A new Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) travel season has begun, which means that CCRP consulting archivists Eddie Woodward and Tracy Harter are planning…
Tracy HarterApril 22, 2024
The Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) Grant Review Board met on 13 February 2024 at the Library of Virginia to evaluate 124 records preservation grant…
Greg CrawfordMarch 1, 2024
In mid-August I began what might be termed the final leg of my summer CCRP travel schedule. Throughout the course of the spring and summer,…
Eddie WoodwardFebruary 21, 2024
On a map, the destinations of my recent CCRP travel appear somewhat scattershot. The 2024FY CCRP grant cycle opened back in August, and a few…
Tracy HarterJanuary 24, 2024
My colleague Eddie Woodward has taken the lead for the last two CCRP Records Road Trip installments, so I begin Part One of closing out…
Tracy HarterDecember 13, 2023
As one of two CCRP consulting archivists, we alternate writing blog posts about our respective travel. This installment begins where my last one ended: early…
Tracy HarterSeptember 20, 2023
As we mentioned in the last installment for the “Records Room Road Trips” series, the spring and summer have brought more overnight stays as we’ve…
Eddie WoodwardAugust 23, 2023
Our CCRP travel picked up during the month of April for CCRP consulting archivists, which for me meant visits to five localities: Spotsylvania County, Mathews…
Tracy HarterJuly 19, 2023
Travel for Library of Virginia Circuit Court Records Program (CCRP) consulting archivists begins to taper off when the grants are announced, which this past year…
Eddie WoodwardJune 21, 2023
As one of two Circuit Court Records Program (CCRP) consulting archivists, CCRP travel for the upcoming grant cycle season began for me in February 2023.…
Tracy HarterMay 31, 2023
The story of Prince William County’s first deed book begins nearly three centuries ago. On May 14, 1731, during the fourth year of the reign…
Greg CrawfordMay 26, 2023
In February 2023, we began our seventh season of travel as the first Library of Virginia Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) consulting archivists. Although…
Library of VirginiaMay 10, 2023
The Princess Anne County chancery causes cover an extensive period (1752-1913) and a wide range of topics. To discover and learn more about these treasures,…
Callie FreedMarch 15, 2023
Shortly after the end of the Civil War, which had a devastating impact on the commonwealth’s records, the Virginia State Library (now Library of Virginia)…
Library of VirginiaMarch 3, 2023
