Posted November 7, 2025
Earlier this fall, staff from W&M Libraries, the Lemon Project, and Bray School lab presented at the Williamsburg Area Genealogy Society (WAGS) Conference to showcase the genealogy research resources and initiatives in progress on campus.
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Preston Neukirch '18 writes about his experience curating two exhibits showcasing selections of Black literary work.
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Shayna Gutcho offers an introduction to Kwanzaa and related resources available at the SCRC.
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In October, I attended a week-long conference in Temecula, California called the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums, and came back to William & Mary feeling empowered.
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Shayna Gutcho explains the history and traditions of Hanukkah through the resources available at SCRC.
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Derek Vouri-Richard explores the history of New York media in this year's exhibition of the Nancy H. Marshall Collection.
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The thing I love about Makerspaces is that the only limit is your imagination.
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Jenna Hershberger discusses our lantern slides of Mount Vernon and their importance in the archaeological and architectural research of the famed George Washington home.
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Shayna Gutcho explains the importance of Transgender Day of Remembrance and shares some trans narratives available at SCRC.
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Brielle Popolla compares an early twentieth-century travel account to a trip of her own.
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Alissa "Ali" Zawoyski is William & Mary Libraries' new University Archivist!
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Learn more about the history of Ultimate Frisbee at W&M and how you can help make a lasting home for this sport in the archive!
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One book can tell several different histories. Learn more about the journey of a book that was stolen and later returned to the William & Mary library.
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An inside look into reclassifying and describing an early geography of the world with woodcut maps, portraits, diagrams, and other illustrations that depict the world as it was known in 1628.
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Jenna Hershberger explores the omnipresent moon imagery in a recent acquisition, the Josephine W. Shinholser Collection of Sheet Music.
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In honor of Banned Books Week, Ute Schechter explores censorship and early modern science through an investigation of a clandestine edition of Galileo's Dialogo.
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National surveys indicate that students are now spending about $1200 each year if they purchase all of the textbooks required for their classes. The increase in textbook prices has far outpaced the increase in inflation, nearly doubling from 1998-2008 alone, and going up over 1,000% since 1977.
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Tracy Melton '85, member of the William & Mary Libraries Board of Directors, considers the words we use to describe crime and death in archival work. Read on to learn more about a nineteenth-century fatality recounted in the Galt Papers.
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A 1677 document in Special Collections explores how the British used print and language to both build relationships with and exert control over Native peoples.
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In 1574, as well as the rest of her reign, Queen Elizabeth I's place as England's monarch was continually challenged based on her mother's reputation, her lack of a husband, her religion, and her gender. Even as one of the most powerful women in the 16th century, she still needed to prove herself.
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Do you keep your receipts? Special Collections has a good number of receipts and these seemingly mundane documents can provide valuable insight into early Virginians' lives.