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ThroTTle is Here.
It is said that companies from Apple, Amazon, and Google to Disney and Harley Davidson began in a garage. For the alternative journal, ThroTTle, it wasn’t even a garage but a local sub sandwich shop...
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The Virginia Newspaper Project on TV, Live, and in Print
On October 28, 2016, a WTVR story aired about the Virginia Newspaper Project’s very own, Errol Somay. Greg McQuade, investigative reporter and history buff, visited the Library of Virginia to interview...
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Nat Turner Re-examined
Professor Patrick H. Breen, author of The Land Shall be Deluged in Blood: A New History of the Nat Turner Revolt, spoke at the Virginia Historical Society on Thursday, November 10, 2016. Here is a...
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Researching African American Newspapers
The Virginia Newspaper Project loves promoting the Virginia Chronicle newspaper database, but if you need to expand your research from Virginia to other U.S. states, then Chronicling America is the...
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Yes, The Titanic
The Virginia Newspaper Project cannot resist the compelling story that is the Titanic. On April 16, 1912, the Richmond Times Dispatch issued its Tuesday morning paper with a full report about a tragedy...
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A graduate student in Public History and two film students have created a short but excellent documentary for The National Museum of African American History and Culture. Titled Seeds of Resistance,...
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A Titanic Love Affair
And we’re not talking about Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio! In advance of our soon to be released new and improved Titanic web site and in honor of Valentine’s Day, the Virginia Newspaper Project...
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LVA Presents at 14th Annual Virginia Forum
Virginia Untold: African American Narratives at the Library of Virginia Earlier this month, the 14th annual Virginia Forum convened at Longwood University in Farmville, VA. The three-day event was...
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Titanic Web Exhibit Updated
Titanic, Titanic, Titanic. One would think we’ve heard enough about a ship that sank over 100 years ago. Well, the fact you’re reading this tells me there is still more compelling reports to convey,...
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Mighty Casey Has Been Edited
April is a special time of year: the first full month of Spring; the beginning of baseball season (Hallelujah!) and the month designated as Poetry Month. So in honor of these two important points on...
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