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Civil War 150 Legacy Project

The Loudoun County Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee, in partnership with Thomas Balch Library of History & Genealogy, is offering an event at which attendees may have their family manuscripts from the Civil War era scanned for future generations to learn from and enjoy. Citizens are encouraged to bring original family materials to be scanned and included in the Project. Scanned materials will be made available on the web via the Library of Virginia web site and the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission web site.

The scanning event is part of the Civil War 150 Legacy Project: Document Digitization and Access, created by the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission and the Library of Virginia. These two organizations have partnered to create a statewide online collection of original Civil War-era manuscripts that still remain in private hands. Items may include diaries, letters, reminiscences, damage claims, sketches, photographs, and other printed materials.

The Civil War 150 Legacy Project: Document Digitization and Access focuses on manuscript materials created during the period 1859-1867 that reflect social, political, military, business, and religious life in Virginia during the period of the Civil War and the early period of Reconstruction. 

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Appointments are strongly recommended and may be scheduled by contacting Tracy Gillespie at 703-327-9777 or by e-mail at tgillespie@nvrpa.org.

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