Civil War

In downtown Richmond, tucked amidst the sprawling VCU hospital, is a mansion built in the early 1800’s. The building was once the White House of the…

Virginia is known for monuments to Civil War generals and soldiers.This weekend, two new markers will be dedicated at a Salem cemetery. But the stories…

This weekend, the American Civil War Museum opens in Richmond for the first time. The institution is six years in the making, the result of a merger…

Researchers at the University of Virginia are using some new data to learn about a very old subject: the Civil War.Recently digitized Census records are…

Children heading for summer camp have lots of choice – from conventional outdoor adventures to computer programming, the science of space travel and…

How Did People Celebrate Independence Day During the Civil War Era?These days, the fourth of July is like one big birthday party for the country. But in…

It may seem like an invasion of privacy to read someone’s diary, but for historians they are treasure troves. Because they’re not written for public…

While most of this state’s gardening gets done in the spring and summer, Virginia’s tree lovers have been busy this fall. Sandy Hausman reports on an…

This is how a friendship started. Paige Chargois was picking up her newspaper at the Independent Living community where she lives in Richmond. That’s when…

For 92 years, a statue of Robert E. Lee on horseback has dominated a small downtown park in Charlottesville. This morning, several dozen people gathered…