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Sisters Lessie and Ida Sims, daughters of Garland and Barbara Ann Butler Sims

This is the advertisement and its receipt for a slave auction. Mr. Robert M. Kent states that he is auctioning off nineteen slaves, consisting of men, boys, girls, women and children. He states that at the same time, he will also auction off thirteen…

The institution of slavery system kept family connections obscure and few slaves had last names. Establishing the roots and identity that come from knowing one’s family heritage became important for freedmen in the generations after the war. …

Auctioneer RC Stiegman; Names of Slaves: Harry, Louisa and child, Isaac, Isaac and Mahala and 3 children, Mills, Edmund, William and child
Tammy, Daniel, Sydney and four children, Judy Ann, Phillip, Jim Boy and Little Mary and 5 children, Charney,…

These are scans of a booklet with the National Constitution of the Socialist Party and application for membership both belonging to Dr. Robert Shelton. These may have been for his use or possibly to distribute to new members.

In 1935, Congress passed the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to combat the effects of erosion that had led to the Dust Bowl and exacerbated the effects of the Great Depression on farmers. The Act created the Agricultural Conservation…

The Louisa Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy was chartered in 1919 but its members had been at work for years to help honor those, living and dead, who served the Confederacy during the Civil War.

The UDC was instrumental in…

Miscellaneous items could be purchased with the use of the stamps marked "Spare."

FOUNDED: current church built in 1881

LOCATION: Ellisville Road, town of Louisa

INFORMATION: The church was started after the Civil War and shared space with the Methodist Church in Louisa for many years. By 1881, the congregation raised…

This quaint white church was built in 1881. It resulted through the efforts of Reverend James Grammer. One hundred years later it received full church status under the leadership of reverend John Von Hemert. The Parish Hall was added in 1961 (and…

Built shortly after the Civil War, the church is still located on its original site on Old Factory Road in the lower portion of Louisa County. The church operated a school for African-American children in the area from the early 1900s until about…

This metal sign, posted just a few miles outside of Louisa, was intended to lure tired travelers with the promise of meals and a night's lodging for $2.00 (plus the added attraction of a garage for those who arrived by automobile).

The Louisa…

In early 1942, sugar was rationed; each rationing book contained 28 stamps, each stamp good for one week's ration of sugar. It is estimated that 3/4 pound of sugar was considered aweek's ration. To prevent people from stocking up on sugar, the…

This is an image of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad coming into the Sulphur Mine. The railroad was the sole method of the mines transporting their ore and receiving supplies. One worry of the mines was that the threat of war could cause their raw…

This photograph shows the Sulphur Mines of Mineral. On the right side, a horse can be seen pulling a wagon while miners pick up lumber. Manual labor, similar to that seen in this image, was a common sight at the mines. The large scale of the mines is…

This image is of the Sulphur Mines commissary office. Here, the business side of the mines would have occurred. By the time this image was taken, the Sulphur Mines were likely already experiencing difficulties of competing in an increasingly…

Whether the Cosby's made their own beer for dispersion in the Tavern is not known; however, the following recipe was found among the family papers.
11 To Make 15 Galls of Beer
2 114 Galls. good molasses
112 Bushel wheat Brans, to be clean…

A list of the personal property taxes paid by citizens in different districts of Fluvanna County in 1782. Although these lists do not give a full list of all persons living in Fluvanna County, they do provide invaluable information on some of the…