Hi, I have been wanting to purchase this book, but question how up to date it is, how up to date do you find it? Liz Rachael Beale <rachaelb23@yahoo.com> wrote: I have been using: "The Handybook For Genealogists United States of America" Published by : the Everton Publishers, Inc. P.O. Box 368 Logan, Utah 84321 Rachael --- Ms2001@aol.com wrote: > > This sounds like an excellent book and one I'd also > like to have, but don't > forget there were dozens of changes after 1895 and > many counties disappeared > into cities in more recent years. > > Bev > > In a message dated 7/1/2007 9:25:34 P.M. Eastern > Daylight Time, > rodeo88us@yahoo.com writes: > > JBW, > > Thank You very for this update to my query, I will > be purchasing this book, > not onlt did my Jones family come from Virginia, > but all 4 of my granparents > families migrated from Virginia. All of us need > this book. > > Again, Thank You > Liz > JOANorED@aol.com wrote: > All of you who addressed the original query on this > topic need to by or at > least read the excellent book Atlas of County > Boundary Changes in Virginia, > 1634-1895 by Michael F. Doran, copyright 1987, > published by Iberian > Publishing > Company, 548 Cedar Creek Drive, Athens, GA. Nearly > all of the well known > genealogical publishing houses carry it. This is a > MUST book for anyone > trying to do > Early Virginia research. One needs to READ the whole > book, not just look at > the > maps. Virginia was the "mother" of West Virginia, > Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, > Illinois and parts of Michigan and Wisconsin. Also, > see page 5, included > there > are partly or wholly all of the current states of > North Carolina, South > Carolina as well as a small part of Alabama and > Florida. It is very > complicated > topic. JBW > > > ************************************** > See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > VAROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the > body of the message > > > > --------------------------------- > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the > forecast > with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > VAROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the > body of the message > > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's > free at http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to VAROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&cs=bz ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Liz rodeo88us God Bless America, Again --------------------------------- Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when.

Liz, I have the Eighth Edition of "The Handybook For Genealogists" which I received about 1997. I have found this book to be very useful. It gives a brief history of each State, when it was started, the counties are also listed and tells what their mother counties are; also have data on what type of records they have and lost. Also has individual maps of the State with the existing counties. Also has the migration trails maps included. The only problem that exists for me today; the phone numbers to the courthouses that they listed when my book was published are changing; but the addresses are still pretty close. Rachael --- Liz Cunningham <rodeo88us@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I have been wanting to purchase this book, but > question how up to date it is, how up to date do you > find it? > Liz > Rachael Beale <rachaelb23@yahoo.com> wrote: > I have been using: > "The Handybook For Genealogists United States of > America" > Published by : the Everton Publishers, Inc. > P.O. Box 368 > Logan, Utah 84321 > > Rachael > > --- Ms2001@aol.com wrote: > > > > > This sounds like an excellent book and one I'd > also > > like to have, but don't > > forget there were dozens of changes after 1895 and > > many counties disappeared > > into cities in more recent years. > > > > Bev > > > > In a message dated 7/1/2007 9:25:34 P.M. Eastern > > Daylight Time, > > rodeo88us@yahoo.com writes: > > > > JBW, > > > > Thank You very for this update to my query, I will > > be purchasing this book, > > not onlt did my Jones family come from Virginia, > > but all 4 of my granparents > > families migrated from Virginia. All of us need > > this book. > > > > Again, Thank You > > Liz > > JOANorED@aol.com wrote: > > All of you who addressed the original query on > this > > topic need to by or at > > least read the excellent book Atlas of County > > Boundary Changes in Virginia, > > 1634-1895 by Michael F. Doran, copyright 1987, > > published by Iberian > > Publishing > > Company, 548 Cedar Creek Drive, Athens, GA. Nearly > > all of the well known > > genealogical publishing houses carry it. This is a > > MUST book for anyone > > trying to do > > Early Virginia research. One needs to READ the > whole > > book, not just look at > > the > > maps. Virginia was the "mother" of West Virginia, > > Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, > > Illinois and parts of Michigan and Wisconsin. > Also, > > see page 5, included > > there > > are partly or wholly all of the current states of > > North Carolina, South > > Carolina as well as a small part of Alabama and > > Florida. It is very > > complicated > > topic. JBW > > > > > > ************************************** > > See what's free at > > http://www.aol.com. > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > > to > > VAROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and > > the > > body of the message > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the > > forecast > > with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > > to > > VAROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and > > the > > body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's > > free at http://www.aol.com. > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > > to VAROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and > > the body of the message > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Got a little couch potato? > Check out fun summer activities for kids. > http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&cs=bz > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to VAROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > > Liz > rodeo88us > God Bless America, Again > > --------------------------------- > Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with > an Edge to see what's on, when. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to VAROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. http://farechase.yahoo.com/