NewsThe Albemarle Barracks
Encyclopedia Virginia Managing Editor Patti Miller and Travis Shaw of the Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area discuss the Revolutionary War prisoner-of-war camp that gave Barracks Road its name and served as …
NewsEV EntryPoint: Benedict Arnold’s Raid on Virginia
Encyclopedia Virginia Managing Editor Patti Miller and Ami Pflugrad-Jackisch of the University of Toledo discuss one of the most shocking events of the American Revolution: Turncoat General Benedict Arnold’s audacious …
NewsPreserving Women’s Stories of Service: Honoring the Legacy of Military Women
Today, initiatives like the Rise of Military Women project by Uniting US are working to ensure that women’s voices, struggles, and achievements become part of the historical narrative.
NewsMaking Justice
One of the Virginia tribes that gained federal recognition in 2018 was the Upper Mattaponi. With Good Reason producer Lauren Francis visited the Upper Mattaponi Chief Frank Adams and spoke …
NewsRemembering Bristol’s Black Bottom: Q&A with Tina McDaniel
Once a hub of Black entrepreneurship and community in Bristol, Black Bottom was erased during urban renewal in the 1960s. With support from a Virginia Humanities at UVA Wise grant, Tina McDaniel is helping bring its story back to the public landscape.
NewsTouring Wuthering Heights
In the world of literary tourism, the Brontë Parsonage Museum in the Yorkshire moors is a heavy hitter
NewsArthur Lee: The Unknown Revolutionary
He was a spy, propagandist, and diplomat who played a critical role during the American Revolution, yet Arthur Lee remains unheralded among Revolutionary figures. In this conversation, recorded on March …
NewsTexas Gladden & the Art of Appalachian Ballads
In this event, recorded on February 4, 2026, Encyclopedia Virginia Managing Editor Patti Miller and folklorists Daniel Bachman and Aldona Dye discuss the career and legacy of famed Appalachian ballad …
NewsBringing the Revolution to Life
In March of 1781, a 23-year-old Patriot major general set out to capture a renowned American traitor-turned-British general. The traitor slipped away, but the effort to capture him was a turning point in the war. Just six months later, that campaign would lead to the defeat …
NewsRevolutionary Ideas Abound at OLLI Mason
With support from a VA250 grant, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at George Mason University is launching Revolutionary Ideas.
NewsEncyclopedia Virginia Releases Free E-Book on Virginia’s Early Revolution
Published ahead of America’s 250th, the volume offers a definitive introduction to the events that ignited independence.
