Special Events
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"Pistol, Pop, Peanut & Pedro: The Negro League Baseball Experience"
On Saturday, August 11, 2012, the Virginia Historical Society
(VHS) hosted four Negro League baseball players at its museum located at 428 North Boulevard in Richmond. Henry
"Pistol" Mason, Joe "Pop" Durham, Mamie "Peanut" Johnson-Goodman, and Pedro Sierra participated in an interviewstyle
educational program answering questions about their Negro League ball-playing days and Civil Rights struggles in the
1950s and 1960s.
Formats: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to event |
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"From the Earth: The Environment in Virginia's Past and Future" Conference
From the Earth: The Environment in Virginia's Past and Future was a FREE, day-long conference focusing on the historic relationship between Virginia's environment and its people held at the Virginia Historical Society on March 16, 2012. The conference was sponsored by the Virginia Historical Society and made possible by a generous grant from the Virginia Environmental Endowment.
Formats: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to event |
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"Thanksgiving American History"
On November 21, 2011, Internationally renowned historians and hosts Edward Ayers, Brian Balogh, and Peter Onuf presented "Thanksgiving in American History."
Formats: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to event |
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"Rockabilly Concert"
On October 15, 2010, to celebrate Virginia's long rockabilly roots, the VHS hosted a rockabilly concert featuring three great groups: The Dazzlers, Wrenn Mangum, and Exebelle and The Rusted Cavalcade.
Format: Flash Video | Go to event |
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"2010 VHS Open House: Rigby's Jig Dance Studio Demonstration"
On July 17, 2010, Rigby's Jig Dance Studio presented a dance demonstration at the 2010 VHS Family Open House.
Format: Flash Video | Go to event |
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"Paying Up: The History of Taxation"
On May 20, 2010, Internationally renowned historians and hosts Edward Ayers, Brian Balogh, and Peter Onuf presented "Paying Up: The History of Taxation."
Formats: MP3 Audio and Flash Video | Go to event |
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"Hidden Things Brought to Light: Finding Lumpkin's Jail and
Locating the Burial Ground for Negroes"
On Saturday, February 28, 2009, the VHS hosted a conference on Richmond's African American history, "Hidden Things Brought to Light: Finding Lumpkin's Jail and Locating the Burial Ground for Negroes."
Format: MP3 Audio | Go to event |
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"Sweet Dreams: The Life and Times of Patsy Cline"
On April 4, 2008, Bill Malone, Beth Bailey, Mike Foreman and Warren R. Hofstra spoke at the Virginia Historical Society's 2008 symposium, "Sweet Dreams: The Life and Times of Patsy Cline."
Format: MP3 Audio | Go to event |
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"Virginians in the White House"
On October 20, 2006, A. Scott Berg and Peter R. Henriques spoke at the Virginia Historical Society's 2006 symposium, "Virginians in the White House."
Format: MP3 Audio | Go to event |
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