My mama always said archives life is like a box of chocolates.* You never know what you're going to get.  Read more in today's The UncommonWealth.

https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2023/03/06/build-a-better-mousetrap-they-say-a-patent-drawing-sparks-curiosity/


*please don't eat chocolates in the archives.



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