Come Home to Virginia: Black History Sites Part II

Welcome back to my blog post series, Come Home to Virginia – Black History Sites. I am a native and a resident of Virginia; my work as a historian explores public spaces with attention to visitor education and community engagement. This blog explores Black history across time and space. I look…

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Experience a Colonial Christmas in Virginia

Everyone knows that Virginia has no shortage of historic sites, from George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate to the Jamestown Settlement that explores the history of America’s earliest Colonial founders. But you may not know that these significant sites host period-themed holiday events. Learn about…

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Come Home to Virginia - Black History Sites Part I

Virginia history is more than we have been taught. Many know Virginia as the mother of Presidents. It is also the place where at least 500,000 enslaved people lived and worked when Americans fought each other in a civil war (1861-1865). Their presence and contributions have shaped the commonwealth…

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Virginia: First in Education

This article is the seventh in a series commemorating the American Evolution – Virginia to America 1619-2019 . See articles one, two, three, four, five ,and six here. Many of the early settlers in Virginia were well educated. While it became commonplace for the highest placed colonists to send their…

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Virginia: First in Opportunity

This article is the sixth in a series commemorating the American Evolution – Virginia to America 1619-2019 . See articles one, two, three, four, and five here. From its first days as a colony, Virginia has been a land of industry and opportunity. As early as 1619, the new colonial governor Sir…

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Trace the Steps of Three Trailblazing Virginia Women 

While Virginia may have established the roots for a new form of government reflecting the will of the people, the role of women at different points throughout Virginia’s history largely reflects that of the rest of the Western world. With a few notable exceptions, until quite recently women’s roles…

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