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Blogging the History of Richmond, Virginia
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Monday, November 2, 2026
Veterans’ Day Program - Featuring rare photos and interesting stories, Sunday, November 8, 2026 - 2 PM at Mount Hermon Baptist Church, 18100 Genito Road, Moseley
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You’re invited… Streetcar driver Harry Stilson’s camera never left his side so when America entered Wo...
Friday, October 16, 2026
Roy D. Branum’s "Take Up Thy Cross" and the Murder of Johnny "Gee" - John H. Gallaher.
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Some years ago, I was shopping at a Powhatan Goodwill thrift store. I was perusing the vinyl records, often reserved for polka, big band and...
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Rare Postcard views of Broad Street, Richmond, Va, early 1900s.
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Rare postcard view of Broad Street, looking east from 5th Street., postmarked Oct. 9, 1909. Back of the postcard shown above. The Valentin...
Monday, October 5, 2026
Styles of Building - A Walking Tour of Richmond Architecture with Prof. John Pollard of Richmond College, 1891.
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This article appeared in the April 19, 1891 issue of the Richmond Dispatch . It recounts an architectural history tour that Rev. John Pollar...
Friday, September 18, 2026
A New State Capitol in the West End? The Meteoric Rise and Fall of a Planned Government Complex
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William Tuck was a pragmatic kind of Virginian. He grew up on a tobacco farm in Halifax County and developed into a canny lawyer and polit...
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