Videos

Textile conservator Howard Sutcliffe detailed the preservation of Chief Justice John Marshall’s only surviving Supreme Court robe. Preservation Virginia hosted this online event.

Historians and museum professionals talked about historic preservation and natural resource conservation efforts in the Great Dismal Swamp, located on the border of Virginia and North…

Matthew Hofstedt, associate curator of the Supreme Court of the United States, talked about how black robes became standard for American judges. Preservation Virginia hosted this online…

Journalist Robert Strauss recalled the life and impact of America’s fourth Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall. This was a virtual event hosted by George Washington’s Mount Vernon.

Akhil Reed Amar and Clifford Sloan talked about the background of the 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison, in which the court ruled unanimously that it was the ultimate arbiter of the…

American History TV visited Bacon’s Castle in Surry, Virginia. Bacon’s Castle is the oldest brick dwelling in the U.S., and was occupied by Nathaniel Bacon’s supporters during a 1676…