Marquis de Lafayette’s farewell tour to be commemorated in Suffolk
On Feb. 23, the Suffolk Visitor Center will commemorate the arrival of Lafayette at the site of the former Nansemond County Courthouse on the same route that the marquis traveled in a horse-drawn ...
Secrets of 17th-century church found in Hampton
Archaeologists have uncovered “conclusive physical evidence” of the first church site, circa 1610, in Hampton in what is the ...
Museum explores African American teacher’s experience during Great Migration
Research volunteer Caroline S. O’Connell will share the story of Flossie Sinclair Furr, an African American school teacher ...
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Honoring Black History: A look into the rich legacy of Douglas Wilder
More than three decades ago, history was made when Douglas Wilder became the first elected Black governor, not just in Virginia but in the entire United States.