Louisa County Historical Society

Events: Exhibits

Hearth Cooking Guild forms in Louisa. 

See our YouTube hearth cooking video here.  Hearth Cooking Classes
at Bracketts Farm
Tuesday, October 19th 10:00 a.m. until no later than 4:00 p.m.
or Saturday November 13th,  10:00 a.m. until no later than 4:00 p.m.

The Hearth Cooking Guild from the Louisa County Historical Society is now offering Hearth Cooking Classes through Louisa County Parks and Rec.  Learn historic 1800s food ways as you  cook and enjoy eating an entire meal prepared in the slave kitchen at Bracketts Farm.  Long cotton pants, good shoes required Adults only.  Fee $25  Registration required through Park and Rec. Register thru  Parks and Recreation at 540-967-4420.    Limit 10 per class, so we urge Society members and friends to register early. 

Current Exhibit  

   “The Faces of War”

 Photographs of Civil War Soldiers From Louisa County in the Purcell Exhibit Room at the Sargeant Museum. This exhibit presents the photographs of soldiers from Louisa County and their stories through service records and letters they sent home. On display through December 1, 2010        

Upcoming Events for 2010     

  How to Search the Internet Resources from the Library of Virginia
Thursday, September 16th 10:30-noon

Have you heard the Louisa County Chancery Cases are searchable online at the Library of Virginia, but aren’t sure where to start?  Or would you like to see if your ancestors received a land grant in the 1600s or 1700s, but are not sure how to do so?  Come to this session and learn about searching these and similar collections.  . 

Digital Preservation - Scanning Old Family Documents & Photographs
 Thursday, September 30th 10:00-1:00
If you do not know how to make digital scans of your old family photos and documents to preserve and share them, come let us teach you how.  Even if you don’t know a thing about a computer, you can try your hand during this work shop and de-mystify the process.  Please bring a few of your items to scan during the workshop. Fee $5 for materials.  Registration Requested.

Archeology in Louisa County  
Saturday, October 30th 10:30-12:00

Join us as Dr. Thomas P. Myers returns to discuss what he is learning about the Native Peoples who lived in Louisa County as he, with the help of local residents, continues to document the location of artifacts, etc.  Anyone having an artifact Dr. Myers has not seen is invited to bring those items for his to examine and include in his survey.  He will be glad to help identify their origin and usage and photograph them for documentation.

Hands–on History Experiences
“The Mystery of the Pioneer's Sacks” For children ages 8-14
 Saturday (Thanksgiving Weekend) November 27th 10:30 am

Join us as we explore the contents of two burlap sacks filled with mysterious items. We imagine the sacks have fallen from a wagon owned by a pioneer family from Louisa County.  Help us find clues to what the family expected to find on the frontier through what they packed for the journey west.  Free, but reservations requested.  Call 967-5975 or email louisahistory@verizon.net
 
“Burying the Dead, But Not the Past”.
Annual Meeting of the Society Sunday, December 5th, 2:00 p.m.
The Sargeant Museum and Louisa Town Council Chambers

Mr. Waite Rawls, Executive Director of the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond will be our guest .   His topic,  “Burying the Dead, But Not the Past” is the story of the Ladies Memorial Associations of Virginia and how they began the Confederate cemeteries, started Memorial Day, erected statues all over the state, and started the Museum of the Confederacy and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.”

  Directions:  The Sargeant Museum is located about 1/3 mile north of Main Street in Louisa.  Turn north of Fredericksburg Avenue at the Ford Dealership.  Cross the railroad tracks and as you come up the hill you will see the signs for the Sargeant Museum and the Louisa Arts Center.  Turn left on School Avenue and take an immediate right, following the signs.  We are the white house beside the Arts Center parking lot.

 

Monthly Programs are made possible by a grant from the W. Earle & Phyllis Collins Crank Memorial Endowment.