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These items are a griddle and waffle iron. Implements such as these were used in the 18th century for hearth cooking. Both the griddle and waffle iron were found near Patrick Henry's home "Roundabout" in Louisa County.

signed Samuel Johnson, addressed to Robert Kane, mention of sale of negro woman first name starting with A

Robert Kent, Johnson

Elisha Melton once owned a sizable portion of real estate in and around Louisa Court House. He was in deeply in debt by 1854 and his extensive property was put up for public auction to pay his debts. The images here are from the account kept by H.…

Records of marriages, deaths, membership at Salem Christian Church from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Included are several segregated lists of white and black church members.

Pulliam and Davis, Alexander McRae, Morgan, Jack, sales of clothing, Amanda and two children, Jack

Sarah "Sadie" Moore Butler of Mineral, Virginia was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William S. Butler.

Sarah Jane Butler Whitlock was the wife of John Henry Whitlock, the sister of William Samuel Butler, and the daughter of Lewis Henry Butler and Lavinia Louisa Butler.

Sarah Kennedy Butler

“In 1940, prior to U.S. entry into World War II, the first peacetime draft in our nation’s history was enacted in response to increased world tension and the system was able to fill wartime manpower needs smoothly and rapidly after the attack on…

Securing funds for a new school in 1923

Julius Rosenwald (1862-1932) is credited with the establishment of the Rosenwald Foundation, an organization that worked to promote and improve African-American schools. The fund helped build over 5,300 schools across the South, including 381 r in…

After riding across Virginia for three days on a raid to destroy parts of the Virginia Central Railroad, Gen. Philip H. Sheridan’s 9,300 cavalrymen and horse artillerists crossed the North Anna River at Carpenter’s Ford about two miles north,…

First Published December 1969

This bond was signed by James Gooch, Edmund Swift, David Swift, William Longan, William Walton, and Thomas Gooch on June 8, 1863 to ensure the character of the sheriff. If the sheriff were to show false character during his two year term, the men…

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 being mined in Mineral City in Louisa County, the railroad was vital for transporting shipments of…

This metal sign hung outside Joseph Ham's shop on Main Street in Stanardsville in the mid-19th century. He was not only a tailor but sold other goods, from at least 1856; he became Stanardsville's postmaster in September 1865, a post he held for the…