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June 2009   The Past Is Not Dead Encyclopedia Virginia Where does one find a reference work on Virginia, a guide to its storied past and contemporary complexity? During the 20th century there were several efforts to create reference works on Virginia that employed "encyclopedia" somewhere in the title. The first was Lyon Gardiner Tyler’s (the president of William and Mary and son of U.S. President John Tyler) Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography in 1915. A quick Google search brings up two others: Sam Hurst’s Encyclopedia of Virginia Law from 1922 and Somerset Publishers’ Encyclopedia of Virginia: A Reference Guide to the Old Dominion from 1992. (The University of Virginia’s Health Sciences Library owned a copy of the latter at one time but it is now "missing.") Since 1915, many new perspectives and stories about Virginia have emerged that make Tyler’s work obsolete and a print reference work that is "lost in circulation" of little use. In November of last year the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities added another work to this list with the launch of Encyclopedia Virginia. In contrast to its predecessors, however, Encyclopedia Virginia (also known as EV) is not something to put on a bookshelf; rather, it is a growing and dynamic Internet publication that anyone can view in a web browser. It is a free and interactive resource of comprehensive and peer-reviewed content that focuses on Virginia’s people, history, government, economy, and culture... Get The Rest of the Story in the Spring 2009 edition of VFH Views!   download pdf Look for the Spring 2009 edition of VFH Views in your mailbox in the coming days. Inside, you will also find: Virginia Folklife Masters and Apprentice Showcase Highlights Deep Traditions, New Expressions: Recent VFH Grants Explore Virginia’s Musical Heritage Virginia Festival of the Book 2009: No Downturn for Book Lovers A Lot of History in One Year: BackStory with the American History Guys "Beyond Jamestown" in Richmond Virginia Indian Exhibits at the State Capitol And much, much more!     Virginia Foundation for the Humanities 145 Ednam Drive Charlottesville, VA 22903 Phone 434.924.3296 | Fax: 434.296.4714