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Mapping segregation in Virginia’s early public schools
Before the Civil War, Virginia did not have a comprehensive public school system. Lawmakers passed various measures to fund public schools, but these measures were directed primarily toward schools...
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Mr. Christmas and his Flights of Fancy
Former Local Records archivist Catherine OBrion was given the task of processing the chancery causes of Arlington (formerly Alexandria) County. Perhaps the most interesting case that she discovered...
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Anatomy of a Marriage
Divorces reveal much about the inner-workings of a family, usually much more than outsiders should ever discover. While processing the Arlington County chancery causes, I came across a divorce case...
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A Wedding, a Death, and a Pension: Charles and Sarah Butler’s Story
Portsmouth, Virginia, occupied by the Union army, was the scene of a wedding in November 1863.[i] The happy couple was Charles “Charley” Butler, a private in Company E, 1st Infantry Regiment, United...
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Virginia Untold: Certificates of Importation
This is the second in a series of blog posts on the record types found in the forthcoming Library of Virginia research database: Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative. The initial database...
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