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Meredith Baker

Me + the Smithsonian

This past spring, the Smithsonian invited me to speak to their "Let's Talk Gardens" webinar guests about Virginia's garden club women and...

Meredith Baker

An Emmy Award!

The CBS 6 team in Richmond came home from the 64th Capital Emmys with 17 awards, and one of them was for the feature on the Richmond...

Meredith Baker

Lynchburg Garden Party Celebrates Black Garden Heritage!

What a serendipity! Earth Day coincides with the 90th anniversary of the Negro Garden Clubs of Virginia, and this year gardeners...

Meredith Baker

I'm a PAPERBACK WRITER! LSU Press Releases New Paperback Edition of "The Richmond Theater Fire"

Guess what was in my mailbox? The new UPDATED EDITION Richmond Theater Fire book! It's now available for order in a more affordable and...

Meredith Baker

Virtual and In-Person Talks? Coming right up!

This is shaping up to be a busy spring! Today I'm talking about Virginia's Black gardening heritage with the Hermitage Museum in Norfolk...

Meredith Baker

The Theater Fire...on CBS 6's "I Have a Story!"

On Friday, December 17th, Greg McQuade's popular "I Have a Story" segment featured the Richmond Theater Fire. It's the 210th anniversary,...

Meredith Baker

Coming Up...A Virginia Humanities Fellowship!

I'm honored to be a 2021 Virginia Humanities Fellow. Maybe even a little giddy. To understand why, it helps to understand what a cultural...

Meredith Baker

Rebel Garden Ladies at the Richmond Law Library

What do potted orchids, a vigilante billboard vandal, civil rights, and female political activists in pearls have in common? They're all...

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