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A Greensville County Fixer Upper

Greensville County Chancery Cause Pierce R. Farley VS Benjamin D. Tiller, etc., 1886–007 tells the tale of a business deal gone sour. With echoes of…

Louise JonesNovember 28, 2018

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Beachhead Revisited: Parramore’s Island on the Eastern Shore

In the late 1800s, land speculators became interested in selling islands along the Atlantic Coast to be used as summer resorts. “Parramore’s Island,” a barrier…

Louise JonesAugust 9, 2017

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Ibby Jane Smith: U.S. Pensioner

Ibby Jane Smith was born in January 1864 in Northampton County, Virginia, the daughter of Leah Smith, also called Leah Jacob, and Seth Smith, also…

Louise JonesMarch 29, 2017

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Old Plats of Pocahontas

Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in the Appomattox River incorporated as part of the City of Petersburg in 1784. The small town became home to…

Louise JonesMay 25, 2016

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The Name Game

The Library of Virginia is pleased to welcome the National Genealogical Society 2014 Family History Conference to Richmond, Virginia, 7-10 May. If you’re inspired to start researching your…

Louise JonesMay 7, 2014

Digital Projects

"I speak for the trees!"

Flora of Virginia, the Library of Virginia’s latest exhibition, highlights the botanical exploration of Virginia from the colonial days to the present. Curated in partnership…

Louise JonesMarch 19, 2014

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Kicking Up A Stink In Virginia Beach

Here at Out of the Box we’re still celebrating Archives Month 2013, and while getting ready for the Library of Virginia’s 30 October event “Homegrown: Celebrating Virginia’s Cultural Heritage…

Louise JonesOctober 16, 2013

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Buying and Selling Servants

Two types of immigrants came to America without paying their own passage—indentured servants and redemptioners. Indentured servants would sign a contract, called an indenture, before…

Louise JonesSeptember 11, 2013

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Impressed by a British Man of War

Isaac D. Simkins, born on 13 January 1775, left Northampton County at age 21 to go to sea. Like many people leaving home on a…

Louise JonesJuly 17, 2013