I found a great search site, the Virginia Heritage Database. It searches the manuscript and archival collections of various Virginia institutions, from about 1607 to the present. Search page: http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/cgi-bin/eadform.pl One of the databases that's searched is the Imagebase of the VA Tech Library: http://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/browse.php They have some wonderful collections, if you enjoy vintage photos. A good map resource I just found, Historical Maps of Virginia: http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/virginia/index.html Their homepage contains links to other states, as well. Nancy Nancy, researching in Virginia: CURTIS; DAWKINS; STRINGER; WARREN; YANCEY Visit the family: www.geocities.com/twincousin2334 www.thepastwhispers.com