What is the LOC in Washington, for those of us who don't know what the letters mean? Dottie

Shame on you......you've missed all the good 'stuff' available on line from the LOC....Library of Congress. I have included several different URLS for the LOC on the Chester site....under General Interest URLs....different URLs for different aspects of this wonderful institution -three I can think of off the top of my head....... genealogy, prints and photos and historic buildings.. Sandra " What is the LOC in Washington, for those of us who don't know what the letters mean?" -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.6/378 - Release Date: 6/28/2006

Dott: LOC = Library of Congress. It is located in Washington, DC. Look in the front of a book, usually on the back of the Title Page and you will find the ISBN number and A LIBRARY OF CONGRESS catolog card number as well as other information peertaining to the book. It is a facinating place to visit. I was there once a long time ago; and we saw some papers, hand-written by President Abraham Lincoln. Facinating! ****** I presently live near Washington, DC. This time it is in St. Mary's County, Maryland -- a part of the first English Colony in Maryland. Maybe, you have heard of the "Arc & the Dove", 1634 bringing the Catholic Colony under Lord Baltimore (a title for the ruling CALVERT family). The first Calvert in residence in America was Leonard Calvert and a Propriatary State was set-up. St. Mary's City in St. Mary's county was the first Capitol of Maryland; and after the Act of Tolerance. the State Capitol was moved from St. Mary's City and permantly established in Annapolis, Anne Arundell County, Maaryland.. I am a member of The St. Mary's County (MD) Geneaology Society, and the society provides bus once service once a month for 10 months in a year, which is designed to take researchers (& even sight seerers) into the District of Columbia, where they can do research at: 1) National Society of the Daughters of the Revolutionary War -- i.e., referred to as NSDAR or just plain DAR. There is a nominal charge to visitors (non- DAR members doing research). 2) LOC -- Library of Congresss; and 3) National Archives. (There are subsidiary buildings in some of the other States;. i.e.., there is a big one in St. Louis, Missouri, and recently I passed a place of storage in Northern Virginia for archived materials of the nation.). Last year, I made three such trips for the purpose of studing my Maryland and Virginia ancestors. Last year, I made three such trips for the purpose of studing my Maryland and/or Virginia ancestors. Some people do take & use a Laptop computer, while doing research. (It is my understanding that you can use DAR owned computers, but that they do not maintain an electronic networking system to use with Laptops as does my St.Mary's County Library.) Violet Moore Guy 06/20/2006 ----- Original Message ----- From: <Dott114029@aol.com> To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 6:39 PM Subject: [PaOldC] Re: PA-OLD-CHESTER-D Digest V06 #212 > What is the LOC in Washington, for those of us who don't know what the > letters mean? > > Dottie > > > ==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribing.... To leave PA-old-chester-l, send mail to > PA-old-chester-l-request@rootsweb.com > with the single word unsubscribe in the message or subject slot. > > NO VIRUS WARNINGS - if you are concerned contact me PERSONALLY ferg@ntelos.net > > If you have ANY problems, do not send them to the list > contact me personally....list manager ferg@ntelos.net > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >