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Your Humble Petitioner: Legislative Petitions Gave Voice to Virginians
On view through November 19, 2022
Free and open to the public. Free parking is available below the Library at 800 East Broad Street.
Imagine having to explain to the House of Delegates why you want to divorce your spouse, or change your name, or take other actions that affect your life. Virginians had to do just that for nearly a century. Their stories can be found in the Library's Legislative Petitions Collection.
The Library's collection of nearly 25,000 petitions reveals how Virginians communicated their concerns on a wide range of topics. Your Humble Petitioner: Legislative Petitions Gave Voice to Virginians highlights petitions that involved deeply personal issues such as divorce and requests by emancipated Black people to remain in the commonwealth, offering a glimpse into the realities of 18th- and 19th-century life.
- Calendar:
- LVA Exhibitions
- Date:
- Monday, March 7, 2022
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Friday, March 11, 2022
Saturday, March 12, 2022
Monday, March 14, 2022
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Friday, March 18, 2022
Saturday, March 19, 2022
Monday, March 21, 2022
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Thursday, March 24, 2022
- Time:
- 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Gallery
- Audience: