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Aircraft Spotters Instructions
Volunteers typically served only once per week, so clear reminders of protocols were vital for consistency of reporting and information.
This page gives a quick review of the instructions volunteers were to follow to send a "flash" report upon…
This page gives a quick review of the instructions volunteers were to follow to send a "flash" report upon…
Tags: World War II
Aircraft Warning Service Armband
This armband immediately identified the wearer as a member of this important civilian volunteer corp. This armband is from the collection of the Goochland County Historical Society. Spotters were stationed in every county and state across the…
Tags: World War II
Freedmen's Bureau Schools
In 1866, Lt. Jacob Roth, Assistant Superintendent at the Louisa field office of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Land (usually knows simply as The Freedmen's Bureau or B of R.F and AL) sent this report to his superior listing the…
Tags: African-American, Reconstruction
Oral History of an Aircraft Spotter
Mary "E" Wright Mills Richardson narrates how the aircraft warning spotters identified and reported to Richmond any aircraft flying over their assigned sky space. Of course, since most of the spotters were young women, she shares a touch of romance…
Tags: World War II
Rationing during World War II
Long time Town of Louisa resident Marjorie Woolfolk tells 2010 interns Kristin Hicks and Emily Seay her recollections of rationing during World War II.
Tags: rationing, World War II
1938 Firemen's Fair
In spite of the Depression, large scale community events such as parades and fairs were among the most popular entertainments in communities large and small.
The Firemen's Fair was held each July 4th in the Town of Louisa and included…
The Firemen's Fair was held each July 4th in the Town of Louisa and included…
Tags: Great Depression
Stay at the Louisa Hotel
This metal sign, posted just a few miles outside of Louisa, was intended to lure tired travelers with the promise of meals and a night's lodging for $2.00 (plus the added attraction of a garage for those who arrived by automobile).
The Louisa…
The Louisa…
Tags: transportation