Uncovering the stories within Fluvanna’s historically Black cemeteriesBy Heather Michon Correspondent The Fluvanna County Historical Society is embarking on a mission to uncover the lost stories laying within two historically Black cemeteries in the southeastern part of the county. Oak Hill Cemetery in West Bottom and… Mar 04 21March 04, 2021Article at fluvannareview.com
Meriwether Lewis: Biography of an American ExplorerMeriwether Lewis, born August 18, 1774 in Virginia, is best known as the co-captain of the historic Lewis and Clark Expedition. But in addition to his role as a famed explorer, he was a young plantation owner, a committed military man, a… Nov 15 20November 15, 2020Article at ThoughtCo
The Fluvanna man who tried to build an empire in VenezuelaBy Heather Michon Correspondent In the aftermath of the Civil War, some former Confederates dreamed of starting a new life in a new land. Few dreamed as big as Fluvanna County’s Henry M. Price. Within weeks of the Confederate surrender at Appomattox,… Jun 03 20June 03, 2020Article at fluvannareview.com
Fluvanna singer toured the worldBlack History Month By Heather Michon Correspondent On August 23, 1921, an African-American performer named Charles Payne died of heart failure in a hotel in Amritsar, India — ending an epic journey begun more than seven decades earlier in Fluvanna… Feb 05 20February 05, 2020Article at fluvannareview.com
Biography of Deborah Sampson, Revolutionary War HeroineDeborah Sampson Gannett (December 17, 1760–April 29, 1827) was one of the only women to serve in the army during the Revolutionary War. After disguising herself as a man and enlisting under the name Robert Shurtliff, she served for 18 months. Sampson… Oct 21 19October 21, 2019Article at ThoughtCo
Sinclair Lewis, First American to Win Nobel Prize for LiteratureHarry Sinclair Lewis was born on February 7, 1885, in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, the youngest of three boys. Sauk Centre, a bucolic prairie town of 2,800, was home to mainly Scandinavian families, and Lewis said he “attended the ordinary public school,… Jan 30 19January 30, 2019Article at ThoughtCo
Chuck Yeager: The Pilot Who Broke the Sound BarrierChuck Yeager (born Charles Elwood Yeager on February 13, 1923) is best known for being the first pilot to break the sound barrier. As a decorated Air Force officer and a record-setting test pilot, Yeager is considered an icon of early aviation. Fast… Nov 10 18November 10, 2018Article at ThoughtCo
The Role of Black Americans in World War IFifty years after the end of the Civil War, the nation’s 9.8 million African Americans held a tenuous place in society. Ninety percent of African Americans lived in the South, most trapped in low-wage occupations, their daily lives shaped by… Sep 21 18September 21, 2018Article at ThoughtCo
Biography of Dalton Trumbo: Screenwriter on the Hollywood Blacklist“Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist Party?” It was a question asked of dozens of people brought before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in the 1940s and 1950s, and in October of 1947, it was put to Dalton… Aug 20 18August 20, 2018Article at ThoughtCo
