Category Archives: Membership

Meeting March 12, 2022

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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.

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.

Zoom Meeting Saturday June 12, 2021

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Dr. Shelley Murphy will be doing a presentation on Freedmen’s Bureau Records.  The Freedmen’s Bureau Records are a valuable source of information For African American research.  Dr.  Murphy will explain how to use the multitude of records.
There will be a short business meeting, the presentation and discussion.
The Zoom link has been emailed to all members.

Meeting Saturday, December 12, 2020

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“Not all those who wander are lost”. [1] Don’t you think that applies to a genealogist but maybe we need to have a purpose for that wandering.

We will have a business meeting this Saturday followed by a short blog post by Amy Johnson Crow about the WANDER[2] research process.

  • What do you want to find?
  • Analyze what you already have.
  • Note what is missing.
  • Discover new records.
  • Evaluate everything.
  • Repeat as necessary.

The link for the Zoom meeting will be sent out to members on Friday.

[1] “All That Glitters is Not Gold”, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

[2] Amy Johnson Crow

Volunteer Has Come Forward To Fill Position of CVGA President

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GREAT NEWS! WE HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT! Susan Lindsay has volunteered to serve as CVGA president. Thank you, Susan!

In my previous message in the Fall 2019 issue of Central Virginia Heritage, I announced that I will be leaving the position of president at the end of 2019. In that message I also made a plea to the membership for someone to step up and volunteer to serve as the next president. As I write this message in November 2019, no one has yet come forth. Since the office of president must be filled for the association to continue operating, I have agreed to serve as acting president through February 2020, giving us two more months to find a candidate. If no candidate comes forward, CVGA will be faced with the prospect of dissolution. Our bylaws state that the term of office is one year. Please consider serving a one-year term as president of CVGA.

— Acting President Patricia Lukas

Revised Bylaws Approved

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At our November meeting, a revision of the bylaws was approved, replacing the last version, dated 14 September 2002. Some of the changes reflected in the revision are the transition to digital publication of Central Virginia Heritage, acknowledging the association’s website, updated responsibilities of the officers, and disposition of the group’s assets in the case of dissolution.

Read the revised bylaws here.

 

Central Virginia Heritage (online edition), Winter 2016 Available Now

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A snippet from Sam Towler’s article, “Albemarle County Chancery Cases Preservation Project”:

In the 1970s, Albemarle County sent most of the chancery cases in its files which ended before 1912 to the Library of Virginia. The Library of Virginia preserved all the cases they received and put them in acid-free folders to prevent deterioration.  With the Albemarle County Clerk’s approval, I have been working on a project to preserve the post-1900 cases that Albemarle still had at the Courthouse in Charlottesville by unfolding the documents and putting the papers in acid-free folders provided by the Clerk’s Office.

For the rest of this article, and several others, 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.”)

For those who are not members, we offer the opportunity to purchase a printed copy of each issue. The Winter 2016 issue is available from CreateSpace.com/6782694 for $6.50. Click on the CreateSpace.com link above or search for “Central Virginia Heritage” on the Createspace.com Store site.

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

Table of Contents for the Winter 2016 issue:

  • Division of the Negro Property of the Estate of William Morris of Louisa County, Virginia, 1832 … page 1
  • Albemarle County Chancery Cases Preservation Project … page 4
  • Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Franklin, of St. Anne’s Parish, Albemarle Co., VA … page 6
  • Early Broadus Wood High School History … page 7
  • The Wyatt Family of Albemarle County, Virginia … page 9
  • Reductions in Service at the Library of Virginia … page 11
  • The Times-Dispatch Genealogical Column: The Walker Family of Virginia … page 12
  • Castle Hill … page 16
  • James Govan Estate Settlement and Division of Slaves (1831-1835), Hanover Co., VA … page 18
  • List of the Hire of Negroes [of the Heirs of] Richard Terrell of Louisa Co., VA (1771) … page 19
  • Funeral Home Records Available Online … page 20
  • Letter from Edward Govan to Mary Govan Hill, near Fredericksburg, VA (1831) … page 22
  • Slaves of John Ambler (April 1829) at his Plantations in Amherst and Louisa Counties … page 23
  • President’s Column, by Patricia Lukas … page 24

P.S. Wouldn’t you like to see your research published in this beautiful magazine? Send it to any of the CVGA officers on the About CVGA page.

CVGA Pins Available for Purchase

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We have a limited number of CVGA Membership Pins available for purchase at the price of $8.00. (That price includes shipping and handling.) Here’s a photo of the pin, which is made of enameled metal and is approximately 3/4 of an inch in diameter. The back of the pin is a post, like a lapel pin.

CVGApin



Electronic 2016 Membership Renewal Available Now

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I have added a CVGA Membership Renewal Form on the right side of this page, at the top of the right column. This is what it looks like: CVGA Membership Renewal Form

You’ll find an information form to fill out, and a PayPal button to allow you to pay your dues. Please let us know if you have difficulty with the form or the payment button. For questions and comments, contact the Webmaster or the Corresponding Secretary, with the links on the footer of this page.