IMAGE: Jason E. Powell, Looking Into the Past: Loudoun County Courthouse, Leesburg, VA It’s been a busy week here at Encyclopedia Virginia: we’re working on a terrific project that will make our site even more classroom-friendly. As we wind down for the weekend, check out our favorite links from this week: This Washington Post article focuses on [...]

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There were plenty of great links to explore on the web this week; here are a few that caught our eye: Why is there no modern edition of Robert E. Lee’s papers? Glenn W. LaFantasie discusses the Lees’ hold on the family papers in “The Confederate We Still Don’t Know.” If you’re in need of [...]

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Friday afternoon is here, and with it, EV’s weekly wrap-up. As you make your weekend plans, take a look at our favorite links from around the web this week: Is news coverage of the debt crisis giving you a headache? Yeah, me, too. But in this podcast, our friends at BackStory offer a clear, concise, and even [...]

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Happy Friday! As you brainstorm ways to keep cool this weekend, check out this list of links that caught our eyes this week: Out of the Box, the blog of the archivists at the Library of Virginia, showcases a series of beautiful and bizarre commercial letterheads they unearthed from the LVa’s various collections. The Civil [...]

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