A common refrain in real estate is location, location, location. Sometimes however, the name is just as important, especially if the divine is involved. Such…
Sherri BagleyJuly 10, 2024
Inviting a man of the cloth to live in your home seems like it should be a good idea. You might expect a resident clergyman…
Sherri BagleyJuly 24, 2019
Traveling circuses, with their daring performers and ferocious animals, drew considerable crowds in the 19th century. The incredible feats of courage exhilarated the minds of…
Sherri BagleyMay 15, 2019
Sometimes a will is not worth the paper it’s written on. Too often, people go through the trouble of creating a formal last will and…
Sherri BagleyJune 20, 2018
Debt collateral usually consists of something prized by both parties. As a temporary form of payment, something of value is offered to hold or use…
Sherri BagleyJanuary 31, 2018
Some things in life never change. Seasons, hunger, sleep, and calamity are constants which prove that the world repeats itself. Relationships are no different. For…
Sherri BagleyMarch 16, 2016
What does it mean to be free? Some might define freedom as having no obligations to a particular thing or person. A free person cannot…
Sherri BagleyDecember 2, 2015
In 1999, the horror film The Sixth Sense introduced the iconic phrase, “I see dead people,” into pop culture. The film followed the progression from a young…
Sherri BagleyOctober 14, 2015
A lack of education and a trusting heart caused many minorities to lose their property in the early 20th century. A perfect example is the case…
Sherri BagleyJuly 15, 2015
Prior to the abolishment of slavery, the idea of landownership was an impossible dream for most African Americans, but in the years following the Civil…
Sherri BagleyApril 9, 2014
One day in 1898, A.M. Scales definitely did not have Georgia on his mind. While processing the Patrick County chancery records, I discovered a divorce case, Georgia L.…
Sherri BagleySeptember 25, 2013
The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that digital images from the Prince George County chancery causes digitization project are now available on the Chancery…
Sherri BagleyFebruary 8, 2013
The Prince George County chancery causes are filled with numerous divorce cases involving cheating spouses and adulterous affairs, but in the case of Thomas P. Kelly…
Sherri BagleyMay 23, 2012
The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the completion of the Petersburg chancery causes digital project. The scanning project was funded by the Circuit Court…
Sherri BagleyMay 16, 2012
