Meredith Baker
Two Writers, One Funky RVA Bookshop
BBGB in Richmond's Carytown hosted novelist Rachel Beanland and me, a nonfiction writer, "in conversation" about writing and the Richmond...
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Meredith Baker
- Apr 17
- 1 min
"The House Is On Fire" Book Launch!
Rachel Beanland, award-winning novelist and author of Florence Adler Swims Forever has taken on the Richmond Theater Fire of 1811 in her...
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Meredith Baker
- Apr 17
- 2 min
Richmond #RiotGirlz, 1863 Edition
Greg McQuade at CBS6 has a knack for finding a good Virginia story. Last year, I did a feature with him on the Richmond Theater Fire that...
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Meredith Baker
- Nov 11, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Meredith Baker
- Jul 10, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Meredith Baker
- May 5, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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Meredith Baker
- Mar 29, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Meredith Baker
- Feb 17, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Meredith Baker
- Dec 18, 2021
- 1 min
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,...
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Meredith Baker
- May 29, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Meredith Baker
- May 29, 2021
- 1 min
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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