| LII.org (Home) | About LII IPL.org Suggest a Site Subscribe to New This Week Contact |
|
|
 |
|||
|
|||
|
|||
|
|
|||
Virginia
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Anne Clay Crenshaw and the Women's Suffrage Movement in Virginia 
 This illustrated essay explores "the important role that Anne Clay Crenshaw played in Virginia's women's history by hosting the meetings that laid the groundwork for the organization that would become the Equal Suffrage League [of Virgina] and later the [Virginia] League of Women Voters." From the Department of Special Collections and Archives, Virginia Commonwealth University. http://www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/exhibit/crenshaw.html Topics: History, Notable People, Politics, U.S. History By Place, Women Last updated Feb 20, 2005 Chesapeake Bay: Our History and Our Future
Historical information about this estuary in the eastern United States and the bay's watershed, which encompasses six states (New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia). Topics addressed include Native Americans, the colonial period, oyster wars, 20th century, economy, lighthouses, and watermen ("men and women who make a living by fishing, crabbing, and oystering"). Includes images, a bibliography, and links to related sites. From the Mariners' Museum, Newport News, Virginia. http://www.mariner.org/chesapeakebay/ Topics: Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, U.S. History By Place, Water Last updated Jul 6, 2005 Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg is "the restored 18th-century capital city of Britain’s largest, wealthiest, and most populous outpost of empire in the New World." The site provides information on notable people, places, buildings, trades, Christmas in Williamsburg, clothing, slavery, and other topics. Contains documents (including the first draft of the Declaration of Independence "before Congress began amending and editing"), glossaries, and a chronology (1750 to 1783). Searchable. http://www.history.org/ Topics: Black Resources, Christmas, History, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 12, 2004 Death or Liberty - Gabriel, Nat Turner and John Brown
This online exhibit features transcripts and digital images of over sixty documents that relate to resistance to slavery in Virginia between the American Revolution and the Civil War. Each section includes a summary and the site provides primary documents for each subject. The subjects include Gabriel's Conspiracy in 1800, Nat Turner's Rebellion in 1831, and John Brown's Raid in 1859. From the Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/exhibits/deathliberty/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Oct 8, 2009 Early Images of Virginia Indians
Companion to an exhibit of prints of Native Americans made by Europeans in the late-16th and 17th centuries. Includes illustrated essays about interpreting historical images, invented scenes from narratives (such as the abduction of Pocahontas), and fanciful figures. From the Virginia Historical Society. http://www.vahistorical.org/cole/overview.htm Topics: Native Americans, U.S. History By Place Last updated Nov 22, 2006 Early Virginia Religious Petitions
This site "presents images of 423 petitions submitted to the Virginia legislature between 1774 and 1802." Searchable by keywords in bibliographic record, and browsable by geographic location and date. Includes information on the debate between church and state; the circulation, presentation, and form of petitions of the era; a chronology of religious development in America (1607-1835); maps; and related resources. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/petitions/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Government, Religion, Social Issues, U.S. History By Place Last updated May 7, 2006 The First Thanksgiving Was Celebrated in Virginia
This site describes how the "First Official thanksgiving in America" was held by English colonists at Berkeley Plantation in Virginia on December 4, 1619, "one year and 17 days prior to the landing of the Pilgrims in Massachusetts!" From Virginia is for Lovers, the tourism website of the Commonwealth of Virginia. http://www.virginia.org/site/features.asp?FeatureID=50 Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, U.S. History By Place Last updated Nov 13, 2006 George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
The GWMP "preserves the natural scenery along the Potomac River. It connects the historic sites from Mount Vernon, where Washington lived, past the nation's capital, which he founded, and to the Great Falls of the Potomac where the President demonstrated his skill as an engineer." The site features links to site along the parkway, such as the Clara Barton National Historic Site and Theodore Roosevelt Island. From the National Park Service (NPS). http://www.nps.gov/archive/gwmp/home.htm Topics: Presidents by Name, U.S. History By Place Last updated Apr 25, 2007 James River Plantations: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
This website explores the historic plantations located on the banks of the James River in Virginia. It offers an interactive map, background narratives on the Colonial lifestyle, and details about the architecture and history of the plantations (such as the John Tyler House and Appomattox Manor). Includes a section for related print and online resources. From the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/jamesriver/ Topics: History, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 13, 2007 Jamestown 2007: America's 400th Anniversary
Official site for the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia, "settled in 1607, [it] was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas." The site features tourist information, an events calendar, a link to educational material, activities and games for children, and descriptions of prior commemorations in 1807, 1857, 1907, and 1957. http://www.jamestown2007.org Topics: U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Feb 15, 2007 Jamestown Rediscovery
This site is an archeological project investigating the remains of the Jamestown of 1607, including James Fort. A history of the town and subsequent settlements is included as well as some images of the recent archeological finds that include armor, beads, and remnants of food of the colonialists. There is “a timeline of events and references leading up to and through the founding of Jamestown” as well as a list of the early settlers and their occupations. From the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. http://www.apva.org/ Topics: Food & Cooking, History, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Jun 26, 2001 John Brown's Holy War
John Brown's Holy War explores the life and actions of the abolitionist known for his violent crusade against slavery at Harpers Ferry. Includes biographical information and timeline; excerpts from letters, speeches, and an editorial; profiles of related people and events; information on the song "John Brown's Body"; a bibliography; and a teacher's guide. This online companion to PBS program also features a film transcript and interviews with historians featured in the film. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/brown/ Topics: Black Resources, Correspondence, Labor, Notable People, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Feb 27, 2005 Rarely Seen Richmond: Early Twentieth Century Richmond as Seen Through Vintage Postcards
Searchable and browsable collection of "more than 600 Richmond [Virginia] postcards, most dating from 1900-1930." Includes information on the history and terminology of postcards. From the Special Collections and Archives at the James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University. http://www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/post/ Topics: Collectors & Collecting, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jul 14, 2004 Through the Lens of Time: Images of African Americans From the Cook Collection
A searchable and browsable collection of almost 300 19th and early 20th century photographs of African Americans. It includes biographical information about photographers George S. and Huestis P. Cook, and links to related collections. From the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries and the Valentine Museum/Richmond History Center. http://dig.library.vcu.edu/cdm4/index_cook.php?CISOROOT=/cook Topics: Black Resources, Photograph Collections: History, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jan 24, 2007 Tobacco Bag Stringing
This illustrated report focuses on tobacco bag stringing (sewing drawstrings into small cotton tobacco bags), a late 19th and early 20th century activity of "families throughout the tobacco-growing regions of North Carolina and Virginia [who] earned much-needed income." Includes an overview of tobacco bag stringing during the Great Depression, letters, profiles of workers, and over 140 photos. From the University of North Carolina Library Digital Collections. http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/tbs/ Topics: Jobs & Work, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated May 5, 2009 Tools Used in Colonial Williamsburg
Illustrated descriptions of tools used in Williamsburg, Virginia, "the restored 18th-century capital of Britain's largest, wealthiest, and most populous outpost of empire in the New World." Describes tools such as augers, chisels, calipers, compasses, hammers, planes, saws, squares, and bevels. From the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/tools/tlhdr.cfm Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Aug 3, 2005 Virginia Historical Society (VHS)
This organization, founded in 1831, had Chief Justice John Marshall and former president James Madison as founding members. The site provides information about current and past exhibits on topics such as Patrick Henry, car racing and rodding in Virginia, and "The Story of Virginia, an American Experience Long-term exhibition ... which covers 16,000 years of Virginia history from prehistoric times to the present." http://www.vahistorical.org Topics: Museums by Place: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Aug 18, 2005 Virginia's Diplomats
Companion to a 2006 exhibit of objects, photos, and documents exploring how "Virginians have played important roles representing America's interests abroad or supervising its foreign policy." Topics include how James Monroe of Virginia went to Paris to negotiate the purchase of New Orleans with Napoleon Bonaparte, the Monroe Doctrine and manifest destiny, and Civil War diplomacy. From the Virginia Historical Society. http://www.vahistorical.org/vadiplomats/main.htm Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Nov 22, 2006 Virtual Jamestown
"The Virtual Jamestown Archive is a digital research, teaching and learning project that explores the legacies of the Jamestown settlement and 'the Virginia experiment.'" Includes maps, labor contracts, public records, first hand accounts and letters, and a reference center featuring a timeline and biographies (including Pocahontas, Captain John Smith, and Chief Powhatan). A collaboration between Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia, and the Virginia Center for Digital History. http://www.virtualjamestown.org/ Topics: Correspondence, Labor, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Feb 1, 2006 |
|||
| Copyright © 2009, Librarians' Internet Index, LII. All rights reserved. Financial support for LII (Librarians' Internet Index) comes from the The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology and the IPL Consortium. LII is hosted by The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology. |