Mecklenburg County – The UncommonWealth

Unlocking the Mystery of Three Mecklenburg County School Books

About 25 years ago, Michael Cook was hiking in rural Mecklenburg County near the North Carolina border, some eight to ten miles southwest of South…

Trenton HizerNovember 3, 2021

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What’s Your Excuse? : 1793 Mecklenburg County Election Excuses

With election season upon us, a recent find in Local Records seems particularly timely. While exploring a box of unprocessed Mecklenburg County records, archivists noticed…

Tracy HarterOctober 29, 2020

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“Irrespective of Race or Color”: African Americans and the Making of a New Virginia Constitution

On 17 April 1868, exactly seven years after a Virginia convention had voted to secede from the United States, another Virginia convention voted to approve…

John DealApril 17, 2019

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Bouldin and Crowder, together again

A reunion of sorts recently took place when the Library of Virginia received a generous gift of the papers of William D. Bouldin (1839-1917) from his…

Jim GreveFebruary 1, 2012

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Tractors on Rabbit Trails.

When I found a little booklet titled “Presented with the Compliments of B.F. Avery & Sons…” in a box of oversized Smyth County Chancery Court…

Dale DulaneyMay 4, 2011

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Dear Governor

Editor’s Note: Guest contributor Brent Tarter offers the following post, pointing out some interesting finds made by the creators of the Library of Virginia’s Union or Secession exhibition.…

Brent TarterMarch 30, 2011