Ferry Farm Plantation Records, 1987-2008 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Eric Welsh

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Collection Overview

Title: Ferry Farm Plantation Records, 1987-2008

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-142

Primary Creator: Friends of Ferry Plantation House, Inc.

Extent: 7.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 11/24/2014

Subjects: Buildings, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Virginia, Princess Anne County (Va.), Virginia Beach (Va.)

Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Lists (document genres), Newsletters

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Material pertaining to the history and preservation controversy of the Ferry Farm Plantation House, located in the Old Donation Farm neighborhood in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The material includes newsletters from the Friends of Ferry Plantation as well as newspaper clippings dated from 1987-1996.

Biographical Note

Mission Statement: "Friends of the Ferry Plantation House, Inc. (FOFPH): a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration, operation and maintenance of the Ferry Plantation House and grounds; serving the community by providing education of the historic preservation process through the restoration of the exterior, all interior floors and the grounds of one of the few remaining Tidewater plantation houses; documenting the restoration process for future generations; and promoting education in the history of Ferry Plantation and Princess Anne County, Virginia Beach."

Subject/Index Terms

Buildings
Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Virginia
Princess Anne County (Va.)
Virginia Beach (Va.)

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Unknown

Preferred Citation: Ferry Farm Plantation Records, MSS 0000-142, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed June 7, 2017.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[All]

Box 1

Folder 1: Ferry Tidings Newsletter (Folder 1 of 4), 2000-2002

Winter and Fall 2000, Summer 2001 (Volume 2), April - October 2002 (Volume 7, Issues 2-4).

Folder 2: Ferry Tidings Newsletter (Folder 2 of 4), 2003

January 2003-October 2003 (Volume 8, Issues 1-4).

Folder 3: Ferry Tidings Newsletter (Folder 3 of 4), 2004-2005

April 2004-November 2004 (Volume 9, Issues 2-4).

Folder 4: Ferry Tidings Newsletter (Folder 4 of 4), 2007-2008

September 2007 (Volume 12, Issue 3) and July 2008 (Volume 13, Issue 3).

Folder 5: The Tazewell Quandry Newsletter, 1994

No. 31, November 1994. Edited by C. W. Tazewell and published by W. S. Dawson Co.

Includes articles "Status of the Ferry Manor: A Historic House Preservation Plan" and "Neighbors Don't Want House to Be a Home But a Family Hopes to Move in to the Supposedly Haunted Ferry Farm House."

Folder 6: Clippings, 1987-1996

Five newspaper clippings.

Folder 7: List, Friends of Ferry Plantation Nominees for Board of Directors, 2003

List of persons approved for nomination to the Board of Directors of the Friends of Ferry Plantation at their Annual Meeting in 2003.