Charles City Circuit Court receives $17,000 grant for records preservation

Charles City County’s Circuit Court has been awarded a grant for the preservation of local records.

The grant, in the amount of $17,107.50, will be used to digitize Land Book 1867, 1869-1874, Land Book 1921-24, Reassessment of Lands 1900, 1905, 1910, 1915, 1920, and 1925.

“We’re very excited,” commented Victoria Cox-Washington, Circuit Court Clerk of Charles City County. “These records are the history of our county! We have an obligation to make sure that they are available for future generations.”

The documents and books will be stored in the court’s offices.