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Central Virginia Heritage, Spring 2022 – Available Now!

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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.”)

If you have trouble logging in to the site to download your copy, please contact me at the webmaster link at the bottom of this page.

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:

  • Remembering Millwood: A Miller Plantation in Buckingham County, Virginia, by Joanne L. Yeck…page 1
  • Company D—The Amber Grays Louisa, Fluvanna, Goochland, and Hanover Counties, and Field and Staff at the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 1862, by Diane Inman…page 7
  • The 1950 Census: Are You Ready? By Thomas MacEntee…page 10
  • Statement of William Peebles of Tennessee, regarding the family of Peter and Mary Potts of Lunenburg County, Virginia…page 14
  • Marriage Announcements in the Daily Progress (Charlottesville, VA) October 1895, transcribed by Diane Inman…page 16
  • Marriages in the Central Gazette (Charlottesville, Va.), transcribed by Jean Cooper…page 24
  • Excerpt from NYC Historical Vital Records Go Online! By Judy G. Russell…page 24

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.

1950 Census will be released Friday, April 1, 2022

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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.

Discussion about 1950 census at Virtual Meeting Saturday

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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

 

 

RootsTech 3-5 March 2022

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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/

Reminder and Link for Meeting on December 11

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Our virtual meeting will begin at 10 am on Saturday, December 11.

Here is the link.  Hope to see you tomorrow!
Linda Gore is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: CVGA Meeting December 11 2021
Time: Dec 11, 2021 09:45 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Virtual Meeting Saturday, December 11 at 10 am

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Our last meeting of 2021 will take place on Saturday, December 11 at 10 am.  It will be a virtual meeting.

Shelley Murphy will present a program – Black Patriots in the Revolutionary War.  This program will introduce you to several Black Patriots and will provide tips for researching the Revolutionary War period.

The Zoom link will be emailed on Friday.

Central Virginia Heritage, Winter 2021 – Available Now!

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Will of Mahala, a Free Woman of Color, Hanover County, Virginia, 1831

“In the name of God amen. I, Mahala, a free woman of color of the County of Hanover and parish of Saint Paul being in sound mind and memory do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills….”

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.”)

If you have trouble logging in to the site to download your copy, please contact me at the webmaster link at the bottom of this page.

For those who are not members of CVGA, we offer the opportunity to purchase a printed copy of each issue. The Winter 2021 issue is available from Amazon.com at https://www.amazon.com/Central-Virginia-Heritage-Winter-2021/dp/B09MDRD48Z for $6.50. Click on the Amazon.com link above or search for “Central Virginia Heritage” on Amazon.com.

Contents of the Winter 2021 issue:

  • Successful Cluster and Collateral Searching, by Thomas MacEntee
  • Lost No More: Buckingham Burials, a book review by Joanne L. Yeck
  • Company B—The Boyd Rifles from Goochland County, and Company C—The Travis Rifles from Buckingham County, at the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 1862
  • Beazley Estate, Spotsylvania County VA, 1856
  • The Estate of Japheth Towler, Charlotte County, VA
  • The Will of Joseph Towler, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1818
  • The Will of Mahala, a Free Woman of Color, Hanover County, Virginia, 1831
  • A Brief Biography of William Campbell Scott, of Powhatan County, Virginia, by Jean L. Cooper
  • New FamilySearch Interface, by Barbara Branham
  • List of Hanover County (VA) Sheriffs (1753 to Present)
  • A History of Tarry Farm, White Hall, VA, by Katherine Spaar

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.