Category: Documents
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Rev. Peyton Matthew Lewis: From Enslavement in Virginia to Teacher, Minister, and Community Leader
These firsthand recollections provide a rare glimpse into the daily realities of slavery in western Virginia. After emancipation, Lewis became part of the second class to attend Hampton Institute, graduating as valedictorian in 1873. He returned to Bedford County as its first Black public school teacher before dedicating more than 50 years to ministry in…
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Unlocking the Past: Virginia Untold & Local Records
Virginia Untold offers a rich online archive of African American history. Search Montgomery and Wythe County records, and use downloadable PDFs for more precise, in-document searching.
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Free Ancestry Sources
Uncover your family’s past with the Library of Virginia’s extensive digital collections.
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Shining a Light: Public Records Between the Town of Blacksburg and the Blacksburg Museum
Documents Important to the legacy of the St Luke, Odd Fellows & Household of Ruth Hall, 203 Gilbert Street, Blacksburg, VA.