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Letter written by Richard L. Sims to Captain Duke Cosby involving the Virginia Militia.

This hardware store was operated by Wallace Graves. When young, Graves was a clerk for the Arminius Mine company shore when he was threatened one might by a group of ruffians coming from a local tavern. Graves shot and killed Hollis Estes that…

This was the brick store operated by W.L. Bumpass at the Railroad crossing in Bumpass, Virginia. The picture was taken in 1928. However, the store is one of Louisa's oldest mercantile establishments, dating back to pre-civil war times.

Brick store operated by W. L. Bumpass at Railroad crossing at Bumpass, VA.

This document is a voting registration sheet that gives the names of all white men and women who are registered to vote in the year 1946. The document states that the individuals on the document (all residents of the Louisa Courthouse District) had…

This document is a voting registration sheet that gives the names of all black ("colored") men and women who are registered to vote in the year 1946. The document states that the individuals on the document (all residents of the Louisa Courthouse…

These records can provide clues to recreate Vital Records for people who were enslaved from 1742-1865 in Louisa County: births, deaths, marriages listing parents, estate inventories. At the top of each link's page is a single white bar with the…

The image comes from the Department of Historic Resources.   In the article attached, from 1915, the Richmond Evening Journal is writing to warn the citizens of what women could do with the right to vote.  It highlights where there are more colored…

Virginia (Taylor) Syndor, a niece of Lucy Taylor's, is shown here racing horses in her late 20s or early 30s. She writes of spending her childhood days at Westend Farm with her Aunt Lucy, who was like a "second mother" to her. She also remembers…

Certificate of membership of C.L. Goodwin in the Virginia State Agricultural Society

This is a contract between C.L. Goodwin and the Virginia Central Railroad Company, in which Goodwin agrees to provide the wood necessary at the appropriate sizes and other specifications to the railroad. He is given eight dollars for every cord he…

This 1933 notice, from the Virginia Bankers Association, lets bank employees know about the legal holiday declared by Governor Pollard. Notice the wording of this letter, such as the phrases “unusual situation” and “cool thought”; these…

Victory Mail, also known as V Mail, was the product of a newly adoptedmethod for mail processing and delivery. In 1942, V Mail, originally from England,became an alternative method to first class postal services. Microfilmed reproductionswere created…

A portrait of and unidentified women involved somehow with the Mineral Pyrite Mines.

Possibly Mourning with a son of Barbara and Joe Tinsley- could be Little Joe Tinsley, Felix or "Stiff Lad Johnny"

Joseph Wilson Randolph – a native of Mineral, Virginia – served in the United States Army Air Corps and is now buried in Louisa. His older brother Edward was a serviceman stationed in Hawaii during the Pearl Harbor attack. In December 1942,…

Original is in the Tennessee State Archive from the papers of John Overton of the Hermitage, TN. It appears to be a register of births and baptisms while Reverend Robert Barret was the minister of Trinity Parish in central Louisa County. Among the…

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 at the courthouse of Louisa County on Tuesday the fifth day of March, One thousand eight hundred and…

Louisa was a major depot stop on the railroad between Richmond and Gordonsville. The train stopped to unload passengers at the Louisa Hotel where visitors often stayed to escape the heat and unhealthy air in the city (Richmond) during summer.

This photo from the album of the Danne family, who lived in the home on the battlefield near the depot, shows a train passing through around 1900