The woman suffrage movement began in Virginia as early as 1870. In 1909, its most vocal supporters organized around the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia, which joined with national groups in an effort to change state and local laws and pass an amendment to the United States Constitution.
Great Awakening was the most significant cultural upheaval in colonial America. The term refers to a series of religious revivals that began early in the eighteenth century and led, eventually, to the disestablishment of the Church of England as the official church during the American Revolution (1775–1783).
The Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society received funding from VFH and the PNC Foundation to conduct interviews and transcribe more than 50 hours of audio recordings from residents of Accomack and Northampton counties.
Twelve years after the death of Forrest Carter, exalted Cherokee hero and best-selling author (The Outlaw Josey Wales and The Education of Little Tree), the public learned that Forrest had a hidden past.
Using found footage from the 1960s and contemporary interviews, this film tells the story of Richard and Mildred Loving: an interracial couple who were married at a time when interracial marriage was illegal in 16 states.
VFH has supported the collection of oral history interviews with several dozen women veterans together with photographic portraits of each of these women, leading to an exhibit at the Visual Arts Center in Richmond and traveling to other locations in Virginia.
New Girl Scout badges focus on skills such as such as robotics, web design, and even “The Science of Happiness.”
Thanks to Dominion a new digital archive will preserve historic images and other documents of Virginia Indian Tribes.