Our meeting on June 11, 2022, will be at 10 am at the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS Church). It will be a hybrid meeting. You can attend in person at the Church or via Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent out on Friday evening.
CVGA member, Diane Inman, will be doing a presentation called “Remembering the Fallen” which is about the World War II military personnel from our area who died during the War.
The 1950 census is now name searchable on Ancestry.
Newspapers.com is offering free access today through 9 May 2022. Use this link:
http://nwspprs.com /celebratemom
Remembering Millwood: A Miller Plantation in Buckingham County, Virginia,
by Joanne L. Yeck
When assembling a family history, far too many budding genealogists discover that “there’s no one left to ask.” The previous generation is gone or doesn’t remember the stories we’re eager to hear, and we find ourselves starting from scratch.
Some years ago, I discovered that one of my
Miller cousins, Robbie J. Oliver (1890-1979),
had the foresight to interview her aunt, Nannie
Franklin (Miller) Goodman (1859-1953). In 1944, Nannie dictated a brief memoir, primarily recalling the slaves who lived at Millwood, her family’s antebellum plantation
in the northeast corner of Buckingham County, Virginia.
Well over half a century later, with the help of census, tax, and CSA records, along with vital statistics, I was able to confirm and expand on Nannie’s recollections. Born on February 8, 1859, Nannie clearly remembered the domestic servants who tended to the people in her home. The housekeeper, the butler, the cook, the nurse—these African-American servants cared for her, her parents, and her four sisters even beyond emancipation in 1865.
To see the rest of this article, CVGA members should go to “Members Only” on the menu bar above, and choose “Central Virginia Heritage — Current Issue.” (Note: You have to be logged in to this website in order to see “Members Only.”)
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For those who are not members of CVGA, we offer the opportunity to purchase a printed copy of each issue. The Spring 2022 issue is available from Amazon.com at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09W4DKWVC/ for $6.50. Click on the Amazon.com link above or search for “Central Virginia Heritage” on Amazon.com.
Contents of the Spring 2022 issue:
If you have any articles you’d like to share with CVGA members, please send an email to the editor, eleanordew at gmail dot com — The Editor.
The 1950 census will be released at 12:01 am on April 1, 2022. It will not be indexed. You can search the census if you know your enumeration district. Ancestry has a 1950 census district finder on their opening page. You will need to input an address to find the enumeration district. Once you have done this, you can also choose to be notified by email when Ancestry completes an index for a state that you are interested in.
Mark Your Calendar!
Our meeting on March 12, 2022, will be at 10 am at the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS Church). It will be a hybrid meeting. You can attend in person at the Church or via Zoom. As of today, the Church does require a mask so please plan to wear a mask if you attend the meeting in person. I will send out the Zoom information on Friday evening, March 11.
“The Register of Trinity Parish, Louisa County, Virginia:
Births and Baptisms from 1752 to 1779,” transcribed and
edited by Elaine L. Taylor, is now available on Amazon.com.
Here’s the link:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09S232DV9
CVGA will have a virtual meeting this Saturday, February 12, at 10 am. I will send out an email on Friday evening with the Zoom information. Our topic will be the 1950 census which will be released on April 1, 2022.
The National Archives has released information about the 1950 census. Check it out at this website https://www.archives.gov/news/articles/1950-census-access
Just a reminder that RootsTech is a virtual online event and is FREE. The speakers and the seminars are wonderful. You can access the site 24 hours a day. To participate in all that is being offered, you do need to register which means you will have to establish an account at FamilySearch. It is easy. You provide a user name and password and then register. Here is the website: https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/next/registration/
Happy New Year!
Due to continuing power and internet outages caused by the snowstorm earlier this week, there will NOT be a virtual or in-person meeting for the Central Virginia Genealogical Association on Saturday, January 8, 2022.