Recently added articles from The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography:
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Oct 01, 2008; ... Passing the Baton (or Ball) c harlie Bryan has used the metaphor of a relay race to describe the recent transition at the VHS. I was never fast enough for that particular sport, but I have played soccer all my life. So I hope you'll permit me to shift from the track to the field. To ...
VHS Annual Meeting
Oct 01, 2008; ... At the VHS annual meeting on November 19, we announced seven awards for exceptional achieve- ment in scholarship, teaching, and service. The late James H. Willcox, Jr., was posthumously given the Lora Robins Award, conferred for leadership, foresight, and generosity in collecting the evidence of ...
Trip to the Lower Northern Neck
Oct 01, 2008; ... In October the latest VHS excur- sion took council members, benefac- tors, and members of the Virginia Her- itage Registry on an overnight bus trip to the lower Northern Neck. The historic houses and sites vis- ited were Sabine Hall, the Reedville ...
Witness to a Century
Oct 01, 2008; ... In partnership, the VHS and the Community Idea Stations (WCVE) have created a television production called Witness to a Century. The film tells the story of the twentieth century through the recollections of some remarkable Virginians, centenarians who lived through nearly all of those ...
The African American Image in America
Oct 01, 2008; ... On display February 1, 2009 Anew exhibition opening on February 1 explores the African American experience in Virginia through pictorial representations found in advertising, illustrations, prints, paintings, photographs, and sculpture. The African American Image in Virginia looks behind ...
Wine Tasting
Oct 01, 2008; ... In October, council members and other dedicated supporters of the VHS gathered for a special wine reception featuring commentary by former chairman E ....
Mildred Grinstead
Oct 01, 2008; ... In 1997 Mildred Grinstead of Tyler, Texas, gave her model of historic Wilton House to the VHS. It quickly became, and remains to this day, one of the favorite objects on dis- play in our ...
J. Harvie Wilkinson, Jr., Lecture
Oct 01, 2008; ... October 23 marked the sixteenth-annual lecture named in memory of J. Harvie Wilkinson, Jr. Once again we were especially grateful to our good neighbors at First Baptist Church for allowing us to hold the event in their sanctuary. Renowned documentary film producer Ken Burns gave this ...
Harold's Boys
Oct 01, 2008; ... On the morning of June 26, 1944, 2nd Lt. Harold Leazer took the controls of his B-24 liberator as it lifted off from its base in Cerignola, Italy. His bomber was part of a 500-plane raid against Axis oil production facilities near Vienna. Since the Allied landings at Normandy earlier that month, ...
2008 Blanton Scholars Forum
Oct 01, 2008; ... The 2008 Blanton Scholars Forum consisted of two days of events for twenty high school students chosen competitively from across the state. On October 23, they met with the Wilkinson Lecturer, Ken Burns, before his talk. The following morning, they attended a seminar led by accomplished ...
Help the Virginia Historical Society Meet its Goal
Oct 01, 2008; ... The VHS operates on a calendar year, and as 2008 draws to a close, we need your help to meet our Annual Fund goal of $1,150,000. Please consider a contribution above and beyond your membership dues before December 31, 2008. The Annual Fund helps underwrite the day-to-day operations of ...
Take it to the Top!
Oct 01, 2008; ... As the new President and CEO of the VHS, I am anxious to get better acquainted with our members. I've met many of you personally and sincerely appreciate your comments and questions. Now, I would like to give ...
American Association of Museums Accreditation
Oct 01, 2008; ... After a year and a half of planning, three days of site inspections, and five months of waiting, the Virginia Historical Society recently learned that it has again achieved accreditation by the American Association of Museums, the highest national recognition for a museum. After their site visit ...
Died: James H. Willcox, Jr.
Oct 01, 2008; ... When James H. Willcox, Jr., died in June, the Virginia Historical Society lost a great friend, benefactor, and volunteer. He was an enthusiastic ambassador to the community at large, a tireless advocate for collecting silver, and he served as guest curator for our long-term exhibition Silver in ...
FROM THE PRESIDENTS
Jul 01, 2008; ... What is required of the chief executive officer of a historical institution? Being well grounded in history is essential, but it's the day-today stuff - budget, personnel, working with a board, fund raising, planning for the future, making tough decisions, mixing and mingling with the public - ...
A Creative Dynasty
Jul 01, 2008; ... Four Generations of Virginia Women On display August 16, 2008-January 17, 2009 On display in the VHS galleries through January 17, Creative Dynasty: Four Generations of Virginia Women explores the lives of four Virginians whose combined artistic careers spanned more than a ...
Sicily Trip
Jul 01, 2008; ... In May a group of VHS members retraced the course of the Allied campaign of 1943-44 in Sicily and southern Italy. Brigadier General John W. Mountcastle (U.S.A. Ret.) served as the group ...
Marine Corps Museum Bus Trip
Jul 01, 2008; ... Our bus trips this spring to the new National Museum of the Marine Corps were very popular with members ....
Southside Virginia Excursion
Jul 01, 2008; ... In June VHS council members, benefactors, and members of the Virginia Heritage Registry took an overnight bus trip to explore several notable historic houses in Virginia's storied ...
Summer Teachers Institutes
Jul 01, 2008; ... Chesterfield County Teachers in the Big Apple During the week of June 22-28, the education staff took twenty-seven teachers from Chesterfield County on a field trip to New York City. The group stayed at Columbia University and participated in lectures and discussions on the ...