NewsMeet VFH Board Member Carolyn Bell
VFH Board Member Carolyn Bell shares how the humanities cultivates community connections.
NewsLife for Me Ain’t Been No Crystal Stair
David Bearinger remembers Frances Latimer and the important contribution she made to telling the story of African Americans on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
NewsInterview with Karenne Wood – Virginia Women in History
Karenne Wood talks to WTJU’s Emily Richardson about being named an outstanding woman in Virginia history.
NewsMeet VFH Board Member Emma Violand Sanchez
VFH Board Member Emma Violand Sanchez talks about how understanding ourselves helps us understand our power of contribution.
NewsThe Human Computers Project
A VFH grant explores the largely untold story of hundreds of women, known as “human computers” who performed the complex calculations needed by the American space program.
NewsMeet VFH Board Member Rita Roy
VFH Board Member Rita Roy is a “serial entrepreneur” in Northern Virginia who has started two technology companies in the education and health care sectors.
NewsMeet VFH Board Member Michelle Olson
VFH Board Member Michelle Olson shares her thoughts on the importance of exploring Virginia histories and traditions.
NewsMeet VFH Board Member Oliver Hill, Jr.
VFH Board Member Oliver Hill, Jr talks about the value of humanities in understanding science and ourselves.
NewsMeet VFH Board Member Daphne Maxwell Reid
VFH Board Member Daphne Maxwell Reid says the humanities serve as a base of our being.
NewsFlory Jagoda’s Accordion
A very special instrument, a 75-year-old Hohner Student III accordion, is getting new life as a result of the Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program.
NewsMeet VFH Board Member Edward Mullen
The humanities have been part of VFH Board Member Edward Mullen’s life since he was born.
NewsA Conversation with Laura Browder
Laura Browder brings the lives of women in combat into sharp focus using the lens of the humanities in her project When Janey Comes Marching Home.
NewsMeet VFH Board Member Joanne Gabbin
VFH Board Member Joanne Gabbin says the humanities put us in touch with our history, philosophy, ethics, and poetry.
NewsMeet VFH Board Member Scott Colley
VFH Board Member Scott Colley says the humanities are all about meaning.
