The Library of Virginia announced that the Circuit Court Records Preservation (CCRP) program has awarded Patrick County Circuit Court Clerk, Sherri M. Hazlewood, a grant in the amount of $17,994 for local records preservation.
The funds have been used to restore Deed Book 12 (1844-1847), Deed Book 8 (1831-1835), Land Book 1801-1812 and Will Book 2 (1823-1838) stored in her office. They have also been digitized so that they can be made available to the public through the public view stations located in the clerk’s office.
“We are very pleased to have written a successful grant in such a substantial amount in order to restore and preserve some of the oldest books housed in the clerk’s office archiving the rich history of our great county,” Hazlewood said in a release. “We are pleased as well to relieve the financial burden of this project from local funding and are very appreciative to all the great folks at the Virginia State Library who helped make this happen. We would like to thank also, Brian Spearman and all those at Kofile, Incorporated, who performed the exceptional and quality work on the books.”
Since 1990, the CCRP has awarded over 1,000 grants totaling more than $20,000,000. This year, the program awarded $1,633,800.19 to 95 localities to assist the clerks’ offices with their preservation efforts.
The CCRP is a part of the Library of Virginia’s Local Records Services Branch. Funded through a $1.50 portion of the clerk’s recordation fee, the CCRP provides resources to help preserve and make accessible permanent circuit court records stored in the 120 circuit courts and at the Library of Virginia. For more information on the Circuit Court Records Preservation Program’s resources and services, please visit www.lva.virginia.gov.
