Browse Items (608 total)

Fairfax County court demand to apprehend Joseph Stephens on behalf of David Hughes, written on March 23, 1763 by Peter Wagener, the then Clerk of the Court. Stephens is accused of assault and battery on Hughes and his wife, Mary, with damages…

The Crist family owned several farms in Bedford County’s Union Township. The farm on which Solomon worked was most likely one of the Crist family's farms, located northwest of the town of Marietta in Union Township. The 1861 map of Bedford County…

George Mason's Basketball Success outlined on the cover of the Washington Post

Person conducting the chorus during the Commencement Ceremony. This photograph is essential for my research as it serves as practice for inputting items into Omeka for my History 390 class. Understanding and documenting the context accurately helps…

This historic newspaper clipping features famed detective William J. Burns, who investigated the 1918 murder of 14-year-old Eva Roy in Burke, Virginia. Burns concluded that the murder was not committed by a stranger, but by someone familiar with…

Two women performing "human sculptures" dance in front of the sculpture America by Alfredo Halegua at the George Mason University campus in Fairfax, VA.

This is an article about George Mason, the man, in the very first student newspaper published at George Mason College. It has two pages. The first page has an image of George Mason and a reproduction of the Bill of Rights. Also, the header includes…

This article describes a visit to Gunston Hall by George Mason College faculty, administrators, and students. There were around fifty cars that traveled in what was described as a "pilgrimage." Upon arrival they were presented by the Curator of…

This is an article about George Mason University's Women's soccer team who upset the University of Maryland to move on and face Harvard in the next game. The article has an image of Jenn Gross with a header describing her career accolades.