Hi, friends: In the June 29th edition of Ancestry Daily News, it was announced that Ancestry is offering a free search of Caroline County, Virginia Births (1870-80) for ten days. The announcement follows. Good Luck! Joann Ellis Humphries (Researching in Caroline County, VA: THOMAS, SALE, LONG, MARTIN, HAYNES, CRUTCHER, TOOMBS, WRIGHT, GOODE AND DOBSON) ============================================================ CAROLINE COUNTY, VIRGINIA BIRTHS, 1870-80 Formed in 1728 from portions of three other counties, Caroline County is located in eastern Virginia between Richmond and the District of Columbia. This database is a collection of birth records for more than 3,200 children born in the county between 1870 and 1880. Taken from microfilm copies of the original documents, this database offers researchers information regarding the child's name, sex, race, birth date, and names of parents. The page numbers refer to the original documents from which these entries were taken. To those seeking ancestors from Virginia, this collection can be a valuable source of information. Source Information: Fridley, Beth. "Caroline County, Virginia Birth Records, 1870-1880." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 2000. Taken from a microfilm copy of Bureau of Vital Statistics - Birth Register for Caroline County, 1870-80 located in the Library of Virginia at Richmond. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4728.htm