In a message dated 5/21/2008 3:14:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time, vaboteto-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 08:21:11 -0400 > From: John Gray <revjgray@wowway.com> > Subject: [VABOTETO] Visit > To: vaboteto@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <200805201221.m4KCLDi8004476@pop-8.dnv.wideopenwest.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > Hello List - > > I will be in Botetourt and Roanoke City next month. Does anyone have > any tips as to where I can find probate records and church > records? Should I work at the court house in Fincastle, or are > copies of their records available in a better research > Good Morning John Several suggestions prior to your visit and if you have already done these please hit the delete key. Google "Botetourt County Virginia" You should get a county site with links to the Historical Society and the Genealogy Society. There is lots of good info on the sites. At the courthouse are two ladies, one is Loretta Caldwell, whose purpose is to assist genealogist. I believe Loretta has an e-mail address and you could write her ahead of time for her thoughts. She is quite knowledgable in the records available. Also Rena on the Botetourt County Rootsweb site--she is webmistress among her many tasks there is quite knowledgable on Botetourt County. My caldwells migrated to this area from Cubb Creek in Charlotte County Va and I have many fond memories of going to my great-uncles farm on the Island here. You also mentioned going to the Va room at the Roanoke library. It is very good. Also if the church records you happen to be looking for the diocese archive is in Roanoke but it is only open one day a week unless you make arrangements ahead of time. Have a great visit to a beautiful part of our state and enjoy the scenery and people while you are there. Doug Burnett Satellite Beach Fl(Born a Virginian) ************** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)
Hi Doug - Thank you for the good tips. I will follow up on them. Kind Regards, John >Good Morning John >Several suggestions prior to your visit and if you have already done these >please hit the delete key. >Google "Botetourt County Virginia" >You should get a county site with links to the Historical Society and the >Genealogy Society. >There is lots of good info on the sites. At the courthouse are two ladies, >one is Loretta Caldwell, whose purpose is to assist genealogist. I believe >Loretta has an e-mail address and you could write her ahead of time for her >thoughts. She is quite knowledgable in the records available. Also >Rena on the >Botetourt County Rootsweb site--she is webmistress among her many >tasks there is >quite knowledgable on Botetourt County. My caldwells migrated to >this area from >Cubb Creek in Charlotte County Va and I have many fond memories of >going to my >great-uncles farm on the Island here. >You also mentioned going to the Va room at the Roanoke library. It is very >good. Also if the church records you happen to be looking for the diocese >archive is in Roanoke but it is only open one day a week unless you make >arrangements ahead of time. >Have a great visit to a beautiful part of our state and enjoy the scenery and >people while you are there. >Doug Burnett >Satellite Beach >Fl(Born a Virginian) > > > >************** >Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family >favorites at AOL Food. > >(http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" >Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and >tell us something about your Brick Wall person. >To contact Listowner: >Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >VABOTETO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message