| Civil
War 150 Legacy Project:
Document Digitization and Access
 The
Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil
War Commission and the Library of Virginia are
partnering to identify and locate original manuscript
material concerning the Civil War. These materials
may include letters, photographs, diaries, maps
and other Civil War-era materials.
The
Library
of Virginia is sending teams of archivists
to scan privately-held manuscript material for
inclusion on both the Library of Virginia and
the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American
Civil War Commission websites. The teams are
coordinating visits with local
sesquicentennial committees to ensure coverage
of the whole of Virginia.
Locate
items within your family collections that document
the Civil War and the Civil-War era. Items suitable
for the Civil War 150 Legacy Project include:
| Letters |
Military
passes / discharge papers |
| Diaries |
Photographs |
| Hand-drawn
maps |
Pension
materials |
| Hand-drawn
sketches |
Other
documentary materials not listed |
| Claims
for damages by the Confederate Army
or Federal Army |
|
Items
must be owned by the individual presenting the
materials for digitization. Materials that are
photocopied and/or subject to United States
copyright law may not be submitted for digitization.
| September
2010 |
18 |
Virginia
Beach scanning event
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library |
25 |
Mecklenburg
County scanning event
R.T. Arnold Library, South Hill |
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| November
2010 |
5-6 |
Shenandoah
County scanning event
Hall of Valor Museum, New Market State
Historical Park |
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| January
2011 |
29 |
Henrico
County scanning event
Deep Run Recreation Center 10-3 |
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| March
2011 |
5 |
Brunswick
County scanning event
(Location TBD) |
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|
| April
2011 |
2 |
Virginia
Beach scanning event
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library |
16 |
Page
County scanning event
Luray-Page Chamber of Commerce Building
|
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| May
2012 |
5 |
Williamsburg-James
City-York County (Historic Triangle) scanning
event
Williamsburg Library, Schell Room |
| Renee
Savits, CW 150 Legacy Project - Eastern
Region |
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| Laura
Drake Davis, CW 150 Legacy Project - Western
Region |
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