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Community Question: Can you answer this La Crosse question?
Patricia Shepard asks: “Looking for a photo of Lloyd Thomas Allen-son of Mary Lou Gammons and John Lee Allen. Attended Lacrosse High in the 1930S where he was the quarterback of the football team.Joined the Army October 1942. Killed July 1944 in France. Body repatriated to Lacrosse September 1948. Thank you Do you have a…
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All about the first virtual community meeting
We did a test to see if a virtual meeting would interest people. There is interest! We might meet once a quarter, although there was enough interest to meet monthly. Due to some health set backs for me, unfortunately we won’t meet in October after all. I’m planning to do calls the 4th Sunday, 3:30-4:30PM…
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All 526 Mecklenburg cemeteries from Find a Grave now available on our website!
I’m excited to announce, all the Mecklenburg cemeteries in Find a Grave are now listed on the cemeteries page! If you click on the words where the red arrow is pointing, (above), the page skips down to where that section begins, moving past the project information. Words in red mean there wasn’t enough information for…
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Can you answer this community question about a South Hill place?
Looking for a photo of my Aunt Sallie Maynard’s house that was probably where the Ford dealership is now. I do remember a sawmill being behind the house, last seen in late 1950’s or early 1960’s. My entire maternal family is from South Hill (Harvell, Staples, Merriman, Maynard, Allgood) I am an artist and would…
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Would you join a free virtual call about Mecklenburg, VA history?
I’m passionate about researching Mecklenburg, Virginia history- all of it. The availability of records and the technology to find and access them is always improving. However, as time goes by, the number of people who know stories about the community shrinks, and more of the older buildings and places are lost to time. Although I…
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Boydton: outhouses, early electricity & African American education
The News & Advance 27 Jul 1911, Lynchburg, VA Electricity A newspaper article written in June 1922 talked about the plumbing and electric improvements made to Boydton Institute. I was impressed, like the editor, because this is before the 1935 Roosevelt executive order creating the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), the 1938 Mecklenburg Co-op, and the…
Next free Virtual Community Meeting Sunday January 24th 3:30-4:30PM Eastern
