Halloween is coming up, Maybe these sites will help you find that Ghost or Ghoul that has been hiding from you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a reminder The Virginia Room is having a Late night Ghost hunt from 6-11 ROANOKE, VA - From 6-11 p.m. Friday, October 27, Roanoke Public Libraries is hosting a special event for night owl researchers at the main downtown branch, 706 S. Jefferson St. Roanoke, Va. Late Night in the Virginia Room will be an evening of virtual grave digging, ghost hunting and soul searching.what family historians might otherwise call genealogy research. In addition to a night of research, enjoy complimentary pizza and refreshments. Also offered that evening at the main branch is Dead on the Web, a computer lab class from 6-7 p.m., exploring death and cemetery records on the Internet. Both are free and open to the public. Registration is required, as the library will not be open to the general public. Call 540-853-2073 or email varoom@roanokeva.gov for more information and to register. For more information, contact: Laura Wickstead, Virginia Room librarian - 853-2073 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here is a list of sites that I have put together as an aid for those of you that would like to use it. Rena Worthen Obituaries http://www.legacy.com/ Augusta County Cemeteries http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/virginia/index_augusta.htm Craig County Cemeteries http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eusgenweb/va/craig/cemeteries.htm City of Salem http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eusgenweb/va/salem.htm Montgomery County Cemeteries http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/va/montgomery/cems.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~vamontgo/cemetery.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~vamontgo/cemeteries/Burials/burials.html Pulaski County Cemeteries http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapulask/cemeteries/Burials/burials.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapulask/indexcemeteries.html Roanoke County Rena Worthen county coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~varoanok/cemetery.html http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~spgraham/Cem%20by%20Tom%20Klatka%20pages%201%20to%2074.html Botetourt County Rena Worthen w county coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Ecemetery/virginia/index_botetourt.htm Alleghany County Cemeteries http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eusgenweb/va/alleghany/cemeteries.htm http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/alleghany/cemeteries/ Cemeteries and other photos by Rena Worthen http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~renaworthen/ Obit Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/obits/va/obitsva.htm Rockbridge County Rena Worthen county coordinator http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/rockbridge/cemeteries/ Patrick County Rena Worthen county coordinator http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/patrick/cemeteries/ Floyd County Rena Worthen county coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eusgenweb/va/floyd/cemeteries.htm Franklin County Rena Worthen county coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eusgenweb/va/franklin/cemeteries.htm Giles County http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/giles/cemeteries/ Loudoun County http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/virginia/index_loudoun.htm Cemetery Junction http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/index.html Find A Grave www.findagrave.com Tombstone Transcription Project http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Ecemetery/virginia/virginia.html Virginia Obituary, Genealogy Resources and Help http://www.ancestorhunt.com/virginia_newspaper_obituaries.htm History of Funeral Customs http://www.wyfda.org/basics_2.html Interment Records for 4,056,102 cemetery records across 8,905 cemeteries from around the world http://www.interment.net/ North Carolina Cemeteries http://rfci.net/wdfloyd/ Horne Funeral Home http://hornefuneralservice.com/horne1/hornemain.html John M. Oakey & Son http://www.johnmoakey.com/index.html Hamlar-Curtis http://www.hamlar-curtis.com/index.cfm Seagle Funeral Home http://www.seaglefuneralhome.com/ Vaughn Guynn & McGrady (Hillsville) http://www.vaughanguynnandmcgrady.com/index.cfm Kendall Funeral Home http://kendallfuneralhome.com/main/index_c.php?fh=Kendall2 Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~renaworthen/ WHO, WHEN, and WHERE are the three essential ingredients for successful genealogical research! Genealogy without documentation is MYTHOLOGY Founder and President of Botetourt Genealogy Club