Virginiana Room at Main Street Library

Virginiana Room at Main Street Library The Martha Woodroof Hiden Memorial Collection, also known as the Virginiana Room.

Happy Friday! Here is today's unidentified photo. We hope you have a weekend as relaxed as the person in the photo.
06/12/2026

Happy Friday! Here is today's unidentified photo. We hope you have a weekend as relaxed as the person in the photo.

Happy Friday! Here is today's unidentified photo. We know it was taken in 1970. Good luck!
06/05/2026

Happy Friday! Here is today's unidentified photo. We know it was taken in 1970. Good luck!

Intersection of Huntington Ave. & Warwick Blvd. 1982 & 2026.
06/02/2026

Intersection of Huntington Ave. & Warwick Blvd. 1982 & 2026.

Happy Friday! Here is today's unidentified photo. We know this was taken at the Mariners' Museum, but we don't know when...
05/29/2026

Happy Friday! Here is today's unidentified photo. We know this was taken at the Mariners' Museum, but we don't know when or who the ladies are. Good luck detectives!

Dedicated on May 28, 1966, this year will mark the 60th anniversary of Newport News Park, located at 13560 Jefferson Ave...
05/26/2026

Dedicated on May 28, 1966, this year will mark the 60th anniversary of Newport News Park, located at 13560 Jefferson Avenue. The park was the idea of Joseph C. Biggins, the City Manager of Newport News from 1925-1965, who purchased the land in 1925. Below is a photo of Rep. Thomas N. Downing, on the left, and Mayor Don M. Hyatt, on the right, at the dedication of the park. Also, in the photo, behind Rep. Downing is Harry D. Knight, A.J. Stodghill, and Fred Christie.

Happy Friday! Here is today's unidentified photo. Good luck detectives!
05/22/2026

Happy Friday! Here is today's unidentified photo. Good luck detectives!

From 1944 to 1955, the Newport News Dodgers was Newport News' local baseball team. This was a farm team for the Brooklyn...
05/19/2026

From 1944 to 1955, the Newport News Dodgers was Newport News' local baseball team. This was a farm team for the Brooklyn Dodgers and was often called the Baby Dodgers or Baby Bums. Two notable ex-players were Duke Snider, who went on to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the actor Chuck Connors. Below is a 1950 photo of Vinnie Smith and "Red" Ennis of the Richmond Colts measuring the new uniform of Al Campanis.

Happy Friday! Here is today's unidentified photo. Good luck detectives.
05/15/2026

Happy Friday! Here is today's unidentified photo. Good luck detectives.

Newport News was a bustling village within Warwick County in the 1880's. The establishment of C&O Railroad stations and ...
05/12/2026

Newport News was a bustling village within Warwick County in the 1880's. The establishment of C&O Railroad stations and businesses drew other businesses to the village. In 1882, a Warwick County judge appointed E.L. Woodard as the first policeman of Newport News. Shortly after being appointed, Woodard was replaced with William Henry Tallman, who would become the first Chief of Police for Newport News in 1885.

Happy Friday! Here is today's unidentified photo.
05/08/2026

Happy Friday! Here is today's unidentified photo.

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