Occasionally the strangest things will surface in the county records. While processing Amelia County records (Barcode 1147160), archivist Callie Freed found a map depicting the…
Sarah NerneyNovember 30, 2011
The latest images from the Augusta County Chancery Causes are now available on the Chancery Records Index. With this addition, fifty boxes of Augusta County chancery…
Vince BrooksNovember 18, 2011
November is Native American Heritage Month, a month set aside to recognize the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the…
Sarah NerneyNovember 16, 2011
This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. This week’s entry will spotlight the photographs…
Roger ChristmanNovember 14, 2011
An ongoing project to arrange and describe the executive papers of Virginia’s 20th century governors has brought to light many important and interesting papers of Governor…
Craig MooreNovember 9, 2011
At one o’clock in the morning on 1 September 1859, Milly T. King arrived at the home of James Clary and found his slave Hannah…
Bari HelmsNovember 7, 2011
Editor's Note: A "Welcome Home" ceremony was held at the Stafford County Courthouse on December 1, 2011, to celebrate the order book's return and to…
Bari HelmsNovember 4, 2011
Editors Note: Yes, we know it is not Monday. The Out of the Box staff had a technical glitch this afternoon and accidentally published Monday's…
Roger ChristmanNovember 3, 2011
In honor of the upcoming Election Day, today’s post presents a record that illustrates the struggles that some Virginians experienced while attempting to exercise the…
Sarah NerneyNovember 2, 2011
In 1896, Virginia Anderson, nicknamed Jennie, filed for divorce from her husband, Epps G. Anderson, in the Scott County Circuit Court. He was in his…
Sam WaltersOctober 31, 2011
Welcome to Mug Shot Monday (Halloween Edition)! This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. At…
Roger ChristmanOctober 31, 2011
The Library of Virginia recently acquired business records of Ephraim Baker (1836-1919) of Mount Olive, Virginia (Accession 51052). Baker, born on 13 December 1836 in…
Chris KolbeOctober 26, 2011
Welcome to Mug Shot Monday! This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate mug shots in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. On 16…
Roger ChristmanOctober 24, 2011
Ever want to claim you were too drunk to be responsible for committing a criminal act? In Virginia in 1915, you would have been out…
Sarah NerneyOctober 19, 2011
