History

The Tidewater room at the VMHC Our Commonwealth exhibit. The Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) reopened in May 2022 after an extensive renovation, with more space and reimagined exhibits. Photo by Annie Tobey Image
History

The Reimagined Virginia Museum of History & Culture

Bigger and better than ever

By Annie Tobey | May 13, 2022
Image of the sculpture to remember the victims of Dachau. Travel writer Rick Steves takes us through the Dachau concentration camp, where visitors are reminded: “Forgive, but never forget.” Image
History

Dachau: Forgive, But Never Forget

The atrocities of a war against ‘many good people’

By Rick Steves | April 26, 2022
As a boy (right), I met an eyewitness (left) to the start of World War I. Travel writer Rick Steves goes beyond the sites and tastes of travel to connect with the people, to look at the history, to change our perspectives and broaden our worldviews. Image
History

Travel to Broaden Our Worldviews

Rick Steves recalls connecting with locals who lived the history

By Rick Steves | April 5, 2022
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Annie Tobey

Virginia Lodging History: Once an Inn, Still an Inn

Historic inns, including many that still welcome guests

By Annie Tobey | October 20, 2021
Still, 20 years later, recollections of 9/11 seared on our souls Image
History

The Blacksmith of History

9/11 losses are seared on our souls

By David L. Robbins | September 10, 2021
Pentagon 911 memorial for 9/11 tribute poem 'Something in My Eye' Image
From Our Readers

‘Something in My Eye’

Memories of 9/11 from the Department of Defense, and the poem that arose

By Michael W. Updike | September 9, 2021
book cover for Abandoned Virginia, by Joel Handwerk: abandoned buildings in Virginia Image
Books

‘Abandoned Virginia: The Forgotten Commonwealth’

Images and background of abandoned buildings in new book by Joel Handwerk

By Annie Tobey | June 8, 2021
Beer to drink during the history happy hour Virginia Historic Beverages Trivia Quiz Image
Food & Drink

Virginia Historic Beverages Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge – and learn a little!

February 24, 2021
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Food Finds

Freedmen’s Communities & Chef Edna Lewis

A pandemic driving discovery

By Martha Steger | February 17, 2021
Woodland Cemetery, a historic African American cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, became overgrown and vandalized. These were the gravestones of Daisy Jones and Alice Royall in April 2013. Photo by John Shuck Image
Annie Tobey

Woodland Cemetery, a historic African American cemetery in Richmond

Reflecting the nation’s history

By Annie Tobey | February 8, 2021

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