17th Century Virginia Doll and Book set
What better way to teach the history of women in early colonial Virginia than with these adorable doll and book sets? $18.90
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The Abduction of Pocahontas, 1612
This painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris recreates Samuel Argall's arrival at Jamestown with Pocahontas as his captive. $30.00
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America's Story Historic Puzzles
While away a Sunday afternoon with these colorful puzzles depicting famous events in Virginia's past. $10.95
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Ceramic Bread Warmer
The design of this ceramic bread warmer is based on a plaque on display in The Story of Virginia exhibition at the VHS. $10.00
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Dolley Madison Earrings
These vermeil and blue glass earrings are adapted from a pair that belonged to Dolley Madison. $50.00
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Historic Action Figures
These action figures have fully poseable arms and legs and come with authentic sewn clothing. $7.50
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Pocahontas
Thomas Sully gives us Pocahontas at what might have been construed as her best moment. $30.00
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Statuette of Pocahontas
This statuette of Pocahontas is based on a statue commission by the APVA and sculpted by William Ordway Partridge in 1922. $11.95
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Pocahontas's Earrings
These earrings are modeled on a pair in the APVA Preservation Virginia collection that descended in the Rolfe family with a tradition of ownership by Pocahontas.
$50.00 (post)/$55.00 (screwback)
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Professor Noggin Card Games
Explore various time periods in Virginia's history with these educational games which encourage kids to learn interesting facts about various subjects in our past. $9.99
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"Well-behaved Women Seldom Make History" Mug
This cobalt blue ceramic mug makes a bold statement. $9.95
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At Grandmother's Table: Women Write About Food, Life, and the Enduring Bond Between Grandmothers and Granddaughters
A wonderful book about grandmothers and the memories evoked by family meals. $19.95
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Bound Away: Virginia and the Westward Movement
This book examines three stages of migration to, within, and from Virginia. $22.50
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Commonwealth and Community
Melvin Urofsky shows, aside from their religious beliefs, there is little to distinguish Virginia Jews from their Christian neighbors. $11.95
Sale price: $7.00
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Ella Fitzgerald 2 CD Set
Born in Newport News, Virginia in 1917, Ella Fitzgerald is considered to be one of the finest female jazz singers ever. $12.95
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Famous Native North Americans
Introduce the young historian in your home to the many contributions of Native Americans to the history of the United States. $8.95
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Founding Mothers
An intimate and illuminating look at the fervently patriotic and passionate women whose tireless pursuits on behalf of their families - and their country - proved just as crucial to the forging of a new nation as the rebellion that established it. $24.95 / $14.95
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A Generation of Warriors
This documentary film tells the compelling stories of combat veterans. $20.00
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Life in an Eastern Woodland Indian Village
Learn more about the society and lifestyle of Eastern Native American tribes with this helpful booklet written by Helen C. Rountree. $15.95
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Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Heart of a New Nation
A gripping narrative of one of the great survival stories of American history. $14.95
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Mrs. Robert E. Lee: The Lady of Arlington
History is never more powerful than when it provides a role model for enduring hardship with sturdy and radiant faith. Mary Custis Lee is such an example. $14.95
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Our Mothers' War: American Women at Home and at the Front During World War II
Our Mothers' War is a stunning and unprecedented portrait of women during World War II. $26.00
Sale price: $12.95
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Pocahontas
American Book Award winner Joseph Bruchac tells the story of Pocahontas, the beloved daughter of the Powhatan chief, who plays a fateful, peaceful role in the destinies of two peoples. $17.00
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Pocahontas
"This scholarly study cuts through legend and romance to delineate the role of Pocahontas in assisting the struggling settlements of early Virginia against the twin enemies of hostile natives and devastating hunger." (American Historical Review). $19.95
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Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma
Camilla Townsend's stunning new book differs from all previous biographies of Pocahontas in capturing how similar seventeenth-century Native Americans were—in the way they saw, understood, and struggled to control their world. $25.00
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Pocahontas Books for Children
Encourage the young historian in your life to undertaken a study of Pocahontas, arguably one of the world's most famous Native Americans, with this four-pack of books! $17.95
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Pocahontas: Her Life & Legend
This study examines the historical evidence about Pocahontas and compares it to the mythology as recorded by artists and writers. $14.95
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Pocahontas, Powhatan, and Opechancanough: Three Indian Lives Changed by Jamestown
Helen Rountree's biographical study provides a rich portrait of Powhatan life. $16.95
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Quilts of Virginia, 1607–1899: The Birth of America Through the Eye of a Needle
This new book anticipates Virginia's 400th anniversary in 2007 by presenting over 270 beautiful historic quilts and ephemera. $29.95
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Rights for a Season: The Politics of Race, Class, and Gender in Richmond, Virginia
This book explores the various dimensions of black political mobilization in Richmond. $38.00
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The Story of Virginia
A powerful historical chronicle of the state. $24.95
Sale price: $12.50
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The Story of Virginia (1995)
This catalogue highlights artifacts and primary sources available only at the Virginia Historical Society. $10.95
Sale price: $6.00
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Sydney and Frances Lewis: A Guide to the Papers
Sydney and Frances Lewis have left an indelible mark on both the economic life and the cultural landscape of Virginia and the nation. $15.00
Sale price: $6.00
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The Taste of Country Cooking: The 30th Anniversary Edition of a Great Southern Classic
In recipes and reminiscences equally delicious, Edna Lewis celebrates the uniquely American country cooking she grew up with some fifty years ago in a small Virginia Piedmont farming community that had been settled by freed slaves. $22.95
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The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History
The first public publication of the Powhatan perspective that has been maintained and passed down from generation to generation within the Mattaponi Tribe. $14.95
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We're Still Here: Contemporary Virginia Indians Tell Their Stories
Both authors traveled across the state interviewing members of each tribe as well as Indians from tribes not indigenous to Virginia. $14.95
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Wild Rose: Rose O'Neale Greenhow, Civil War Spy
Rose Greenhow risked everything for the cause she valued more than life itself. $25.95
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