You don't have to be a member of www.ancestry.com. I just tried both. Betty Pace VIRGINIA MARRIAGES, 1851-1929 In 1584, Queen Elizabeth I of England gave Sir Walter Raleigh permission to establish colonies in the new world. The area he settled was named Virginia in honor of the queen. This database consists of marriage records from many Virginia counties; this update to the database adds records from Greene, Patrick, and Rockbridge counties to those of Albemarle, Charlottesville, Essex (including Old Rappahannock), Lee, Loudoun, Marion, Marshall, Page, Pittsylvania, Pulaski, Raleigh, Richmond, Shenandoah, Stafford Taylor, Wayne, Wetzel, and Wirt counties. Most of these records are quite complete because a state law passed in 1853 required that county and independent city clerks issue marriage licenses and keep marriage registers. Before a license was issued, the parties to be married had to offer the following information: full names, ages, places of birth and residence, proposed marriage date and place, marital status (widowed or single), parents' names, groom's occupation, and minister's name. After the marriage ceremony, the minister returned the information to the clerk, who recorded it in a marriage register. Source Information: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. "Virginia Marriages, 1851-1929." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: See Extended Description (at Web address below) for original data sources listed by county. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4498.htm ____________________________________________________________________ LEBANON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 1794-1906: ZOAR EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Lebanon County lies in the southeastern region of Pennsylvania. This database is a collection of church records from the Zoar Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethel Township, which lies in Lebanon County. Researchers may find records of baptisms, marriages, and burials for individuals who lived in the area between 1794 and 1906. Source Information: Lineages, Inc., comp. "Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 1794-1906: Zoar Evangelical Lutheran Church." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Records transcribed from Family History Library microfilm copies of church records for this locality. For more information, see the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC) for #0824351. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5302.htm ____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.