Genealogy and Family History – Page 3

Augusta Co. Chancery Reveals Pioneer Stories of Western Virginia

These words were written by a young lawyer who was researching court records filed in the Augusta County courthouse in the early 1830’s. He was…

Greg CrawfordJune 18, 2012

Library Cart: Wooden library chart holding various types of archival storage boxes

The Stacks

Who Do You Think You Are?

Dusty documents and grimy ledgers get a dose of Hollywood glamour as the third season of NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? continues tonight, February 24,…

Bari HelmsFebruary 24, 2012

Archives

Additional Prince Edward County Chancery Causes Added to CRI!

Additional Prince Edward County chancery causes are now available on the Chancery Records Index. These additions span the years 1754 through 1883. Combined with the previously…

Dale DulaneyAugust 8, 2011

Archives

New Bedford County Database Available for Genealogists at LVA!

There is a new database for researchers interested in Bedford County, Virginia. Filed as Accession 45528, the Donald E. Hill Collection: A genealogy database of…

Lyn HartJuly 29, 2011

The Stacks

Who Do You Think You Are?

Genealogists, take a break from the microfilm machine and those dusty documents! Find a seat on the couch and get ready to see your passion…

Dale DulaneyFebruary 2, 2011

Archives

Local Editorial Contemplates Smyth County’s Cohabitation Register

Editor's Note: The following editorial is reprinted here courtesy of the Smyth County News & Messenger. It originally ran 28 July 2010. A team from…

Guest ContributorAugust 9, 2010

Manuscripts & Special Collections

Ripped From the Family Bible

When I found an unopened envelope labeled “Exhibit A” among the papers of a Rockingham County Chancery cause, I was curious to see what could…

Dale DulaneyAugust 4, 2010

Archives

A Tree Grows In… Chancery!

When Mary Walker Cabell died in 1862, a series of chancery suits were filed in Nelson County by her numerous descendants in an attempt to…

Callie FreedJuly 14, 2010

Archives Digital Projects

Solid Genealogical Gold

Genealogists researching enslaved African Americans face serious challenges. Records that exist for the free population do not exist for the enslaved since slaves were considered…

Sarah NerneyJune 23, 2010