Civil War: A chance encounter with John Wilkes Booth
100 miles north of Richmond, 17 months before he was assassinated, President Lincoln sat watching a young actor named John Wilkes Booth in a newly-renovated Ford’s Theatre.
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Phil’s Civil War ghost tour
Richmond’s turbulent history makes it a prime candidate for investigating ghostly activity…if you dare!
Civil War: A shooting at 25th and Main Street
150 years ago, a heated altercation between prison guards leads to violence in Shockoe Bottom.
Civil War: The execution of a Union spy
150 years ago, Union spy Spencer Kellogg Brown was hanged behind the present-day Science Museum.
Civil War: A wartime wedding
Gen. George PIckett, made famous by Pickett’s Charge, would celebrate his 150th wedding anniversary this week.
Civil War: Retaliation and Henry Sawyer
150 years ago today, Captain Henry W. Sawyer’s life hung in the balance as he awaited execution in Richmond’s Libby Prison.
Civil War: Lee’s second resignation
150 years ago after his defeat at Gettysburg, Gen. Robert E. Lee would tender the second resignation of his career.
Civil War: The dead from Gettysburg return home
150 years ago in Gettysburg, thousands of Confederate soldiers were buried in shallow, unmarked graves. 140 years ago, the process of returning some of those soldiers to Hollywood Cemetery began.
Civil War: Gettysburg and Pickett’s Charge
150 years ago today, Richmonder George Pickett would lead the fateful “Pickett’s Charge” which would mark a turning point in the Civil War.
What will happen to our digital collections after we die?
How will we experience our collections of “digital stuff” in the future? What will be the equivalent of climbing up into the attic and going through a dusty box of scrapbooks and photo albums?
