Event Dime
Taxes and Tithes: Researching Enslaved Communities in Colonial Virginia
- When:
- June 17, 2026 · 10:00 PM
- Where:
- Online
- Source:
- Charlotte Mecklenburg Library – Events
Explore how Colonial Virginia “tithable” and tax records can reveal the lives of enslaved individuals. Using a case study from Louisa County, learn how these records uncover names, ages, locations, and connections to prominent figures like Patrick Henry. Meet our guest speaker: Orice Jenkins is a recording artist, genealogist, educator, and author, born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut. His research has been featured in The Washington Post, National Parks Magazine, PBS’s Finding Your Roots, a