I am resending this out to our FLEMING list, maybe it will help some of us find our FLEMINGS who were in Virginia..Bill, thought you may be interested. Wilma Fleming Haynes [email protected] Terri & Chuck Menzel wrote: > > Hi, > Not Ohio related but I thought that some of you may have ancestors in > Virginia. This sounds like a great site. > Terri > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > FORWARDED MESSAGE - Orig: 18-Nov-98 23:27 > Subject: Library of VA Genealogy Research News > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > This was forwarded to me from another list, and I thought > ya'll might be interested in this as well. > > ****************** > The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the publication of > volume 1 of the Dictionary of Virginia Biography today, 17 November > 1998. > The result of exhaustive investigation of original records, the volume > brings biographical research to a pinnacle never before reached as each > subject is placed within his or her historical context. Unlike most > past > efforts at Virginia biographical directories, the subjects are not > restricted > to the usual politicians and soldiers but include, among others, > artists, > clergy, educators, industrialists, physicians, and writers, spanning the > almost four-century life of the colony and commonwealth of Virginia. > Each > of the 477 biographies concludes with a bibliographical note directing > readers to manuscript and published sources for further research. > > A separately published Classified Index of Biographies serves as a > finding aid to the subjects in the volume by listing each subject > alphabetically, by date of birth, by place of origin, by place of > residence, > and by occupation and major public offices held. The Classified Index > also > identifies all female, African American, and Native American subjects in > the > volume. > > A fully searchable DVB Editors' Index, found only on-line, > identifies personal names, corporate and institutional names, and some > topics > mentioned in the volume. Not intended as a full index, it serves to > establish a record of correct names and spellings for the > individuals and the principal business firms, schools, churches, > societies, > and > other organizations with which the subjects had significant > associations. > > Those persons conducting genealogical research will want to search > the index as it will bring up a specific name wherever it might appear. > For example, entering the name Blair will find all persons with that as > a surname, maiden name, or given name, as well as references to > businesses working under that name. If you are searching for a specific > ship, > you could enter the word ship and have a list of just under a dozen > vessels, as well as two businesses, show up in the results; however, if > you > enter ship* [with an ending asterisk] you would get results for every > instance > of that four-letter sequence of letters wherever they might appear. > > To order copies of volume 1 or of the DVB Classified Index and to > view the DVB Editors' Index and perform keyword and personal name > searches, visit the DVB home page at http://www.vsla.edu/public/dvb/. > > The DVB may be ordered directly from The Library Shop. Call > 804-692-3524. > > Daphne Gentry > Publications and Educational Services Division > The Library of Virginia > 804-692-3725 > One in an on-line series of Research in Virginia Documents > URL: http://www.vsla.edu/vanotes/ > This note may be reproduced in full if proper credit is given > and no changes are made. > > ************ > > Enjoy, > > Dusti > -- > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Researching HUBBARD,LANAGHAN,JAMES,MENZEL,HAMROCK,GEARY, > My Family Tree http://www.geocities.com/heartland/1261/family.htm > Jefferson Co. OH. USGenWeb http://www.geocities.com/heartland/1261 > Jefferson CO. OH. OGS site http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohjefogs/