NewsThe Whole Story
Virginia Humanities helps reveal the lives of the enslaved and widen the scope of narratives presented at plantations statewide.
NewsJamestown & Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’
By Nora Pehrson Hannah Wojciehowski is a Virginia Humanities Fellow in Residence this fall researching the connection between the Virginia Company’s venture in Jamestown and Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Hannah teaches …
NewsEliza! Eliza!
By Nora Pehrson Karen Chase is a 2019 Virginia Humanities Fellow in residence at the Library of Virginia in Richmond. She is working on a forthcoming book, Eliza! Eliza! A …
NewsThe Case for the First African American at UVA’s School of Law, in Newspapers
In our show “Roses in December,” Jennifer Ritterhouse shares the story of Sarah Patton “Pattie” Boyle and her transformation from segregationist to ardent desegregationist in mid-20th century Virginia. Boyle’s desegregation …
NewsThe Secret Life of an Encyclopedia Entry
By Nora Pehrson – Virginia Humanities Communications Intern Since publishing its first content in 2008, our Encyclopedia Virginia (EV) has created a trove of nearly 2,000 entries, spanning topics from …
NewsSaying Goodbye
This morning a smart young Virginia Humanities intern interviewed me about my job as editor of Encyclopedia Virginia. We talked about the almost twelve years I’ve been working on the… Read More»
NewsMapping Virginia’s Slave Dwellings
A few months back we told you about a short documentary coming out from Google Earth Outreach. The six-minute film highlights the work our Encyclopedia Virginia and African American Programs …
NewsThis Day (All But the Kitchen Sink Edition)
On this day in 1607, Christopher Newport and a small company of men began exploring the upper reaches of the James River, where they were feasted by the Indian weroance Ashuaquid. Two years later, a feast would have tasted even better,… Read More»
NewsReturning to Saigon
In our episode “Voices of Vietnam: A Lost Homeland,” we spent some time with the oral history of Kim Delevett, recorded by historian Jason Stewart and found within Texas Tech …
