Launch 2021 with Jennifer Howard and a discussion of her book, Clutter: An Untidy History, an expansive assessment of our relationship to the things that share and shape our lives, . This webinar presents Commission Chair, Dr. Cassandra Newby Alexander and Co-chairs; Dr. Rosa Atkins and Dr. Derrick P. Alridge of Governor Northam's Virginia Commission on African American History Education in. Charlottesville-Today, Virginia Humanities announced a $100,000 grant from the Ford Foundation to support community knowledge bearers and non-academy humanities experts across Virginia.
Few stories in our Encyclopedia Virginia are more dramatic than that of Elizabeth Hobbs Keckly. Born into slavery in Dinwiddie Courthouse, in the Piedmont region of Virginia, during the presidency of James Monroe, by the time that Abraham Lincoln entered the White House in 1861, not only was Keckly...
Join us and Wytheville Museums for a virtual "meet the funder" workshop for Southwest Virginia nonprofits on Mon. March 29th. Learn about grant opportunities, how to apply, what makes a strong proposal and more. Free but registration is required: https:// loom.ly/wyGkv18
We were sad to see the news today of Roger Mudd's passing. His career as a journalist is nothing short of legendary. Roger was a wonderful and beloved member of our board of directors in the 90s. Please take a moment to read this tribute in the Washington Post https:// loom.ly/qIrFQRg
3 days left until the all-virtual 2021 Virginia Festival of the Book begins! There are dozens of events to choose from, so check out this guide with all your favorite genres, "Suggested Events for Losing Yourself in a Good Book: Mystery, Romance, & Crime," to orient yourself to the line-up: https://...
Book artist @Lambert_Press's 1st love is Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock printing) but much of her work at our… https://t.co/yBrojvglP7
We're proud to join the @HamptonRoadsCF in announcing grants to 12 orgs in South Hampton Roads to address issues of… https://t.co/8OM0qlcg7V
This week our VA Folklife program hit 3k subscribers to their YouTube channel (https://t.co/ezHo7ntFT9), so we're s… https://t.co/J9Dz03zXS3
#OTD in 1913, Woodrow Wilson took office as the 28th pres. of the US. "Although remembered largely as a reformer, W… https://t.co/GxzWmOHnKY
Tune in 1 week from today for the premiere of "Prolific Icons" a new documentary from Casswell History Speaks that… https://t.co/xF1TzEuB6g
Register now for tonight's "Transcripts Podcast Panel." Transcripts is a new podcast that uses oral histories to in… https://t.co/cz8MDAORCw