Library of Virginia Lecture today!
The next program in the Virginia Heritage Resource Center's Mining the Treasure House lecture series will take place at noon on Wednesday, 16 February, 2005 in the conference rooms adjacent to the lobby in the Library of Virginia at 800 East Broad Street in downtown Richmond. Douglas Sanford, director of the Center for Historic Preservation at the University of Mary Washington, will discuss the valuable evidence on aspects of slave housing to be found in the fire insurance policies of the Mutual Assurance Society. Sanford will explain the value of this evidence in the light of ongoing efforts by archaeologists to compile standardized databases of data related to the material and social outcomes of slavery in the Chesapeake region.
There is free underground parking for Library patrons, but please note that space is limited. For more information on this and other progams and services of the Library of Virginia please visit the Library's web site at http://lva.lib.va.us or call at 804-692-3592.