I recieved the following information regarding Episcopal church records at the Library of VA: Anna - Phoenix, AZ - USA annaw4@prodigy.net -----Original Message----- From: Conley Edwards <cedwards@vsla.edu> To: Anna L Wong <ANNAW4@prodigy.net> Cc: cedwards@vsla.edu <cedwards@vsla.edu> Date: Monday, June 14, 1999 1:26 PM Subject: RE: Library of VA - Episcopal Church Records >Dear Ms. Wong, > >Over the years, statements have appeared in print that the Library of >Virginia has records of all births, baptisms and deaths recorded by the >Anglican Church in colonial Virginia. Such statements are not true. Of all >the parishes in Virginia during the colonial period, records of only twelve >parishes have survived. The surviving records cover various dates and are >not complete. All the surviving records have now been published and may be >available through the interlibrary loan system of your local library. For a >description of records in our collection, see "A Guide to Church Records in >the Archives Branch, Virginia State Library and Archives," by Jewell T. >Clark and Elizabeth Terry Long, first published in 1981. > >I hope this information will be of assistance in your research. > >*************** >Conley L. Edwards >State Archivist >The Library of Virginia >800 East Broad Street >Richmond, VA 23219 > >Tel: 804-692-3554 >Fax: 804-692-3556 >E-mail: cedwards@vsla.edu >http://vlinsvr.vsla.edu >*************** > >-----Original Message----- >From: Anna L Wong [mailto:ANNAW4@prodigy.net] >Sent: Saturday, June 12, 1999 10:51 AM >To: cedwards@vsla.edu >Subject: Library of VA - Episcopal Church Records > >Dear Mr. Edwards - I was informed that the VA State Library has Episcopal >church records from the 1700's showing baptisms, marriages and burials. All >of these records are preserved at the VA State Library. However, I have not >had any luck finding them. Could you please advise? > >Anna - Phoenix, AZ - USA >annaw4@prodigy.net > >