{"id":1870,"date":"2022-03-28T21:03:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T01:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cvga.avenue.org\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2022-03-28T21:03:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T01:03:08","slug":"central-virginia-heritage-spring-2022-available-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cvga.avenue.org\/?p=1870","title":{"rendered":"Central Virginia Heritage, Spring 2022 \u2013 Available Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Remembering Millwood: A Miller Plantation in Buckingham County, Virginia<\/strong>, <\/span>
\nby Joanne L. Yeck<\/span><\/p>\n

When assembling a family history, far too many budding genealogists discover that \u201cthere\u2019s no one left to ask.\u201d The previous generation is gone or doesn\u2019t remember the stories we\u2019re eager to hear, and we find ourselves starting from scratch.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some years ago, I discovered that one of my<\/span>
\nMiller cousins, Robbie J. Oliver (1890-1979),<\/span>
\nhad the foresight to interview her aunt, Nannie<\/span>
\nFranklin (Miller) Goodman (1859-1953). In 1944, Nannie dictated a brief memoir, primarily recalling the slaves who lived at Millwood, her family\u2019s antebellum plantation<\/span>
\nin the northeast corner of Buckingham County, Virginia.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2019s 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\u2014these African-American servants cared for her, her parents, and her four sisters even beyond emancipation in 1865.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To see the rest of this article, CVGA members should go to \u201cMembers Only\u201d on the menu bar above, and choose \u201cCentral Virginia Heritage \u2014 Current Issue.\u201d (Note: You have to be logged in to this website in order to see \u201cMembers Only.\u201d)<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\/<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for $6.50. Click on the Amazon.com link above or search for \u201cCentral Virginia Heritage\u201d on Amazon.com.<\/span><\/p>\n

Contents of the Spring 2022 issue:<\/span><\/p>\n