Recorded for Virginia Archives Month, this virtual panel discusses archiving underrepresented Virginia history. How can archives build community? What is the value of seeing your experience represented in history? What role do archivists play in advocating for previously hidden stories? Blake McDonald, a survey and grants specialist with the Department of Historic Resources, moderates as the panelists describe their work as archivists and memory workers who preserve and share the histories of tr

Whether you’re using the Library of Virginia’s collections for research or transcribing archival documents on Making History: Transcribe, tune in for these tips on deciphering the past. Please join experienced editor John Deal and circulation and archival assistant (and expert transcriber!) Anna Moulis to learn about special characters, common abbreviations, and other challenges to reading old handwriting. Download the PDF of this presentation: http://bit.ly/ReadingOldHandwritingPDF. Helpful Lin

Dominion Energy, Library of Virginia honor JMU trailblazer Sheary Darcus Johnson (5 p.m.)

The Library of Virginia and Dominion Energy are pleased to announce the 2026 Strong Men & Women in Virginia History honorees. This annual program recognizes notable African American business and community leaders who have trailblazed meaningful change across the state. The leaders were celebrated at a special event on Wednesday in Richmond. The 2026 honorees include Sharon Bowen of Chesapeake, William Hughes Dillard (posthumously) of Arlington County, Sheary Ann Darcus Johnson of Harrisonburg an

LIST: Authors, books coming to Library of Virginia for newest Author Series