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Richmond History Timeline Lesson Plan

Covering from the mid-1600s to present day, the web-based Richmond History Timeline seeks to give students the opportunity to put Richmond history in a larger historic context. There are over 500 entries on the timeline that cover everything from when Manchester was annexed into the city to the story of Lady Wonder, the psychic horse. There are many ways the timeline may be used with students, here is one example.

Richmond’s Women Mayors

Virginia has yet to elect a woman governor. The city of Richmond, however, has had two women mayors.

Moral Quarantine

In the early 19th century, Magdalen Societies began to appear in cities all over America. In 1874, the Magdalen Association of Richmond opened such a home on Spring Street, in Oregon Hill, in the 1819 Parsons House. Their stated mission was to provide “shelter and reformation for fallen women.”

Santiago’s Story

During the creation of Nuestras Historias: Latinos in Richmond, curator Wanda Hernández interviewed over 60 Latinos in the Richmond area. One of the individuals she interviewed was Santiago, who shed light on the complexities of immigration policy and how it impacts his day-to-day life.

North of the City

Made up of smaller neighborhoods including Ginter Park, Barton Heights, Hermitage Road, Highland Park and more; Richmond’s Northside is an area of growth and change that alludes to its ambitious past.

Great Scott! Scott’s Addition Neighborhood

Scott’s Addition, named to commemorate Virginia-born, General Winfield Scott, is one of Richmond’s most recent neighborhoods to be added to the National Register of Historic Places (2005).

A Story of Portraits

Focusing on portraits in our online exhibition "It’s All Relative: Richmond Families (1616-2016)” the Valentine takes a look at the stories behind various portraits in our collection..

An Unfinished Museum: 125 Years of the Valentine

Young Richmond History Makers Award