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This registry demonstrates the attendance of Robert B. Winston's first grade class at the white school in Mineral. There are many patterns found in the registry. Boys attended school less frequently than girls and were fewer in number. Students also…

One of the oldest timber frame barns in Virginia. Built by James "Wheatstacks" Watson soon after he purchased this farm in 1773. The Library of Congress HABS collection states that at least two family documents refer to a mill on James Watson's…

The brochure for the country inn run by Nancy and Lucy: "The Misses Taylor" of Westend. Their mother, Mary Minor Watson Taylor, specified in her that her unmarried children should have a life interest in Westend.

The girls' mother and father,…

Virginia (Taylor) Syndor's remembrances of Westend's farm and country in in the early 20th century

Westend June 24th 1865

Dear Julia
Late last night Mr Tayler found that he would have to leavefor Mont rose today, instead of on Monday as he had first intended, and any letter to you will be hurried instead of long as I wished it to…

Westend 8th June 1868

My Dear Julia,

I drop you a line this morning to tell you that we have another boy added to our household who made his appearance at 3 o’clock yesterday.
Mary Minor had an elegant time & both she and the boy…

Charlottesville June 5th 1865
Mr Henry Taylor,
My Dear Sir
The meeting held here to-day agreed for themselves, and recommended to others, that all masters shall, as far as practicable, agree with all those who have been their slaves, old and…

Hickory Hill
April 27th 1865
My dear Henry one of your servants has called here on his way to Louisa and I avail myself of the opportunity to reply to your note received on monday though Tom --- We have sent for the corn --- I could not…

Russell Wright with his grandfather A'lelard Watkins
in a tobacco field near Bells Crossroads, Louisa County.

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