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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, April 11, 2022
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Friday, April 15, 2022
Saturday, April 16, 2022
Monday, April 18, 2022
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Friday, April 22, 2022
Saturday, April 23, 2022
Monday, April 25, 2022
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Thursday, April 28, 2022
- Time:
- 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Gallery
- Audience: