Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions. I have checked the catalog and have my list of books and microfilm I want to research in. I will make sure to have money for the copy card and locker. Thanks for your help. Margaret On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 12:23 PM, <roots-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Send ROOTS mailing list submissions to > roots@rootsweb.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists2.rootsweb.ancestry.com/mailman/listinfo/roots > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > roots-request@rootsweb.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > roots-owner@rootsweb.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of ROOTS digest..." > > > If you respond to this digest, please replace the subject line of > your response (so it doesn't read "Re: ROOTS-L Digest") and please don't > quote the digest ... a few lines from the message to which you are > responding or (better still) a brief summary of that message will do. > Thanks! > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Library of Virginia Research (Emery St Cyr) > 2. Re: Library of Virginia Research (Emery St Cyr) > 3. Re: Library of Virginia Research (Robin Kaspar) > 4. Re: Library of Virginia Research (Robin Kaspar) > 5. Re: Library of Virginia Research (Lori ) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 10:42:56 -0400 > From: Emery St Cyr <eastcyr@cox.net> > To: <roots@rootsweb.com>, <ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Library of Virginia Research > Message-ID: <001201d3169d$f35b9ba0$da12d2e0$@cox.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Margaret, It might be good for you to let them know when you are coming and > what information you hope to locate. This gives them time to look for it so > that while you are there you can maximize your searching time. They will > also be able to tell you if they would have someone available to meet with > you. > Good hunting. > Em > > -----Original Message----- > From: ROOTS [mailto:roots-bounces+eastcyr=cox.net@rootsweb.com] On Behalf > Of > Margaret P. Wilson > Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 10:35 PM > To: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ROOTS-L] Library of Virginia Research > > I am preparing for a trip to Richmond, Virginia to conduct research at the > Library of Virginia. Does anyone who has been there have any tips for me? > Any help would be great. > > Thanks, > Margaret in Louisville, KY > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to > roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 10:42:56 -0400 > From: Emery St Cyr <eastcyr@cox.net> > To: <roots@rootsweb.com>, <ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Library of Virginia Research > Message-ID: <001201d3169d$f35b9ba0$da12d2e0$@cox.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Margaret, It might be good for you to let them know when you are coming and > what information you hope to locate. This gives them time to look for it so > that while you are there you can maximize your searching time. They will > also be able to tell you if they would have someone available to meet with > you. > Good hunting. > Em > > -----Original Message----- > From: ROOTS [mailto:roots-bounces+eastcyr=cox.net@rootsweb.com] On Behalf > Of > Margaret P. Wilson > Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 10:35 PM > To: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ROOTS-L] Library of Virginia Research > > I am preparing for a trip to Richmond, Virginia to conduct research at the > Library of Virginia. Does anyone who has been there have any tips for me? > Any help would be great. > > Thanks, > Margaret in Louisville, KY > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to > roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 11:13:17 -0400 > From: Robin Kaspar <kaspar.robin@gmail.com> > To: roots@rootsweb.com > Cc: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Library of Virginia Research > Message-ID: <6B82DF4E-7BAD-400A-A08B-AACDED20121E@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi Margaret, I work within walking distance of the library and have spent > a lot of time there. Is there anything in particular you?d like to know? > > There is free parking under the building, there are one-way streets down > there, enter the garage from 8th street. You?ll exit the garage onto 7th > street. > > There was a much ballyhooed budget cut/staff reduction last year which > forced them to cut back their hours. I think they had to close on Mondays. > I believe they got a little bit of funding back and may be back open on > Mondays, make sure you check their hours before you go. They are only open > until 5pm. > > They have microfilm readers and copiers. Make sure you put some money on a > copy card, you?ll need it. > > They have computers with Ancestry on it and I don?t know what else. > > They did have a snack bar/cafe so if you get hungry you won?t even have to > leave the building unless you want to. I haven?t been there since the > cutbacks, so I don?t know if that still exists or not. > > It?s a wonderful library. Good luck with your research! > Robin > > > On Aug 15, 2017, at 10:35 PM, Margaret P. Wilson <mpwilson116@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > I am preparing for a trip to Richmond, Virginia to conduct research at > the > > Library of Virginia. Does anyone who has been there have any tips for > me? > > Any help would be great. > > > > Thanks, > > Margaret in Louisville, KY > > ===== > > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to > roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 11:13:17 -0400 > From: Robin Kaspar <kaspar.robin@gmail.com> > To: roots@rootsweb.com > Cc: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Library of Virginia Research > Message-ID: <6B82DF4E-7BAD-400A-A08B-AACDED20121E@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi Margaret, I work within walking distance of the library and have spent > a lot of time there. Is there anything in particular you?d like to know? > > There is free parking under the building, there are one-way streets down > there, enter the garage from 8th street. You?ll exit the garage onto 7th > street. > > There was a much ballyhooed budget cut/staff reduction last year which > forced them to cut back their hours. I think they had to close on Mondays. > I believe they got a little bit of funding back and may be back open on > Mondays, make sure you check their hours before you go. They are only open > until 5pm. > > They have microfilm readers and copiers. Make sure you put some money on a > copy card, you?ll need it. > > They have computers with Ancestry on it and I don?t know what else. > > They did have a snack bar/cafe so if you get hungry you won?t even have to > leave the building unless you want to. I haven?t been there since the > cutbacks, so I don?t know if that still exists or not. > > It?s a wonderful library. Good luck with your research! > Robin > > > On Aug 15, 2017, at 10:35 PM, Margaret P. Wilson <mpwilson116@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > I am preparing for a trip to Richmond, Virginia to conduct research at > the > > Library of Virginia. Does anyone who has been there have any tips for > me? > > Any help would be great. > > > > Thanks, > > Margaret in Louisville, KY > > ===== > > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to > roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 12:23:39 -0400 > From: "Lori " <america4821@myactv.net> > To: <roots@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Library of Virginia Research > Message-ID: <000f01d316ac$05cbe1b0$1163a510$@net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > I have never been to this particular library. But there are certain > things to know ahead of time in other libraries. I have been to libraries > which allow nothing to be taken in. Everything has to be left in a locker > for which you will need a quarter. And that copy card is an absolute > necessity. Make sure you have plenty of money to put on it. Copies are > sometimes a quarter each. It's a shame to finally get someplace you've > been waiting to see and then have to take care of minor inconveniences > which cut into your research time. > > Lori > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > To contact the ROOTS list administrator, send an email to > ROOTS-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the ROOTS mailing list, send an email to > ROOTS@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > ------------------------------ > > End of ROOTS Digest, Vol 12, Issue 220 > ************************************** >