Historic Christ Church, New Discoveries of the Past
This blog is by Kayla Payne, certificate in public history December 2023. Located in Weems, Virginia in Lancaster County is Historic Christ Church and Museum. Built by free, indentured, and enslaved craftsmen and designed and financed by the wealthy planter Robert “King” Carter in 1735, the Anglican parish still stands today and anchors a museum […]
From Monroe Park to Saigon: VCU and the Vietnam War
This blog is by Emilie Raymond, Ph.D. Students enrolled in my History 657: Controversy in Public History prepared an exhibit about the VCU community during the Vietnam War that is currently on physical display in the History Department and on digital display in the below slide show. The idea for this project originated from an […]
Digital History: Using ArcGIS to Create Historic Walking Tours
This blog is by Sean Moseley, M.A. in History 2024. Imagine you’re visiting a small town in Virginia for the first time. As you walk down the street, you notice a few houses or buildings that appear to be historic. Perhaps you see gothic window arches with stained glass, leading you to assume that […]
