Augusta County – Page 2 – The UncommonWealth

Mug Shot Monday: Sylvia Elwood Huffman, No. 38770

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. In June…

Roger ChristmanOctober 17, 2011

More Augusta County Images Are Here!

The latest images from the Augusta County Chancery Causes are now available on the Chancery Records Index. With this addition, one hundred boxes of Augusta County…

Greg CrawfordAugust 16, 2011

Archives Digital Projects

FIRST AUGUSTA COUNTY IMAGES ARE HERE!

The first images from the Augusta County chancery scanning project have been posted to the Library’s Chancery Records Index (CRI). This initial posting represents the…

Carl ChildsJune 16, 2011

Volumes Provide a Rare Glimpse Into the Life of Slaves at Furnaces

In July 1814, entrepreneur William Weaver made a chance investment in the Virginia iron industry along with his new partner, Thomas Mayberry. Weaver and Mayberry…

Bari HelmsApril 6, 2011

Archives Digital Projects

And They’re Off!

The long anticipated start of the Augusta County Chancery scanning project has begun! The first 50 boxes of chancery cases were transferred to LVA’s digital…

Carl ChildsFebruary 17, 2011

Archives Digital Projects

Grant Awarded to Aid in Digitizing Augusta County Chancery

The Library of Virginia’s Local Records Services Branch was recently awarded a $150,000 grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) to support the scanning…

Carl ChildsDecember 21, 2010

Archives Conservation Digital Projects The Stacks

Chancery, Pie, Road Trip

A group of Library of Virginia (LVA) archivists recently traveled to Staunton, Virginia, to visit the Augusta County courthouse. Their goal was to transfer more…

Dale DulaneyJune 28, 2010