LGBTQ+ heritage initiative, and Amanda Davis, project manager with the NYC LGBTQ Historic Sites Project, will share their approach to queer research, including tips for overcoming obstacles while uncovering hidden histories.
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Virtual Genealogy Workshop
Explores Cemetery Records
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Learn how cemetery records and other related death records can help with genealogical research during a virtual workshop on Friday, Oct. 4 at 10 a.m. The cost is $15 ($10 for Library of Virginia members).
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