Few know the stories of Black Richmond better than Elvatrice Belsches (check out her EV entry on Virginia Estelle Randolph encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/randol…) Come hear Belsches speak about those stories at St. John's Church this Thursday at 7:00. historicstjohnschurch.org/events/elvatri…

'[William Henry] Harrison defeated retreating British and Native American forces at the Thames River in what is now the province of Ontario. Tecumseh was killed in the battle, ending hopes of an Indian confederacy that could thwart westward expansion. It was a pivotal American…

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Join our managing editor Patti Miller and Joanne Hyppolite of Smithsonian NMAAHC online tomorrow at 12PM to learn more about the remarkable life of Virginia-born culinary entrepreneur and activist Thomas Downing, once known as the “Oyster King of New York.” Register: loom.ly/4YmwO8c

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The Smithsonian wasn't the only institution with a 'racial brain' scientist. Learn about UVA's history of eugenics and Robert Bennett Bean:

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Credit: UVA Special Collections
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How did UVA become the southern center of the early twentieth-century eugenics movement?

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Credit: Library of Congress

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This week Daniel Daniel Bachman and I signed contracts to write the first two folklife entries for Encyclopedia Virginia! They’ll be for the Virginia Folklore Society and Texas Gladden. Super excited about this, hopefully they will be the first of many folklife entries to come!

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Join @EncyclopediaVA editor Patti Miller and Joanne Hyppolite (of Smithsonian NMAAHC) on Wed, 9/20 as they discuss the remarkable life of Virginia-born culinary entrepreneur and activist Thomas Downing. Save your spot for this free, virtual event: loom.ly/4YmwO8c