Historic Minutes
The Town of Crewe has partnered with Virginia Tech to bring this historic collection online., showcasing the inner workings of local government in a small Southern Virginia town.
Historians, political scientists, public administration scholars, and researchers interested in both the logistics and the behaviors of rural local government will find a wealth of information in this collection. Readers can get first-hand accounts of how iconic moments in Virginia history, like reconstruction, desegregation, and two world wars changed local culture; how discussion unfolded over Mayor's courts and state-vs-local authority, the roll of governance in economic development, and the role of 21st century technology in government; or how, despite nearly a century-and-a-half of debate, some issues like loose dogs and backyard chickens still draw the most citizen engagement. This collection provides context to understanding how one municipal government operated and survived some of the nation's most turbulent historical and cultural times.
