Diane Nicholson, I just have to ask - is your Nicholson line of the Maryland Eastern Shore Nicholson's (aka the Naval Nicholson's) or from the Skyline Drive Nicholson's? My Nicholsons were from the Skyline Drive area. Cheers, Michael Kent Island, Maryland (but working in Annapolis) researching Taylor, Pavy, Goldman in Caroline County. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane" <NicKnack101@comcast.net> To: <vacaroli@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 6:59 PM Subject: Re: [VACAROLI] Genealogy Records in Caroline > Hi, > I'm sure that others will have more information than I have, but this is > what I know -- many of the 17th, 18th and 19th records from Caroline and > other counties in the area were destroyed by fire during the Civil War. I > know that the Bowling Green Courthouse was burned, so depending upon the > time frame of the records you seek, there may or may not be anything to > find > in Caroline. There are some records, however, in surrounding areas. I > have found family wills in the Records office in Tappahannock, which is > actually Essex County, but somehow my 18th century Caroline relatives' > records were there -- perhaps a boundary line change? The Richmond > library > has many records, including Bibles, some wills, family histories, etc. > And > there is a Center for the surrounding area in Fredericksburg called the > Heritage Center. It is staffed by volunteers, but has lots of wonderful > records and the people there are very helpful. Be sure to check in > advance > by phone to make sure they are open. Good luck!!! > Diane C. Nicholson > Annapolis, MD