City of Petersburg Deed Book 4, 1811-1815
The Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) Grant Review Board met on 16 December 2021 at the Library of Virginia to consider records preservation grant requests from circuit courts across the commonwealth. Five voting members comprise the board: three circuit court clerks, appointed by the president of the Virginia Court Clerks’ Association; and two staff members from the Library of Virginia, currently the state archivist and a senior local records archivist. Board members meet once a year to evaluate applications. Clerks of the circuit courts are eligible to apply for funds to conserve, secure, and increase access to circuit court records. In all, 101 localities submitted 115 applications.
Westmoreland County Marriage Licenses, 1866-1870
Scott County Plat Book 2
Caroline County Registers of Births and Deaths, 1880-1896
The board approved all 115 grant projects, totaling $4,722,256. The vast majority of the approved applications covered professional conservation treatment for almost 730 records housed in circuit court clerks’ offices, including deed books, will books, land tax books, marriage licenses, minute books, and plat books, which suffered damage from use, age, pests, water, cellulose acetate lamination, or previous non-professional repairs. The remaining grants funded records reformatting, back-indexing, storage, and environmental control equipment.
Amherst County Deed Book G, 1791-1796
The Library of Virginia’s Government Records Division administers the CCRP. A $3.50 recordation fee on land instruments recorded in the circuit court clerks’ offices funds the program. The CCRP provides resources to preserve and make accessible Virginia’s permanent circuit court records. Since 1992, the CCRP has awarded nearly 2,000 preservation grants totaling nearly $30 million dollars.
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Culpeper County, Minute Book 17, 1832-1835
To whom this may concern,
Let me start by expressing, my heartfelt appreciation for all that you do for the Virginia Unknown Project. My name is Sharon Green, I found your article while compiling research between family members on 57 Years a Slave.
We are interested in seeking verification we believe Rachel Vinnie to be our Great Grandmother, and Grandmothers relation. They where 8 decades in Madison County Alabama. My father called this place Hobbs Island.
My Great Granmother as I was told was Lovinia Vinnie Gardener. My Paternal Great grands were Jacob Hill and Harriet Johnson. I would love to have help with verifying that these are or could be same family as Rachel Finley and Rachel Vinnie. I have subscribed. But can be reach at gsharon218@gmail.com
Thank you very much in advance for all consideration to our cause.
Ms. Green,
If you reach out to our reference desk by emailing archdesk@lva.virginia.gov, our archivists would be happy to help you in any way that they can. They are the ones with all the knowledge regarding our collections.
Thank you for the question.