I know the NOAA has a section devoted to storms and discusses the "Great Hurricane" of 1790. Over 30,000 lives were lost. Does this help? Angelee SW_VA-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >SW_VA-D Digest Volume 03 : Issue 89 > >Today's Topics: > #1 [SW_VA] Weather Data Question [BJMarkland@aol.com] > #2 Re: [SW_VA] Weather Data Question ["E. C. Rogers" <eroge@qnet.com>] > #3 [SW_VA] Nautical Charts, Old Maps [BJMarkland@aol.com] > #4 Re: [SW_VA] Weather Data Question [Genie <genielists@yahoo.com>] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from SW_VA-D, send a message to > > SW_VA-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. >PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK THE SPELLING OF THE WORD: UNSUBSCRIBE >______________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > [SW_VA] Weather Data Question > From: > BJMarkland@aol.com > Date: > Sun, 12 Oct 2003 11:26:10 EDT > To: > SW_VA-L@rootsweb.com > > >I am sending this out to a couple of lists in the hopes of gaining more >resources to answer the question below poised to me by Paula. My response is at >the end of her letter. After I get responses, I will post a follow up to these >lists with the compiled answers so that by sharing we can overcome. > >Best of wishes, > >Billy > >"Where can information about weather history be found? >I've been researching and writing my family history for nearly 30 years. I >thought I could spice it up a bit with some weather trivia, but it certainly is >hard to find! >It has also made me realize that history books do not mention the weather, >unless you count the Winter at Valley Forge, for example...And yet the weather >affects our lives and can be dramatic. >I've searched everywhere, all over the Internet, corresponded with NOAA >people, even asked local weather reporters for help and still I come up with nada. >I am aware that official weather records are probably not even a century old, >but surely someone has already researched and gathered together dates and >descriptions of historical weather events. I am not interested in technical or >scientific data, just stories or brief descriptions and maps, if any. I am >also not looking for a particular storm on a particular date. If I were, I >suppose I could find newspaper extracts helpful, but without dates, that is >impossible." >MY RESPONSE: >You know, that is a good question. It has passed through my mind a time or >two but I had not done any research into it. Off the top of my head, old >letters (especially in the military sense), naval records if for areas close to the >ocean, diaries of persons in the immediate area, and newspapers still remain >your best bet. One on-line resource you need to look into, if you haven't, is >the Brooklyn Eagle archives covering 1841 - 1902. That newspaper was in New >York but did print stories from around the country and world. That URL is: > >http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/eagle/ > >______________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Re: [SW_VA] Weather Data Question > From: > "E. C. Rogers" <eroge@qnet.com> > Date: > Sun, 12 Oct 2003 09:39:15 -0700 > To: > SW_VA-L@rootsweb.com > > > Excellent question. I do not have the answer but will offer a > suggestion to be > checked. I like to watch the TV History Channel and have noticed that > they > often have information about weather conditions at least for major > events. > Perhaps they could offer some leads to follow. > > Clark > > > At 08:26 AM 10/12/2003, you wrote: > >> I am sending this out to a couple of lists in the hopes of gaining more >> resources to answer the question below poised to me by Paula. My >> response is at >> the end of her letter. After I get responses, I will post a follow >> up to these >> lists with the compiled answers so that by sharing we can overcome. >> >> Best of wishes, >> >> Billy >> >> "Where can information about weather history be found? >> I've been researching and writing my family history for nearly 30 >> years. I >> thought I could spice it up a bit with some weather trivia, but it >> certainly is >> hard to find! >> It has also made me realize that history books do not mention the >> weather, >> unless you count the Winter at Valley Forge, for example...And yet >> the weather >> affects our lives and can be dramatic. >> I've searched everywhere, all over the Internet, corresponded with NOAA >> people, even asked local weather reporters for help and still I come >> up with nada. >> I am aware that official weather records are probably not even a >> century old, >> but surely someone has already researched and gathered together dates >> and >> descriptions of historical weather events. I am not interested in >> technical or >> scientific data, just stories or brief descriptions and maps, if >> any. I am >> also not looking for a particular storm on a particular date. If I >> were, I >> suppose I could find newspaper extracts helpful, but without dates, >> that is >> impossible." >> MY RESPONSE: >> You know, that is a good question. It has passed through my mind a >> time or >> two but I had not done any research into it. Off the top of my head, >> old >> letters (especially in the military sense), naval records if for >> areas close to the >> ocean, diaries of persons in the immediate area, and newspapers still >> remain >> your best bet. One on-line resource you need to look into, if you >> haven't, is >> the Brooklyn Eagle archives covering 1841 - 1902. That newspaper was >> in New >> York but did print stories from around the country and world. That >> URL is: >> >> http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/eagle/ >> >> >> ==== SW_VA Mailing List ==== >> #1 When you have a new email address please UNSUBSCRIBE from the >> old BEFORE you lose it; and SUBCRIBE from the NEW address as soon >> as you get access to it. If you fail to do this please send the >> old and new address to: swvaroot7@aol.com and the Mailing List name >> -sysop > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > [SW_VA] Nautical Charts, Old Maps Links > From: > BJMarkland@aol.com > Date: > Sun, 12 Oct 2003 13:14:09 EDT > To: > SW_VA-L@rootsweb.com > > >I thought I would pass these links out to the mail lists for their >information. They are of on-line nautical charts and map resources I have found. If >anyone has more, feel free to contribute. > >Best of wishes, > >Billy Markland > > >Nautical Charts (very nice, prinicipally America waters) > >http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/csdl/ctp/abstract.htm > >That is the main page which has links to modern information that I thought >some might find useful. The Historical Maps & Charts link is on the left side >and the collection is extensive. > >http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/maps.html > >The University of Georgia's Hargrett Library. > >http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html > >The Library of Congress Map Collection home page > >http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/marit.htm > >Not maps nor charts but a fantastic research site on maritime history! > >http://www.davidrumsey.com/view.html > >David Rumsey Map Collection ... a bit clunky to get around but what a wide >variety of maps! > >http://hcl.harvard.edu/maps/cart/ > >>From Harvard University, a collection of links including the above. >Surprisingly, none of Harvard's maps are on-line. If they are, they are well hidden. > >http://www.unc.edu/awmc/ > >Ancient World Mapping Center by the University of North Carolina. Their >on-line maps are of the ancient world (and very interesting) but their collection >of other mapping resources is fantastic. > >http://www.masshist.org/exhibitions/mfi.cfm > >>From the Massachusetts Historical Society. Great maps from the French & >Indian War era! > >http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MAP/map_hp.html#online > >The University of Virginia link to mapping web resources. I believe, without >cross-referencing, that all the above are named at this location. >Particularly visit the University of Texas collection at: > >http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html > >http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/map/index.htm > >The Digital Library of Virginia has some very nice Virginia oriented maps. >Particularly of interest are the Board of Public Works Inventory collection >which features maps of many, if not all, of the VA counties. > > > >And of course, for the topographical freaks amongst us, these sites: > >http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form > >US Geological Service National Mapping Information query site > >http://www.topozone.com/findplace.asp > >Topozone > >I cannot find my link to the Microsoft sponsored aerial / satellite photo >database but it is very cool. > >______________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Re: [SW_VA] Weather Data Question > From: > Genie <genielists@yahoo.com> > Date: > Sun, 12 Oct 2003 12:12:40 -0700 (PDT) > To: > SW_VA-L@rootsweb.com > > >Have you folks tried the following site? It had >links to historical weather sites, one of which >was a month-by-month list of weather events in >the US. The pages for it don't seem to come up >right now, but the contact is listed on the site >as Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, which >has its own site, also listed below. Since >they once had this info online, they must still >have it somewhere. They are part of the Nat'l >Weather Service, which I think is part of NOAA, >so this may seem a bit circular but thought it >would help to know that such a list did exist. > > >http://www.nearctica.com/geology/storms/weather.htm > >http://aviationweather.gov/ > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search >http://shopping.yahoo.com > >