Another fabulous place on the Northern Neck is the Mary Ball at Richmond...they have a huge surname card catalog.....don't miss it! -----Original Message----- From: JP BARTON <ELXC78A@prodigy.com> To: VAWESTMO-L@rootsweb.com <VAWESTMO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, April 10, 1999 8:54 AM Subject: Re: [VAWESTMO-L] Lookup for Will >-- [ From: Jeanne Barton * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] -- > >Bill: > > I don't have the info you ask for, but I do hope you take time to >visit the Northern Neck of Va Library in Westmoreland - next door to the >court house. Fantastic. And, the staff is terrific. > > I visited there a few years ago. I went through hundreds of books, >and a staffer copied pages for me as fast as I could mark them. She >supplied me with slips of paper to stick between pages - then copied >everything I marked. Meanwhile, she called a local fellow who was >familar with one of my surnames, and I was able to chat with him and >make some great contacts. > > Take a break and go for lunch at nearby Colonial Beach - great crab >cakes... this is not an area to say "I just don't have the time..." ><g> > >Jeanne > > >==== VAWESTMO Mailing List ==== > Happy 2nd Birthday VAGenWeb Project!