Since it was established in 2000, the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park has been a local gem that preserves the city’s legacy...
A lot of Betty Reid Soskin’s emotions find articulate outlets. Ninety years of life, a sharp memory and a lucid mind do that for her....
More than 30 local organizations and hundreds of residents and city leaders will gather in Lovonya DeJean Middle School’s multipurpose room Saturday for the event,...
By: Bo Kim
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October 16, 2010 – 8:44 pm
Take a look at the feature photos and outtakes from the week in Richmond.
Local actors portray the struggles of the women who worked on the home front.
Residents honored Lena Horne and Richmond’s Rosies at the Homefront Festival on Saturday.
By: Emily Bender, Julia Chan, and Christopher Connelly |
October 2, 2010 – 10:00 pm
Hundreds donned costumes and danced to celebrate the work of American women during WWII.
It appears that the developers of the Ford Assembly Plant and the National Parks Service are close to reaching a deal that would allow a...
What is Richmond’s greatest resource? Its deep water bay? Its status as home to one of the nation’s largest oil refineries? Its history as a...
An event aimed at celebrating Richmond’s history of strong, diverse women is scheduled for Saturday at Dejean Middle School. More than 250 people are expected...
Richmond Confidential gets a tour of the past from Donald Bastin, Executive Director of the Richmond Museum of History.
A new mural by artists from the National Institute of Art and Disabilities depicts Richmond’s colorful past and present.
Now in their 80s, a group of original “Rosie the Riveters” celebrated the unveiling of memorabilia at a local restaurant.
