In a message dated 11/6/99 9:14:36 PM, mmabile@erols.com writes: > Can I get help from the county clerk's office? � Not a good source [read below] > and are the records for 1850-1860 still preserved? � Not really - most of the county records burnt in Richmond near the end of the American Civil War. > Is the local library a good source? � The one in Bowling Green is very limited. First try the Library of Virginia in Richmond - second the DAR Library in Washington DC [The DAR Library is open on all Sunday afternoons unless the following Monday is a holiday.] >Are there documents or microfilms that can be accessed at other locations? � Microfilm can be ordered from the Library of Virginia.