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Virginia Humanities Virginia’s state humanities council inspiring cultural engagement and deepening mutual understanding.

Since its founding in 1974, the VFH has produced more than 40,000 humanities programs serving communities large and small throughout Virginia, the nation, and the world. In addition to Foundation-directed programs including festivals, publications, CDs, digital initiatives, conferences, teacher institutes, and public radio programs, VFH has contributed to more than 3,000 grant projects and 300 individual and collaborative fellowships.

05/28/2026

What does a lifelong love of literature have to do with public service?

In this week’s episode of , Virginia Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashmi reflects on the books, stories, and ideas that shaped her path to leadership — and why storytelling still matters in government today.

🎧 Listen to “What Air is to Fire”: https://loom.ly/-ircIzE

Sign up for our next EntryPoint!Only a handful of her writing survives—including this charming sketch of some ducks—bu...
05/27/2026

Sign up for our next EntryPoint!

Only a handful of her writing survives—including this charming sketch of some ducks—but new research has uncovered fascinating insights into the life of Thomas Jefferson's wife, Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson.

On June 10, 2026, join Managing Editor Patti Miller and Nicole Brown of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello for a free online talk uncovering the life and legacy of Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson, as new research brings her contributions into focus.

Register here: https://loom.ly/v19NmnU

Sign up for our next EntryPoint!Only a handful of her writing survives—including this charming sketch of some ducks—bu...
05/27/2026

Sign up for our next EntryPoint!

Only a handful of her writing survives—including this charming sketch of some ducks—but new research has uncovered fascinating insights into the life of Thomas Jefferson's wife, Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson.

On June 10, 2026, join Managing Editor Patti Miller and Nicole Brown of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello for a free online talk uncovering the life and legacy of Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson, as new research brings her contributions into focus.

Register here: https://loom.ly/v19NmnU

Did you know that a rent strike among tenant farmers in 1775–1776 threatened to undermine the Revolution in Virginia? Le...
05/19/2026

Did you know that a rent strike among tenant farmers in 1775–1776 threatened to undermine the Revolution in Virginia? Learn more in managing editor Patti Miller's new blog post about our entry, Tenant Revolts in Virginia During the American Revolution: https://loom.ly/dJRQn8E

Join acclaimed sportswriter S. L. Price during the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament for a special conversation on the orig...
05/16/2026

Join acclaimed sportswriter S. L. Price during the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament for a special conversation on the origins, cultural significance, and evolution of one of America’s oldest sports.

Presented by our , this event explores the history and enduring impact of lacrosse through the lens of Price’s latest work, “The American Game: History and Hope in the Country of Lacrosse.”

🥍 Learn more: https://loom.ly/_4SjyY8

in 1776, Virginia gave Congress a push towards declaring independence. The Fifth Virginia Convention unanimously adopt...
05/15/2026

in 1776, Virginia gave Congress a push towards declaring independence. The Fifth Virginia Convention unanimously adopted a resolution that instructed the Virginia delegates in Congress to introduce a motion “to declare the United Colonies free and independent states.” Young James Madison joined the twenty-eight-member committee to prepare a new plan of government.

Learn more about Virginia's dramatic Revolutionary Conventions here, part of 's commemoration of America's 250th: https://loom.ly/9fwf7nI

We’re grateful to Lynchburg Living for spotlighting the vibrant music culture of Lynchburg in “The Living Music of the H...
05/13/2026

We’re grateful to Lynchburg Living for spotlighting the vibrant music culture of Lynchburg in “The Living Music of the Hill City” — and for highlighting the work of our grantee helping keep these creative traditions thriving. Stories like these remind us how local arts and culture strengthen communities and connect people across Virginia. Thank you for the thoughtful coverage!

Many thanks to WVTF Music and RADIO IQ for their segment featuring 's latest EntryPoint talk about the Albemarle Barra...
05/11/2026

Many thanks to WVTF Music and RADIO IQ for their segment featuring 's latest EntryPoint talk about the Albemarle Barracks!

After a grueling march all the way from Cambridge, Massachusetts to Charlottesville, Virginia, British and German prisoners from the Battles of Saratoga were met with a "profoundly disappointing" barracks.

Read/Listen to Radio IQ's segment: https://loom.ly/6cy2lSs
Check out EV's full entry on the Albemarle Barracks: https://loom.ly/oT_5xFU
Watch the entire EV EntryPoint featuring Travis Shaw: https://loom.ly/PrG1txY

EV Entrypoint talks are free, virtual, and offered nearly every month.

05/08/2026

📹 Kevin Shaw says across Virginia and especially in the Shenandoah Valley, any time you find a stone building or wall, people tend to attribute it to Hessian soldiers who settled there after the Revolution.

What do these German soldiers have to do with Charlottesville's Barracks Road?

Find out and learn what happened to them in this EntryPoint conversation.

🔗 Link in first comment.

Be sure to register for tomorrow's EntryPoint! Travis Shaw of the Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area will speak with EV m...
05/05/2026

Be sure to register for tomorrow's EntryPoint! Travis Shaw of the Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area will speak with EV managing editor Patti Miller about the history of the prisoner-of-war camp that gave Barracks Road its name and housed thousands of British and Hessian POWs and their families during the Revolutionary War. Co-sponsored by the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society.

Register here: https://loom.ly/bQtBnw4

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