Cumberland County – The UncommonWealth

Checking in on Virginia clerks

The Commonwealth of Virginia, the Library of Virginia, and the 120 circuit court clerks’ offices across the state can document the history of their collaborative…

Eddie WoodwardAugust 12, 2020

It’s A Virginia Thing: Helping One Native Colleague at a Time

Back in 2010 when I was processing the Nelson County chancery suits, I found a remarkable genealogical chart of the prominent Carter family. From that…

Callie FreedSeptember 21, 2016

Newspapers

Be True to Your School

Question: What do the following five quotes have in common? Answer: They are all quotes taken from high school newspapers. And while academic newspapers cover topics…

Kelley EwingJuly 24, 2015

A River Runs Through It.

Editor's Note: The two transcribed letters below are found in the Prince Edward Chancery case Gdns. of Jacob Michaux vs. William Smith, 1788-001. The case…

Chris KolbeJune 9, 2011