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Shifting Engine at Mineral Depot for the Mines
The Virginia Central Railroad was a vital link between the region just east of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Richmond. When vast mineral deposits were…
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Louisa County Historical Society
The archival collection of the Louisa County Historical Society is housed at the Sargeant Museum, 214 Fredericksburg Ave, Louisa, Virginia. All…
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Louisa Court House Microfilm Index
Microfilm Index compiled by the late Janice L. Abercrombie The list contains 20,820 names extracted from the microfilm rolls of records...
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Trial of those involved in the Boxley Slave Revolt 1816
Trial of those involved in the Boxley Slave Revolt.
The trail occurred about a week after the incident.
At a Court of Oyer and Terminar held…see more
The trail occurred about a week after the incident.
At a Court of Oyer and Terminar held…see more
The estate of Capt Wm Michie
Louisa County Will Book 13 page 260 includes the considerable number of enslaved people in the estate of Captain William Michie. see more
List of the Free Negros and Mulattoes in the District of Peter Crawford (Green Springs) about 1860
Needs transcriptionsee more
Louisa Free Black Register Sarah and Luzanna Jackson
#409 Sarah Jackson, bright mulatto woman, age 18 years, 5'11" high, black eyes, straight black hair, good countenance, scar on index finger of left…see more
Vital Records gathered from the records of the Louisa County Clerk of Court's office.
These records can provide clues to recreate Vital Records for people who were enslaved from 1742-1865 in Louisa County: births, deaths, marriages…see more