Winter 2018 Issue of Central Virginia Heritage Available Online

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In this issue:  Diane Inman’s transcribed article, Marriage Announcements in the Daily Progress (Charlottesville, VA) March-May, 1893:

[Notes: The Daily Progress began publication in March 1893. The initial date on these entries is the date the announcement appeared in the newspaper, not the date of the event.—Editor]

29 Mar 1893—Mr. James C. Bishop and Miss Carrie L. Dudley were married at the residence of the bride’s parents near B. M. church last evening, the Rev. George F. Cook officiating.

03 Apr 1893—A marriage license to Marshall R. Graves and Polly A. Thurston was issued by the clerk of the County Court on April 1st. …

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Contents of the Winter 2018 issue:

  • A Country Thanksgiving, by Charles C. Crenshaw … p. 1
  • Connections to the Mayflower Society, a letter from Andrew Gutkowski … p.3
  • Buckingham County Gold: The Allen Family Papers, by Joanne L. Yeck … p.4
  • Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations for Family Historians, by Jean L. Cooper … p.9
  • What’s All This About DNA? by Diane Inman … p.11
  • Geo. W. Layne Died At Sea … p.13
  • Marriage Announcements in the Daily Progress (Charlottesville, VA) March-May, 1893 … p.14
  • Last Will & Testament of Samuel Overton of Hanover County, VA (1812) … p.16
  • Two Eastin Documents from Orange County, VA … p.19
  • Spanish Influenza in Central Virginia, 1918, by Patricia Lukas … p.21
  • President’s Column, by Patricia Lukas … p.23
  • Comparison of Major DNA Testing Companies, by Deborah R. Harvey … p.24

If you have any articles you’d like to share with CVGA members, please send an email to the editor, eleanordew@gmail.com. — The Editor.