Kristina, Just wanted to let you know that the 3rd book you mention by Paul Heinegg is available for complete viewing online. Paul continues to research and update the data on a regular basis, and you're right, it is an incredible amount of work he has done, and it is truly probably the best set of records out there for researching People of Color from the very earliest days in the South. His website is: http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/ To view the lists of families being researched and the data collected, scroll down to the link "Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina"; then click onto the Family name of your choice. The site also features many other records pertaining to People of Color, and this refers to both African American & Native American history, including Tax Records, Revolutionary War, Slave listings, etc. There is so much there, I would suggest that one take their time and check out the various lists of records included on the website. Deloris ----- Original Message ----- From: <FRMRNYR@aol.com> To: <varoots-l@rootsweb.com> Cc: <vanorfol-l@rootsweb.com>; <va-southside-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 1:07 PM Subject: [VA-SOUTHSIDE] black history books, and newspapers > As you all know I have been on a little crusade lately trying to find > some > black history information for both norfolk and pac (va beach). Plus i > know the > bulk of it is probably in NORFOLK, and my butt's just too lazy to go into > norfolk at this time............. > > But anyway, I want to recommend three books (none are mine, and no > affiliation with any) > > 2 i'm going to summarize and pick out some good info to put on the > websites. > I recommend an interlibrary loan. these are very good books. > The 3rd. well even attempting an index could take years, ( i know the book > already has an index, but what i mean is just picking out the Virginia > names, > as the book covers several states) > > And even attempting that could take years.... > > 1. Free Blacks in Norfolk VA 1790-1800 by Tommy L. Bogger > > 2. Black History our Heritage PAC, Va Beach, VA by Edna Hawkins Hendrix. > > Now this third book, must have taken years to compile.....he did what i > would call an alex haley, for literally hundreds of people.& several > generations... the genealogy is amazing and not only that.... what really > impressed me > was when he said "a married b" he also stated where the info came from, > right > then and there (no ibid) or anything... > so in his listing... it would be "a married b" jan 1. 1800 (see pac mb > book > 1, page 300) > and it's just incredible the amount of work these books must have taken (2 > vol. set) and they are both close to 1000 pages.... . > > 3. Free African Americans of NC,VA AND SC, from the colonial period to > 1820 > by Paul Heinegg. > > > Oh and for the rest of the world, I'm in the process of getting neck > strain, > ( the best printer, attached to the best microfische machine which sits > higher than the chair and you have to lookup to view the newspaper aka > neck > strain... > > but i am gathering, birth,death, marriage, and other "note worthy info" > from > the va pilot ( or back then "norfolk virginian") starting in 1869 (posted > those yesterday) and later today will post 1871. on my site > _www.nyvagenealogy.homestead.com_ (http://www.nyvagenealogy.homestead.com) > or > _www.nyvagenealogy.homestead.com/mva1869.html_ > (http://www.nyvagenealogy.homestead.com/mva1869.html) > > oh and copied lunenburg county wills 1846-1851 hope to have an index for u > later.... > > later > kristina > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.7/816 - Release Date: 5/23/2007 3:59 PM