FYI - Virginia Researchers Doesn't Virginia have a Statewide Organizations? Where is the Virginia State Library and/or Archive? On Thu, 27 Feb 2003 17:52:11 -0800, Helen M Crisman <[email protected]> wrote: The following received from John Hedger at NARA: Helen ----------------- "VIRGINIA SENATE BILL 818-E2-80-94-DESTRUCTION OF WILL FILES. January 31, 2003 Virginia Senate Bill 818 Destruction of will files. Allows the clerk to destroy a will's file along with the original will after it is no longer of any value and after it has been microfilmed. The BILL has been reported out of committee. VA Senator Thomas K. Norment, Jr. of Williamsburg is the only patron. The description of the VA Bill reads as follows: "Destruction of will files. Allows the clerk to destroy a will's file along with the original will after 5 years have passed since probate or recordation and allows destruction of originals of instruments which have been recorded and remained unretrieved by the recording party after 6 months, if the documents are no longer of any value and have been microfilmed." Go to Virginia General Assembly ( or http://legis.state.va.us/ ) and type "SB818" (without quotes) in the search box at the top right. You'll get the description and status. This is the web site for the VA General Assembly, http://www.alz-nca.org/vapolicy/assembly.asp -- Iris Carter Jones President: Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley