--part1_191.20ba2e5f.2cc6d6e7_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_191.20ba2e5f.2cc6d6e7_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <Chocybrown@aol.com> From: Chocybrown@aol.com Full-name: Chocybrown Message-ID: <60.36b2d4ce.2cc6d661@aol.com> Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:35:13 EDT Subject: VIRGINIA REFERENCE MATERIAL To: Redrabbitt@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: 7.0 for Windows sub 10509 Hi Kathy, I have accumulated quite a number of reference material for the area in my own personal library over these last few years. I could not tell you if they are on CDs or not. The books I used for your look-ups were the following: "1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer)" Volume Four: Northern Region Abstract by Roger G. Ward Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, Georgia (I understand no longer in business) 1999 Roger G. Ward was living in Lubbock, Texas in February of 1999. He abstracted the information from the microfilm records from the Library of Virginia in Richmond which are available through interbranch loan to your local library for a two week period of time-----limit of 3 films per time. You can go to the Library of Virginia online for a list of all films available through this process. I personally use this method; as I have found errors in a few entries plus there can be additional information not recorded in the book that could be very important. I use the reference book to locate who I want to look at and then order the film. I photo copy anything on the film that looks like it could help in the future---------this has worked very well. I also used some of the series of Marriages, Births, and Deaths for Frederick/Shenandoah/Warren/Clark/ Page counties by Dee Ann Buck. Depending on the book they range from years around 1850 through 1880. They really help because they give the parents of the bride and groom. I you have a widow/widower marrying in 1850 at age 50 years old and he give his parents you have put yourself back into the 1700s----------very helpful. She also complied the books from microfilm from the Library of Virginia. Very valuable book. For a list of her books, prices here is her information (you order straight from her). Dee Ann Buck 10814 Paynes Church Drive Fairfax, Virginia 22032 (703) 591-2593 passthebuck48@Hotmail.com Hope this answers your question. Chocy --part1_191.20ba2e5f.2cc6d6e7_boundary--