EventNative Nations and the American Revolution
This talk by Pulitzer Prize winner and historian Kathleen DuVal explores what the American Revolution was like for Native Nations. From Bunker Hill to Yorktown to conflicts on the British …
EventRemember The Ladies
St. John’s Church Foundation presents a gender-reversed production of our time-honored Liberty or Death reenactment. In this historic rendition, women drawn from Richmond’s vibrant theatre and film community portray nine …
EventInthrive Film Festival-Season Kick Off Celebration
Witness the uncensored stories of incarceration survivors who refuse to be defined by their past. Forget the stereotypes. Prepare to see films from incarceration survivoring storytellers and artists who have …
EventVirginia Queer Film Festival
The Virginia Queer Film Festival takes place on October 2-4 at the University Theater at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. The Virginia Queer Film Festival provides access to films …
Event10th Annual Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival
Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival celebrates its tenth annual festival, bringing Indigenous films, music and culture to Virginia. Including a Family Day Pow Wow, Eastern Indian Marketplace, and a Filmmakers Panel …
EventLiving History on the Lawn at Ker Place
The weekend of events will begin as Patrick Henry will reenact his famous ‘Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death’ speech of March 23, 1775 on the front steps of …
EventMedicine from the Mountains: Herbal Traditions of the Appalachian Forests
Join us for the third event in the Forest Botanicals Region Living Monument’s Community Learning Series! Appalachian herbalists Ruby Daniels, Lori Briscoe, and Terran Young will lead participants in an …
EventThe Slave Dwelling Project: Voices of the Past
The national mission of The Slave Dwelling Project takes on a deeply local and collaborative form in the City of Fredericksburg and Stafford County.
EventJohn Jackson Piedmont Blues Festival
Come join us for our sixth John Jackson Piedmont Blues Festival. This music and cultural heritage festival honors Woodville Virginia native John Jackson, recipient of the prestigious National Heritage Fellowship …
EventSoul of Cville
Soul of Cville exists to amplify, honor, and invest in Black culture, community, and excellence in Charlottesville. They are creating real impact by intentionally pouring into 80+ Black-owned businesses and …
NewsEnd of the Road
It turns out that all good things must come to an end…including BackStory. So on this final episode of BackStory, Nathan, Brian, Joanne and Ed explore different kinds of finales …
NewsBackStory, the American History Podcast, ends Production in 2020
Charlottesville, VA— After more than three hundred episodes that have reached millions of listeners over the last twelve years, BackStory, the American history podcast produced by Virginia Humanities, will record its final episode …
