A New Beginning, 1892-1945

From: The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography | Date: January 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

The emphasis on Cavalier bloodlines and colonial gentry in the VMHB and other Society publications helped feed the idea of a golden age of Virginia during which republican liberty supposedly grew thick as tobacco on plantations run by benevolent planters and protean Revolutionaries.

Randall M. Miller

Starting in 1892, the society witnessed a resurgence in popular support accompanied by a marked improvement in its financial health. It also expanded its publication program, including the founding of what would become one of the finest and most respected state historical journals in the nation, ...

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