Rappahannock Historical Society

The Rappahannock Historical Society will digitize local records of African-American history in Rappahannock County, Virginia. The work is an expansion of the ongoing digitization and online interpretation of the archival holdings of the historical society. Goals of the continuing effort include electronic preservation of material content, access to the content via web-based tools, improved cataloging to allow better access to the collections by researchers, and creation of finding aids in collaboration with regional archival hubs. Project outcomes include: utilization of a sophisticated online system to make local history about the Piedmont region of Virginia widely available; creation of a model for how such a system can be implemented by a small local historical society; and demonstration of a collaboration between a local historical collection and several statewide online projects.