Mary Miley Theobald

The Princess Anne History Loop

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:53:15 GMT

18th-century alternatives to sand and sun

Becoming Americans

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:43:00 GMT

Three centuries, several farms, one museum

All in the Family

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Lineage societies are reputed to be stuffy, shrinking refuges for the few. But, in fact, many are now growing in size, thanks to an Internet-driven rise in genealogical research, and most do charitable work.

A “Marvelous Vision”

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:35:11 GMT

With its $150 million renovation and expansion, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts now has the wherewithal to, as one curator puts it, “surprise people with the treasures on view in their own backyard.”

When the Going Gets Tough

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:37:36 GMT

The National Museum of the Marine Corps shows the Marines'-eye view.

How the West Was Lost

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:05:00 GMT

John Brown’s raid, 150 years ago, was a practical failure with massive ramifications. It lit the fuse leading to the Civil War, and, as MARY MILEY THEOBALD writes, set in motion the creation of the 35th state, “West, by God, Virginia.”

A Man in Two Worlds

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:10:15 GMT

Gari Melchers has a faint sign on Interstate 95—but who was he? Here's the story of one of Virginia’s great but largely forgotten artists and the legacy he left the state. Photography by Tyler Darden

“Lion of the Hour”

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:02:23 GMT

Lots of people made and sold reapers in the 19th century—but McCormick made his more efficient than anybody’s. By Mary Miley Theobald