LoCoNotes
This digital history website was created by Dr. Lynn Rainville to share information about Albemarle County History (including the City of Charlottesville, Virginia). Human history in the area begins 1000s of years ago with Native American villages. This blog focuses on the past 300 years of history in the region, ca. 1700-2000 CE. Most importantly it’s about getting out and exploring community histories and sharing local knowledge. Please contribute historical tidbits that pertain to Albemarle County.
Explore the links above for more information about Amherst County and Albemarle County. Each county has an attendant "blog" (Albemarle Blog; Amherst Blog) with occasional posts about local artifacts and features. Visit our "Gravestone" archive to learn more about mortuary patterns in local cemeteries. And click on the "kids" menu for historically-oriented treasure hunts in Charlottesville.
Gravestone
of the Week
The stone reads: "Fell asleep. March 23, 1885. Aged 70 years. John 11: 25.26." In the Bible, the quote is "25. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?" This is interesting because the actual quote mentions death, but the inscription on the stone simply reads "Fell asleep."
