Ex DUP Councillor sentenced this summer for historic sexual offences
The former political rep had been due to stand trial on Thursday
William Ball
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A former DUP councillor will be sentenced this summer for historic sexual offences he has admitted committing against three females.
Historical Society Museum and Library Re-Opening in April by Appointment
The Lancaster Virginia Historical Society (LVHS) announces that beginning April 14, its Museum and Library will re-open to the public by appointment. The LVHS facilities had been closed since January due to COVID-19 concerns and the winter season. All visitors will need a reservation and must continue to wear a mask and follow social distancing until further notice.
Executive director Karen Hart says, “We look forward to welcoming museum visitors and library researchers back to our campus in a limited capacity. Appointments will be available on most Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. For the museum and gift shop, we are offering appointments on the hour from 10:00 to 3:00 for up to 6 people in a group. Same day reservations may be possible. For the library, we are working with reduced staffing, so researchers should request an appointment at least one to two weeks in advance. Library visits are limited to o
Charles Tyson Castleman
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With more in common than being dependable, poor, black Virginians, Earnest Baugh and William Ball would have but one fate. The two men likely never knew each other, but as nearly all blacks from the state of Virginia they were accustomed to provide services to white employers. However, in contrast to generations past, they would expect to be paid for their labour. Alas, in their final run, Earnest and William, like their earlier slave ancestors, would not be.
And then there were the Castlemans .
The Good, All-American Charles Tyson Castleman
Charles (b November 18, 1902), representing the sixth generation of Castlemans that lived by the West Virginia-Virginia boundary, started life on his father s farm by Charles Town WVa. Charles