Tag: history
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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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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’s fire of 1909, damages over $100,000
Boydton 1909 fire, $100,000 damages There are early Virginia Presbyterian records on FamilySearch, but I couldn’t find much about Boydton Presbyterian church. A note in the church history said there were two fires that caused record loss. I looked through newspapers about possible fires that could have affected the Presbyterian church. There were a number…
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The Race to the Dan! Jefferson & Taylor’s Ferries
Taylor’s Ferry & the powder magazine General Nathaniel Greene wrote Thomas Jefferson a letter, requesting the State to “immediately lay up a Magazine of 10,000 barrels of Flour and 5,000 Barrels of Beef and Pork, at Taylor’s Ferry and upwards upon the Roanoke.” The General asked for enough to get them through the winter, including:…
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Clarksville Presbyterian & how old did people marry?
Clarksville Presbyterian History The church historian at Clarksville Presbyterian has preserved and made it’s long and rich history accessible. I recently visited there to meet with some of the church leaders and tour the inside of the church. I was able to listen to hymns played on the organ while I saw the newly restored…
Mecklenburg, Virginia Community History 