Civil War 150 Legacy Project Visits Portsmouth, Virginia

The Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission and the Library of Virginia have partnered to create a state-wide online collection of original Civil War manuscripts that still remain in private hands. The Civil War 150 Legacy Project: Document Digitization and Access focuses on manuscript materials created during the period 1861-1865 that reflect social, political, military, business and religious life in Virginia during the period of the Civil War and the early period of Reconstruction. 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.

CW 150 Legacy Project staff will be visiting Portsmouth, Virginia on Saturday, January 28, 2012. The event will take place from10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Churchland Library (in the Coleman Meeting Room). Appointments are encouraged and a limited number of walk-ins will be accommodated, as scheduling allows.