Not Alone in History: How are You Mourning?
I held dad’s hand when he died. Mom gave him a long final embrace, and a kiss. These rituals comforted us, the …
Category: House 200
House 200 | A Journey Through Time
This year, 2018, we commemorated the bicentennial of the house most commonly referred to as The White House of the Confederacy. Our …
House 200 | “dear old Central School”
On October 1, 1872, Richmond’s Central School opened with 11 teachers and approximately 600 students – all of them white in a …
House 200 | Symbols, Past and Present
By John Coski, Museum Historian What did an African-American spy for the Union working in Jefferson Davis’s Confederate executive mansion, a young …
Then the Yankees Came…: Federal Commanders in Occupied Richmond, 1865-70
By Guest Blogger Brig. Gen. John Mountcastle On April 3, 1865, Federal troops prepared to march into Richmond. A cavalry detachment …
House 200 | The President's Guard
By John Coski, Historian Waite Rawls’ May 12th “House 200” program on President Jefferson Davis’ military aides who occasionally worked at the Confederate …
House 200 | Jefferson Davis' Staff
By Waite Rawls, Foundation President Like any other Chief Executive and Commander in Chief, Jefferson Davis was surrounded by many people who …
Seizing – and Speaking Out for – Freedom
By John M. Coski, Historian The Museum’s April “House 200” program, “Seizing Freedom,” offered an immersive tour of the Confederate White …
House 200 | Seizing Freedom
By Dr. Lauranett Lee University of Richmond Every day and in every way, enslaved people sought freedom – often times seizing it as opportunities …
House 200 | “Youth and Beauty” in the Confederate White House: Margaret Graham (“Maggie”) Howell
In honor of International Women’s Day, a look at Varina’s younger sister, Maggie. Confederate “First Lady” Varina Howell Davis and her …
House 200 | The Architecture of 1201 E. Clay St.
The White House of the Confederacy turns 200 this year, so what better time to take a look back at the design …