The reason you see "North Carolina" mentioned when you enter a marriage is because Marce used the same page formats that she has used for NC and other states. The marriages will go into the VA database, and she'll fix the verbage if she hasn't already. She only has to do a "find/replace" on the html. Linda

I accidentally deleted the other letter. I just want to say that there USED to be a Bath county, North Carolina. So that is why Marceline included it in her database, no doubt. David On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, Linda Lewis wrote: > Marceline Beam has created a database entry system for VA marriages. > Please feel free to play around with it and link to it: > > http://tn-3.rootsweb.com/~marce/va/marriages.html > > If you find any links that don't work, please let Marce know. > > To view the NC database, which has been online for several months: > > http://tn-3.rootsweb.com/~ncarolina/marriages.html > > Linda > dmorgan@efn.org David W. Morgan Honolulu Hawaii http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbeckha/coordinate.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nm/nmfiles.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/okfiles.htm

You are about to enter the following information into the North Carolina Marriages database. Please verify the information. Use your back button to return to the previous screen to make corrections. If you are satisfied with your entry, click the submit button to update the database. Groom's Surname: Walker First Name: Charles Age: Bride's Surname: Turner First Name: Elizabeth Age: Type of Record: Marriage Bond Date of Record: 08 Jul 1791 Bondsmen: John Oliver Witnesses: Officiator: County: Bath Source: Miscellaneous Other: Your Name: Rena Worthen Your Email: doreatr@rbnet.com Ok, I like it! To make changes, use your browser's "back" button to return to the previous page. ***** There is a problem here, it says North Carolina, but Bath County is in Va. I will go ahead and push ok and see where it is, Push ok then look It looks like it falls in the right place as it is found where it should be. I am posting this to the list so you can see everything except the verbage at the top of the page works.

Marce, how hard would it be to have a "Preview" before pressing the send button? I think the preview shows a glaring error better than the entry form. How do I know? I just entered John Gregory, I thought carefully, but the result shows I didn't change the county to Charlotte. Also glaring at me, the top of the result page shows the entry is for North Carolina! People need to know how to correct oops, 'cause they are going to happen. I just proved it. Thanks for the hard work. JoLee At 01:11 AM 12/23/1999 , you wrote: >Marceline Beam has created a database entry system for VA marriages. >Please feel free to play around with it and link to it: > ><http://tn-3.rootsweb.com/~marce/va/marriages.html>http://tn-3.rootsweb.co m/~marce/va/marriages.html > >If you find any links that don't work, please let Marce know. > >To view the NC database, which has been online for several months: > ><http://tn-3.rootsweb.com/~ncarolina/marriages.html>http://tn-3.rootsweb.c om/~ncarolina/marriages.html > >Linda >

Marceline, I *really* like your introductory statement. Just wish we could get others to do the same: Welcome to the Virginia Marriages page. The marriage records in the Virginia Marriage database are submitted by visitors to this page. The VAGenWeb Project makes no claims as to the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification. Carmen At 01:11 AM 12/23/1999 -0500, Linda Lewis wrote: >Marceline Beam has created a database entry system for VA marriages. >Please feel free to play around with it and link to it: > >http://tn-3.rootsweb.com/~marce/va/marriages.html > >If you find any links that don't work, please let Marce know. > >To view the NC database, which has been online for several months: > >http://tn-3.rootsweb.com/~ncarolina/marriages.html > >Linda > >

Marceline Beam has created a database entry system for VA marriages. Please feel free to play around with it and link to it: http://tn-3.rootsweb.com/~marce/va/marriages.html If you find any links that don't work, please let Marce know. To view the NC database, which has been online for several months: http://tn-3.rootsweb.com/~ncarolina/marriages.html Linda

Please forgive this non-genealogy post, but it affects us all and I thought it important to share. This information comes from the head of the Technology Department in our corporation. He sent a two-page email to all in the company which (in brief) states that numerous sources have promised to unleash 500-1000 new viruses as part of their New Year's celebration. More than 30,000 threats have been logged by the FBI and other agencies. Because these are new viruses they are not yet all detectable by virus programs. Of particular concern are greeting cards. They warn of receiving viruses via friends who are unaware they are spreading them. The company is recommending that we back up everything, make sure our virus protection programs are updated and running and they ask us not to download anything or open any attachments (unless absolutely necessary) for the first few weeks of 2000 until updates for these new viruses can be created. I generally ignore messages such as this (many are untrue), but given the sources and documentation of this one, I thought I would share it. Again, I apologize for the nature of this post, but felt it important to keep us all informed. It seems we have fixed the Y2K bug, but seem to have a world full of hackers who think it fun to celebrate by destroying our work! Candy Parent Tazewell County, VAGenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~vatazewe Candy's Clan http://www.htonline.com/~candy candy@htonline.com

Members of the WV-FOOTSTEPS mailing list have been working on the "Revised List of Deceased Soldiers of the World War - West Virginia" and the results of their hard work and generosity can be viewed in the USGenWeb Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/20thcen.htm Linda

Hey folks, I've taken the liberty to upload some files to counties that aren't mine. I don't usually do this, but we're closing in on the end of the year, so I went ahead. If these are your counties, you will want to know about this for when you update your Table of Contents. You may also want to rename the file or the directory (I had to create one for some counties) to suite your preferences. Thanks, Jeannie ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/buchanan/land/grants1.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/henrico/landgrants/grants1.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/russell/land/grants1.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/smyth/deeds/grants1.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/washington/deeds/grants1.txt Happy holidays! ************* Jeannie Watts Now Available: "The Descendants of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant and son of Sir John Clay of Wales" Also available: "The Descendants of James Bailey & Lucy Simms" For more info: http://www.trellis.net/users/madamx

Jeannine, Who do I send the files I received for Halifax Co? Barbara Jeannie wrote: > Hey folks, > > I've taken the liberty to upload some files to counties that aren't mine. I > don't usually do this, but we're closing in on the end of the year, so I > went ahead. If these are your counties, you will want to know about this > for when you update your Table of Contents. You may also want to rename > the file or the directory (I had to create one for some counties) to suite > your preferences. Thanks, > > Jeannie > > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/buchanan/land/grants1.txt > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/henrico/landgrants/grants1.txt > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/russell/land/grants1.txt > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/smyth/deeds/grants1.txt > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/washington/deeds/grants1.txt > > Happy holidays! > ************* > Jeannie Watts > > Now Available: "The Descendants of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant and > son of Sir John Clay of Wales" > > Also available: "The Descendants of James Bailey & Lucy Simms" > > For more info: http://www.trellis.net/users/madamx -- Barbara Farthing Bonham Summerville SC The Family Snitch's Web http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bfbonham Crawford County PA Genealogy Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacrawgs/ Halifax Co, VA - VAGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~vahalifa/indexhal.htm

Can anyone on this list identify the garb worn by either members of the IOOF or the International Organization of Good Templars? I have a gr-gr uncle, John McFarling, who was a member of both organizations. I also have a photo of him wearing what appears to be the garb of a service unit. His picture can be seen at: http://lib-operations.sonoma.edu/fin/McFpix.html Carmen Finley P.S. You may get a chuckle out of his prize rooster shown with him. He was a breeder of fancy poultry. <g>

Files uploaded to the VA directory of the USGenWeb Archives since the last report: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/va/vafiles.htm ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/hanover/churches/slash.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/cumberland/deeds/1792/o6520000.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/louisa/deeds/misc0000.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/princeedward/wills/1757/f4650000.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/lee/military/revwar/pensions/m6350000.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/richmondcity/cemeteries/hollywd.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/scott/cemeteries/ptrbrick.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/scott/cemeteries/carter.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/albemarle/wills/w3000001.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/caroline/vitals/marriages/c435c436.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/orange/miscellaneous/n550mil.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/rockingham/deeds/m600wded.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/rockingham/vitals/s530mmar.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/rockingham/vitals/s530fmar.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/rockingham/vitals/m245mar.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/southampton/wills/l530j1wl.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/southampton/wills/i100j1wl.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/southampton/wills/l000l1wl.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/southampton/wills/h620e1wl.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/lunenburg/deeds/1759/p6260000.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/nelson/cemeteries/fellowsh.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/botetourt/wills/willbka.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/mecklenburg/wills/w0newtp.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/rockbridge/deeds/deedbks.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/rockbridge/misc/bwillson.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/rockbridge/vitals/marriage/mar1823.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/rockbridge/wills/willbk001.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/rockbridge/wills/will001a.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/lunenburg/census/1880/imagindx.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/misc/vaferry.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/southampton/court/b235chan.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/southampton/court/a143chan.txt Linda

Hi, I've noticed that some of the VA county pages have the old New Kent Co. url at Geocities linked. It still works, but it is outdated and I'll be removing it. The new url is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vanewken/ Thanks, Christine

----- Original Message ----- From: <RMSHELBY@pacbell.net> To: <fspradlin@earthlink.net> Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 6:10 PM Subject: Appreciation > Just a note of thanks to express my appreciation for the great work on > VAGenWeb. It was only recently I learned I had ancestors from VA. As it > appears to be turning out they came from all over VA. > > Richard >

Rena, You should be proud... the site is GREAT! It loads quickly, is well organized and very simple to read. I love it! Candy Parent Tazewell County, VAGenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~vatazewe Candy's Clan http://www.htonline.com/~candy candy@htonline.com -----Original Message----- From: Rena Worthen <doreatr@rbnet.com> To: VAGEN-L@rootsweb.com <VAGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, December 04, 1999 11:47 PM Subject: [VAGEN-L] Patrick County Va > > Patrick County Va site http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric >has been updated with the help of Bobby Wood. >I have 2 years of Census that will be added in the NEAR future. Patrick >County is now a user friendly site, where you can add your family HISTORY >such as WILLS, PENSION records, DEEDS, BIOS, QUERIES, BIBLE records, OBITS. >You may also search the web for your surname by using the Patrick County >RESOURCE page. For rour reading pleasure and aid in your research all the >archived queries remain on the site. >If you see a bad address or a broken link, as always please let me hear. >I am here for you, and now with Bobby's help, and all of you, this can be >one of the best Virginia Counties on Rootsweb. > >I am so pleased with the outcome of this, that i wanted to share our NEW >LOOK. > >Rena cc Patrick County. > >

Patrick County Va site http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric has been updated with the help of Bobby Wood. I have 2 years of Census that will be added in the NEAR future. Patrick County is now a user friendly site, where you can add your family HISTORY such as WILLS, PENSION records, DEEDS, BIOS, QUERIES, BIBLE records, OBITS. You may also search the web for your surname by using the Patrick County RESOURCE page. For rour reading pleasure and aid in your research all the archived queries remain on the site. If you see a bad address or a broken link, as always please let me hear. I am here for you, and now with Bobby's help, and all of you, this can be one of the best Virginia Counties on Rootsweb. I am so pleased with the outcome of this, that i wanted to share our NEW LOOK. Rena cc Patrick County.

Then i'l take it if you need someone. send pasword and other details Rena -----Original Message----- From: Linda Lewis <cityslic@ix.netcom.com> To: VAGEN-L@rootsweb.com <VAGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, December 04, 1999 2:03 PM Subject: Re: [VAGEN-L] Loudoun Co. Mailing List >Rena Worthen wrote: >> >> I thought we had someone who was takeing it. i offered, but i didnt get it. >> if you still need someone i'l take it, although charity begins at home, and >> there isnt money left to send to rootsweb., as much as i'd like to. > >Rootsweb provides the county mailing lists for USGW sites for free. > >Linda >

Rena Worthen wrote: > > I thought we had someone who was takeing it. i offered, but i didnt get it. > if you still need someone i'l take it, although charity begins at home, and > there isnt money left to send to rootsweb., as much as i'd like to. Rootsweb provides the county mailing lists for USGW sites for free. Linda

The "Research Links" page needs updating. Freddie S. ----- Original Message ----- From: Handley Regional Library Archives <handley@visuallink.com> To: <fspradlin@earthlink.net> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 1999 7:58 AM Subject: Handley Library updates > The VaGenWeb site is a great help to researchers of Virginia material. I > am the archives librarian of Handley Regional Library and many folks > have contacted us and visited as a result of the material you have > posted. Our facility is undergoing a major renovation and we have had to > change some of our hours of operation and will be closing for three > months very shortly. We sent corrections to Christine Goff through the > email address posted but the old misleading information remains. Our > website is linked so if people click to us, they get the updated > material. Alas, not everyone follows up the details. The very > disappointed folks from Seattle Washington went with the first data and > arrived when we were closed. > > Could you PLEASE see that the following is posted: > > Our email address is now handley@visuallink.com > Our hours are now as follows: Sunday-Monday CLOSED > Tuesday- Wednesday > 1:00pm - 5:00pm > Thursday-Saturday > 10:00am-5:00pm > > The Archives will be CLOSED Dec. 24, 1999 - Mar. 24, 2000 while the > department undergoes renovation. > > Thank you for your help in sharing this information with researchers. > > Rebecca Ebert > Archives Librarian > Handley Regional Library > P.O. Box 58 > Winchester, VA 22604 > 540-662-9041, ext. 23 > >