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In the Beginning... A Checklist for Genealogical Neophytes
Pamela SmithHistory & PoliticsGenealogySelf-Help and InstructionalGenealogyPathfindersLibraryPoint BlogHistory BlogGenealogical research is a profession for some and a hobby for many. With the...
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The Protestant Reformation: 1517-2017
Joy O'Toole16th century17th centuryEnglish Civil WarHenry VIIIMartin LutherMy LibrarianLibraryPoint BlogHistory BlogOctober 31, 2017 is the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant...
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CRRL Guest Picks: Yvette Blake
ReenactmentsJohn J. Wright MuseumAfrican American historyAfrican American FictionCivil War - U.S.CRRL Guest PicksLibraryPoint BlogHistory BlogBorn and raised in Newport News, Virginia, I am a retired...
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From the Virginiana Family Files: Nannie Brown Doherty
Dan EnosKing George County (Va.)Civil War - U.S.Diaries | United States - History - Civil WarLibraryPoint BlogHistory BlogKing George County was not the site of any full-scale battles between the Union...
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Palmer Hayden Comes Home: Discovering a Native Son
African AmericanArts and ArtistsVirginia HistoryHistory Feature ArticlesBaptist churchesStafford County (Va.)Harlem RenaissanceWidewaterHistory BlogBy Janet Payne Janet Payne is the retired fine arts...
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2018 Great Lives Lecture Series
Biographies & MemoirsGreat Lives seriesUniversity of Mary WashingtonLibraryPoint BlogReading Room BlogHistory BlogThe William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series returns to the University of Mary...
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“CRRL in the News” for Almost Half a Century
Nancy MooreVirginiana RoomCRRL in the NewsCRRL historyLibraryPoint BlogHistory Blog“I predict you will wonder from this day forward how you ever got along without the services we are starting here...
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A Return to Sunken Road
Virginia JohnsonVirginia HistoryHistory Feature ArticlesCivil War - U.S.Battle of FredericksburgHistory BlogFredericksburg rises from the fall line of the Rappahannock River. Its natural hills are...
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The Devil's Company by David Liss
Virginia JohnsonHistorical FictionHistorical FictionMysterySuspense and ThrillerEnglandLondon18th century -- fictionEast India CompanyJews -- fictionLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogReading Room...
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Teetotalers and Moonshiners Exhibit at Howell
Lee Criscuolo1930sProhibitionlibrary exhibitsLibrary of VirginiaStafford County (Va.)LibraryPoint BlogHistory Blog“Now the temp’rance army’s marching, Wives and sisters in the throng, Shouting ‘Total...
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Rebels and Traitors by Lindsey Davis
Virginia JohnsonHistorical FictionBooks and ReadingHistorical FictionPoliticsHistoryLibraryPointEnglish Civil War17th century -- fictionLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogReading Room BlogHistory...
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It's a Great Month for National Parks
Virginia JohnsonFamiliesHistoryTravelVirginia HistoryGeologyNational Park ServiceHikingAugustNatureCampingVacationsLibraryPoint BlogHistory BlogIt’s time to gather friends and family and head to a...
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Strong Men & Women in Virginia History Exhibit
Christie HoernemanStrong Men & Women in Virginia HistoryexhibitWilliam E. BaileyLibrary of VirginiaLibraryPoint BlogHistory BlogCentral Rappahannock Regional Library will host the traveling exhibit...
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Discover Your Roots
Virginia JohnsonGenealogyDNA testingVirginiana RoomclassesLibraryPoint BlogHistory BlogTech AnswersThis fall, follow your roots to uncover stories from your family history. CRRL is hosting classes for...
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Marlborough Point: In the Stream of History
Virginia JohnsonGenealogyNatural WorldRegionalVirginia HistoryHistory Feature ArticlesCivil War - U.S.Colonial Virginia18th centuryAmerican RevolutionStafford County (Va.)Mercer familyPowhatan...
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