Old Records, New Life: Alexandria Scores Another Grant to Safeguard Its Past
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria’s Clerk of the Circuit Court, Greg Parks, is celebrating another win for local history.
Parks announced that his office has been awarded a 2026 Circuit Court Records Preservation (CCRP) grant from the Library of Virginia — a competitive statewide program that funds the restoration and digitization of historically significant court records.
The recognition continues a remarkable streak: the Alexandria Clerk’s Office has secured the grant every year since Parks took office in 2020.
In total, the office has received more than $200,000 in preservation funding over the past six years. Those dollars are doing more than protecting paper — they’re preserving Alexandria’s story.
The grants have supported the restoration of fragile court records dating from the late 1700s through the early 1900s. Many of these documents, once at risk of deterioration, are now being carefully conserved and converted into high-quality digital records, making them accessible to the public for the first time in generations.
For historians, researchers, and curious Alexandrians alike, that access is invaluable — offering a direct window into the city’s legal, civic, and social past.
Photos shared by the Clerk’s Office show the dramatic difference: worn, aging record books alongside newly restored volumes, their pages stabilized and preserved for future use.
Parks said the ongoing success reflects both the importance of Alexandria’s historical archives and the office’s commitment to protecting them.
