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Due to road closures for the festival, Parking can be found on 2nd St. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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Events Historic Tredegar Museum News

Spring 2022 CEO Message from Dr. Rob Havers

Transcript: Hello I’m Rob Havers, President, and CEO of the American Civil War Museum inviting you to explore our sites in Richmond …

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CEO and President Rob Havers
Monument Avenue Naval History Southern Ambitions
July 3, 2020 Chris Graham A graffitied Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument from Richmond's Monument Ave, being lifted by a crane for removal.

What did Matthew Fontaine Maury ever do to deserve his removal from Monument Avenue?

Maury’s pioneering research in ocean wind and currents as a United States Navy officer resulted in improved commercial routes between major ports …

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Monument Avenue
May 16, 2018

Why Now? A Historian Roundtable

We have attempted, on this blog, to explore the origins and meanings of the statues on Monument Avenue. In the process, we …

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Monument Avenue
March 23, 2018

On Monument Avenue | Beyond Dali and Sally: Monument Avenue at a Crossroads, 1965-1966

By John Coski, Historian In 1966, a group of prominent Richmonders turned thumbs down on a proposed statue by artist Salvador Dali …

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Monument Avenue
March 6, 2018

On Monument Avenue | When Sally Met Dali: Richmond Contemplates the Future of Monument Avenue

Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney created the Monument Avenue Commission in June 2017 to provide context for the Confederate statues that he believes …

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African American History Monument Avenue
November 22, 2017

On Monument Avenue | "An Avenue for All People:" How Arthur Ashe Came to Monument Avenue

  “Richmond is known as a city of monuments. And the marquee street for monuments is Monument Avenue,” declared Richmond sportswriter Paul …

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Collections Document of the Month Monument Avenue
November 8, 2017

November 2017 Document of the Month | Scrapbook clippings of Maury Monument

  By John Coski Historian Eighty-eight years ago this month, on the 11th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, …

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Monument Avenue
November 3, 2017

On Monument Avenue | Throbbing with Memories: Monument Avenue and Civic Life in Early 20th Century Richmond

  Within the last few months, Richmonders have used Monument Avenue as a base, and a target, for protest. The Coalition for …

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African American History Monument Avenue
October 27, 2017

On Monument Avenue | Monuments and the Paradox of Racial Violence in Virginia

  On October 11, 1919, the day of the Stonewall Jackson statue unveiling at the corner of Monument Avenue and Boulevard, the Richmond …

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Monument Avenue
October 13, 2017

On Monument Avenue | A Confederate for the World

  This is the last in a series of posts offering brief backstories on the Confederate statues on Monument Avenue.  Why is …

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Monument Avenue
October 9, 2017

On Monument Avenue | "What mean ye by this monument?"

  In October 1887, thousands of Richmonders gathered at the western edge of the city to lay the cornerstone for a heroic …

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