MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. – As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, Montgomery County is marking the occasion by celebrating a rare piece of American history in its possession.
15 years ago, the Montgomery County Clerk of the Circuit Court made a huge discovery: Four pieces of paper from 1866 that list the marriages and children of formerly enslaved people who lived in the area.
The cohabitation register is one of the few surviving primary documents about African Americans from that time, offering many new chances for descendants to explore their family history…