Since so many of the people who came to Fairfield County came through Virginia here are the rootsweb mailing lists for VA. Virginia mailing lists GERMANNA_COLONIES-L --A mailing list established primarily for descendants of the Germanna Colonies (i.e., the original German settlements in Virginia under Governor Spotswood; there were three colonies established, the first being in 1714). Also, anyone researching their German heritage is welcome to subscribe to the list. GERMANNA_COLONIES-D -- digest version LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-L -- A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the lower Delmarva Peninsula. This area includes Sussex and Kent Counties in Delaware; the lower shore counties of Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset, and Worcester in Maryland; and Virginia's Northampton and Accomack Counties. LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-D -- digest version WDC-GENWEB: A mailing list for those interested in the World Descendant Charts (WDC) Genealogy Web Project. The WDC specializes in Virginia and West Virginia families and posts descendant charts received from contributors on the WDC GenWeb Project Home Page at www.primenet.com/~dlytton/wdc. When a new chart is posted, subscribers to the mailing list will be notified by the server. This notification will have the name of the descendant chart as the subject and will include the URL for the chart and a list of all surnames contained in the chart. You must be subscribed to post to this list. VA-SOUTHSIDE-L -- A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the Virginia Counties of Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Franklin, Greensville, Halifax, Henry, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottway, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, Prince George, Southampton, Surry and Sussex, and the cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Danville, Suffolk, Emporia, South Boston, Franklin and Martinsville. VA-SOUTHSIDE-D -- digest version VAALBEMAL-L -- A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the Albemarle County "area" of Virginia including the counties that touch the present day boundries and the counties that have split off from the original County. The list therefore addresses the counties of Amherst, Augusta, Bedford, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Goochland, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, Orange, and Rockingham. VAALBEMA-D -- digest version VAAUGUST-L -- A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Augusta County, Virginia. Interested individuals may want to check out the Augusta County VAGenWeb page at www.rootsweb.com/~vaaugust/. VAAUGUST-D -- digest version VABUCKIN-L -- A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Buckingham County, Virginia. Interested individuals may want to check out the Buckingham County VAGenWeb page at www.rootsweb.com/~vabuckin/bucknham.htm. VABUCKIN-D -- digest version VACLARKE-L -- A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Clarke County, Virginia. Interested individuals may want to check out the Clarke County VAGenWeb page at www.rootsweb.com/~vaclarke/clarke.htm. VACLARKE-D -- digest version VACULPEP-L -- A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Culpeper County, Virginia. Interested individuals may want to check out the Culpeper County VAGenWeb page at www.rootsweb.com/~vaculpep/culp.htm. VACULPEP-D -- digest version VACUMBER-L -- A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Cumberland County, Virginia. Interested individuals may want to check out the Cumberland County VAGenWeb page at www.rootsweb.com/~vacumber/cumbrlnd.htm. VACUMBER-D -- digest version VAFAUQUI-L -- A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Fauquier County, Virginia. Interested individuals may want to check out the Fauquier County VAGenWeb page at www.futureone.com/~burgess/fqva.htm. VAFAUQUI-D -- digest version FRANKLIN_CO_VA-L -- A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Franklin County, Virginia. FRANKLIN_CO_VA-D -- digest version OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA-L -- A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Frederick County, Virginia. The boundaries of old Frederick County today encompass 12 counties: Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Shenandoah and Page counties in Virginia; and Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan, Hampshire, Mineral, Hardy and Grant counties in West Virginia. Additional information can be found at www.rootsweb.com/~vafreder/frederic.htm. OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA-D -- digest version VAGILES-L -- A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Giles County, Virginia (interested individuals may want to check out the Giles County VAGenWeb page at www.rootsweb.com/~vagiles/). VAGILES-D -- digest version VALEE-L -- A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Lee County, Virginia (interested individuals may want to check out the Lee County VAGenWeb page at www.rootsweb.com/~valee/). VALEE-D -- digest version VALOUDOU-L: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Loudon County, Virginia (interested individuals may want to check out the Loudon County VAGenWeb page at www.rootsweb.com/~valoudou/). VALOUDOU-D -- digest version VAMADISO-L: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Madison County, Virginia (interested individuals may want to check out the Madison County VAGenWeb page at www.rootsweb.com/~vamadiso/madison.htm). VAMADISO-D -- digest version VANORTHU-L: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Northumberland County, Virginia (interested individuals may want to check out the Northumberland County VAGenWeb page at www.rootsweb.com/~vawestmo/1north.htm). VANORTHU-D -- digest version VAPWILLI-L -- A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Prince William County, Virginia (interested individuals may want to check out the Prince William County VAGenWeb page at www.rootsweb.com/~vapwilli/pw.htm). VAPWILLI-D -- digest version ROANOKE_CO_VA-L -- A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Roanoke County, Virginia. ROANOKE_CO_VA-D -- digest version VAROCKBR-L: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Rockbridge County, Virginia (interested individuals may want to check out the Rockbridge County VAGenWeb page at www.rootsweb.com/~varockbr/). VARUSSEL-L: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Russell County, Virginia (interested individuals may want to check out the Russell County VAGenWeb page at www.rootsweb.com/~varussel/). VARUSSEL-D -- digest version SHENANDOAH-L -- A mailing list for anyone who has an interest in genealogy related to families of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, including any family who lived in, or passed through, the area bounded on the north by Harper's Ferry, West Virginia; on the south by Roanoke, Virginia; on the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains; and on the west by the Appalachian Mountains. This area includes the Virginia counties of Augusta, Botetourt, Clarke, Craig, Frederick, Nelson, Page, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren. SHENANDOAH-D -- digest version VASTAFFO-L: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Stafford County, Virginia (interested individuals may want to check out the Stafford County VAGenWeb page at www.rootsweb.com/~vastaffo/stfford1.htm). VASTAFFO-D -- digest version VAWARREN-L: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Warren County, Virginia (interested individuals may want to check out the Warren County VAGenWeb page at www.rootsweb.com/~~vawarren/warren.htm). VAWARREN-D -- digest version VAWESTMO-L: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Westmoreland County, Virginia (interested individuals may want to check out the WestmorelandCounty VAGenWeb page at www.rootsweb.com/~vawestmo/wmorelnd.htm). VAWESTMO-D -- digest version SW_VA-L: A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the five counties of Southwest Virginia (i.e., Lee, Scott, Washington, Russell, Tazewell). This list provides an open forum for the exchange and distribution of genealogical information and is intended primarily for active researchers of multiply family lineages, identification of geographical/political locations, and historical events. 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