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Blog postWhen my extended Harris family, including my grandmother Minnie Garland Harris, left Buckingham County, Virginia to settle in a small town in southern Iowa called Leon, my great-grandfather, Clay Harris, married again. His son, Eugene Alexander “Gene” Harris, my grandmother’s half-brother, became the first in my very long line of Harrises to be born outside of Virginia.
As the 20th century unfolded, Gene led an exciting life far from his bucolic Buckingham County roots.
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Blog postThe Spring 2019 issue of Central Virginia Heritage, published by the Central Virginia Genealogical Association, is now available and includes my article “Where There's a Will, There’s a Way: Dissecting Last Wishes in Three Buckingham County.” In it, I expand on the Slate River Ramblings series “Buckingham County Notables “The Allens of Hunts Creek.” Follow this link:
https://slateriverramblings.com/2018/...
The essay opens, “The patriarch of this Allen line, Capt. Will -
Blog postI am delighted to announce that my article, “Randolph Jefferson’s Legacy,” which appeared in Scottsville Museum’s Spring Newsletter, is available online. Follow the link below to download a PDF and read more about the descendants of Randolph Jefferson.
scottsvillemuseum.com/portraits/Rando...
While you are in the vicinity of the James River's Horseshoe Bend, take time to explore the rich content at Scottsville Museum’s website: scottsvillemuseum.com.
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Blog postThe Winter 2018 issue of Central Virginia Heritage, published by the Central Virginia Genealogical Association, is now available and includes my article “Buckingham County Gold: The Allen Family Papers.” In it, I reveal my complex relationship to this family and offer suggestions about how to utilize the collection and others like it.
As a result of Buckingham County’s courthouse fire in 1869, genealogists and historians lack a solid vein of vital records containing this Virginia co -
Blog postI’m delighted to announce that the Fall 2018 issue of Central Virginia Heritage includes my article “Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire: Tracing My Harris Ancestor from One Burned County to Another.”
The life of John M. Harris spread across three counties: Albemarle, Buckingham, and Appomattox. His involvement in Buckingham County government; his military and militia service; and the determination of one of his descendants to document this Harris family—all provided clues to hi -
Blog postWhile working on my own family’s genealogy, as well as the history of the extended Jefferson family, I had the opportunity to explore the wonderful collection for Western State Hospital (a. k. a. Western Lunatic Asylum) housed at the Library of Virginia.
A taste of what I learned is highlighted in my recent article, “A Lunatic in the Family,” published in the Library of Virginia’s quarterly, Broadside (Summer 2018), pages 6-7.
Much more about strains of insanity and idi -
Blog postI’m delighted to announce the inclusion of my article, “Lost Jeffersons,” in the Summer 2018 issue of Central Virginia Heritage, published by the Central Virginia Genealogy Association.
Copies are available at Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Central-Virgin...
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Blog postThe Thomas Jefferson Foundation is preparing for a massive event, launching their new exhibit of Sally Hemings’ quarters at Monticello. On the program. . .
On June 16, in conjunction with national Juneteenth events, Monticello will unveil exhibitions and newly restored spaces, including the opening of the South Wing and The Life of Sally Hemings exhibit. This landmark conclusion of a major restoration initiative at Monticello will also commemorate 25 years of the Getting Word oral h -
Blog postThe May 2018 issue of the BUCKINGHAM BEACON contains a review of my newest book: Peter Field Jefferson: Dark Prince of Scottsville & Lost Jeffersons.
Click here to download a PDF from Valley Publishing:
http://www.fluvannareview.com/index.p...
posted by Joanne L. Yeck on March, 15 -
Blog postFor anyone interested in families who lived in central Virginia, the Central Virginia Genealogical Association (formed in 1977) is an invaluable resource.
https://cvga.avenue.org/
CVGA's publication Central Virginia Heritage is published quarterly.
The Spring 2018 issue includes my article, "Two Alexander Moseleys," in which I untangle cousins born just months apart, both living in Buckingham County!
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