Charles City Circuit Court recipient of $28,000 grant

By Community Member | December 28, 2021 5:32 pm

Charles City County Circuit Court has received a grant to help with the preservation of local records.

The Library of Virginia has awarded $28,419.50 to Charles City County Circuit Court Clerk Victoria Washington for the preservation process. The funds will be used to conserve Deed Books 6, 10, and 20 also Land Book 1882-1887, Land Book 1888-1893, Land Book 1900-1905, Register of Births 1865-1896, and Register of Deaths 1865-1896. The records will also be digitized as well and kept through the clerk’s online records management system.

“We’re very excited,” said Washington through a press release. “These records are the history of our county, and we have an obligation to make sure that they are available for future generations.”