Historians Joe Skvarenina and Linda Dunn stand in front of the Hancock County prosecutor’s building, which was the county jail in 1875 when a mob entered and abducted William Keemer. Skvarenina and Dunn were instrumental in winning approval for the new historical marker. Staff photo by Tom Russo
Cheryl Armstrong, right, and her daughter, Jasmine, pictured outside the Virginia state capitol, have researched and written about their family’s history. Learning about what happened to their ancestor changed the way they looked at their family’s past. “I was ashamed and embarrassed and shocked, and I was very angry,” Cheryl said of learning about William Keemer. Submitted photo