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Wickham House: Elizabeth Wickham
Elizabeth Wickham (1781-1853), second wife of John Wickham, spent nearly 30 years bearing their 17 children.
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Wickham House: Robin Brown
Despite his enslavement, Robin Brown was able to move around the city of Richmond freely during the late 1700s and early 1800s.
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Wickham House: Sally Brown
As an enslaved Richmonder, Sally Brown worked in the Wickham House from at least the early 1800s until her death in 1853.
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The Revolutionary James Fayette
James Fayette earned his freedom by serving as a spy for the Marquis de Lafayette at Yorktown in 1781 and gained fame in 1824 when Lafayette returned to the United States.
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Wickham House: John Wickham: Richmond’s Loyalist Lawyer
John Wickham was a Loyalist, lawyer, enslaver, and landowner in Richmond.
Jul 17, 2025 - May 25, 2026
Generations: Stories of Asian Americans in Richmond
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Pine Camp: From Tuberculosis Sanitorium to Community Center
Pine Camp, originally more than 160 acres along the northern border of the city of Richmond, existed as a city-owned farm, isolation ward for those with incurable diseases, sanitorium for tuberculosis patients and now a cultural arts and community center.
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Richmond’s Nolde Brothers Bakery: Defending Tradition and Reputation Against Anti-German Sentiment During WWII
In 1940, Nolde Bros. Bakery, a family-owned business in Richmond since 1882, defended itself against accusations of Nazi sympathies and rumors that it was poisoning its products. These charges surfaced as anti-German sentiment grew across the country during World War II.
