In a message dated 6/14/2003 3:25:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > This time I typed in Virginia, Halifax and then court records....The > following was my answer: > > No matching places found > Hi, Try this: (a) Go to this link for the Library Search Choices: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp (b) Once there click on the very first blue box on the right, labeled "Place Search", which will take you here: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,180,0 (c) put Halifax in the first box, and Virginia in the second box, and hit search. (d) you will get two results: <A HREF="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/parent.parent.LoadPage2('supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=190479&subject_disp=Virginia,_Halifax');return">Virginia, Halifax</A> and <A HREF="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/parent.parent.LoadPage2('supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=190482&subject_disp=Virginia,_Halifax,_Halifax');return">Virginia, Halifax, Halifax</A> (e) Choose the first, Virginia, Halifax and click the link (the second I believe is for the county seat). (f) Then you should get a long list of links for Halifax County, including the following, of which you will click on Court Records as one of the more likely places to find court records for ferries and such (and/or the index): Place Virginia, Halifax Notes Formed in 1752 from Lunenburg County. Topics Virginia, Halifax - Bible records Virginia, Halifax - Business records and commerce Virginia, Halifax - Cemeteries Virginia, Halifax - Census Virginia, Halifax - Census - 1850 Virginia, Halifax - Census - 1860 Virginia, Halifax - Church records Virginia, Halifax - Church records - Indexes Virginia, Halifax - Court records Virginia, Halifax - Court records - Indexes Virginia, Halifax - Genealogy Virginia, Halifax - Genealogy - Indexes Virginia, Halifax - History Virginia, Halifax - History - Indexes Virginia, Halifax - Land and property Virginia, Halifax - Land and property - Indexes Virginia, Halifax - Maps Virginia, Halifax - Military history - Civil War, 1861-1865 Virginia, Halifax - Military records - Civil War, 1861-1865 Virginia, Halifax - Military records - World War, 1914-1918 Virginia, Halifax - Military records - World War, 1939-1945 Virginia, Halifax - Poorhouses, poor law, etc. Virginia, Halifax - Probate records Virginia, Halifax - Probate records - Indexes Virginia, Halifax - Schools Virginia, Halifax - Societies Virginia, Halifax - Taxation Virginia, Halifax - Vital records Virginia, Halifax - Vital records - Indexes Virginia, Halifax - Voting registers © 2000 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. Good Luck! Janet Hunter