Dear Cousins, Some of you know I think the Library of Virginia is the finest internet resource available. Well, now it's just gotten better! Incredible! There is news in two sections -- Land Records and the Historical Inventory section. The Land records, which cover the colonial period and beyond, are now fully searchable. This means you can find references to names in the deeds, not just the grantee. This is -- needless to say -- a fabulous tool. You can search several parameters, name and location for example, using boolean techniques, and further refine your results. The new Historical Inventory section has a number of SW Virginia Pennington entries -- one for James Pennington's Lee County, Virginia house dating between 1793 and 1836). The Historical Inventory was done under the wings of the WPA in the 1930's. It was a fabulous project which provided work for jobless thousands, and provided us with records. With their usual skill the Library of Virginia has taken the pictures and descriptions of area houses (and other historical structures) and families and put it together with interactive maps. This is just so great. You can see how far the Elijah Penningtons lived from the James and Levi's and where the Coldirons lived. Some of the information contains the chain of title, as in the Thomas Pennington property. This work is so fine, and so wonderful, and so exciting. A Win/Win Project -- my favorite kind! While you are at the Library of Virginia, check out their Family Bible and Manuscript section: It is fabulous. Actual photocopied documents are online, waiting for your discovery. The Library of Virginia Home Page: http://www.lva.lib.va.us/ The Digital Library Program: http://www.lva.lib.va.us/dlp/ The Land Records http://image.vtls.com/collections/LO.html The New Historical Inventory Records http://eagle.vsla.edu/vhi/ Happy Searching! Love, Your Cousin, Carolyn Carolyn McDaniel cmacdee@teleport.com ========================================= --- Visit American Crossroads --- http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~amxroads