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The Heart Is a Drowning Object: A virtual event
Join Katherine Vaz, Isabel Pavão, and Katherine McNamara for a discussion of their multimedia e-book, The Heart Is a Drowning Object, from Artist’s Proof Editions; with Molly Schwartzburg. The Heart Is A Drowning Object is a collaboration …
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Teaching African American History in Virginia
This webinar presents Commission Chair, Dr. Cassandra Newby Alexander and Co-chairs; Dr. Rosa Atkins and Dr. Derrick P. Alridge of Governor Northam’s Virginia Commission on African American History Education in …

A Conversation with Michael Croley
Michael Croley, author of Any Other Place, will be the first guest in the 2021 Buchanan County Public Library’s speaker series. Mr. Croley was born in the foothills of the …

Uncovered: From the Vault of the Virginia Folklife Program
Rev. Tarrence Paschall will be joining us for a livestream of a 2004 concert.
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History United Nominated for a Civvy Award
Virginia (Danville, Charlottesville)—Virginia Humanities announced today that their History United program has been nominated for a Civvy Award. The American Civic Collaboration Awards (the Civvys) are the only national awards …
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