Greensville County Chancery Cause Pierce R. Farley VS Benjamin D. Tiller, etc., 1886–007 tells the tale of a business deal gone sour. With echoes of…
Louise JonesNovember 28, 2018
French’s Tavern, located in Powhatan County, was a prominent 19th century inn and ordinary that served travelers on the Old Buckingham Road, an important thoroughfare linking…
Catherine OBrionJune 8, 2016
Working with state records often means finding the most interesting things in the most unexpected places. For example, I never thought that going through Land…
Claire RadcliffeOctober 7, 2015
The Library of Virginia is the home of the Virginia Newspaper Project. In 1997, the Library of Virginia moved to a new building at 800…
Errol SomayApril 30, 2014
News reports seem to conclude that yesterday’s earthquake, centered in Mineral, Louisa County, was the most powerful earthquake to ever strike the state. Fortunately, damage…
Dale DulaneyAugust 24, 2011
