
Farmville the Magazine
From The Archive: In 1837, they found gold in Holliday Creek
In 1837, you didn’t have to go to California to strike gold. All you’d have had to do ... Read more
In 1837, you didn’t have to go to California to strike gold. All you’d have had to do ... Read more
FARMVILLE – Our story begins more than 100 years ago, with a ghostly bell, a wagon and the ... Read more
A page one article in The Farmville Herald in 1899 began, “Farmville is the metropolis of Southside Virginia ... Read more
Story by Dr. Jim Jordan Photos courtesy of Bob Flippen Farmville had a dark and stormy night like ... Read more
Story by Dr. Jim Jordan The Thanksgiving we celebrate today did not exist until 1621. That year the ... Read more
Story by Dr. Jim Jordan Archeologists are good at finding buried things, and when things turn up where ... Read more
Story by Dr. Jim Jordan The world of Farmville is currently upside down! The undoing of our social ... Read more
There’s a tale told about a judge some 200 years ago in Farmville who happened to gaze out ... Read more
When Farmville was founded in 1789, it would have been a most unusual family that did not own ... Read more
On Easter weekend 151 years ago, the Civil War was ending in Farmville. The battles at Saylers Creek ... Read more
When people think of an archaeological dig, they usually picture a desert or a farmer’s field or someplace ... Read more
Have you ever wondered why people in Farmville do rather unusual things the last few hours of December ... Read more
Once upon a time, a long time ago, an evergreen tree was brought into a house. We don’t ... Read more
The Thanksgiving holiday we will celebrate in Farmville next week did not exist until the year 1621 when ... Read more
I teach archaeology at Longwood University, and one of my favorite courses is “Folklore of Virginia.” My students ... Read more