Joe, what is the name for the archives and the amily hisitory library for the State of North Carolina. Pat Cothrun
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From: Joe Chandler <[log in to unmask]>
To: VA-HIST <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thu, Apr 12, 2012 6:15 pm
Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] early Petersburg newspapers
Michael, do you plan to contact someone at Duke? I am sure you can do it
ourself -- maybe even online to the Duke Library -- but I am from North
arolina, working in the Governor's DC office. NC also has a very good archives
nd family history library.
oe
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rom: Michael Nicholls <[log in to unmask]>
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ate: Thursday, April 12, 2012, 3:19 PM
i Joe--sorry I won't be in Alexandria this trip. I talked to individuals at the
etersburg Public Library by phone including a long serving volunteer named
ancy who thought these may have ended up at Duke. Beyond that no one seems to
now of them--Mick
n Apr 12, 2012, at 12:57 PM, Joe Chandler wrote:
> Michael,
I am (nearly) a life long amateur genealogist. Because several of ancestral
ines began their lives by immigrating into Virginia and some sojourned 1+
enerations in Prince George County/Petersburg proper the "missing" early
ewspapers/microfilms would be of great interest to me. Your account is the
irst I have heard.
Because of health issues (primarily back problems), I have not done any
esearch in Prince George/Petersburg in several years, but I would am very
nterested in trying to find and review such newspapers.
Can you provide more detail about whom you have you contacted in your attempt
o locate the papers or microfilms? I can certainly help make inquiries.
If you are in the Alexandria area during your sojourn in Virginia this week,
erhaps we could meet to share stories about Prince George/Petersburg. WILLIAM
AYES, who arrived there ca. 1640 acquired 125A just north of the current city
imits on State Road 144 where it crosses the Appomattox River. In addition,
his land is also easily identified because beginning about 10 years ago it is
eing subdivided and developed commercially for the first time (look for a
otorcycle business).
joe
--- On Wed, 4/11/12, Michael Nicholls <[log in to unmask]>
rote:
From: Michael Nicholls <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: early Petersburg newspapers
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 7:05 PM
On Apr 11, 2012, at 5:01 PM, Michael Nicholls wrote:
> Some on this list may be familiar with the fact that there were once bound
ssues of early Petersburg newspapers, including ones which apparently were not
ncluded in the microfilm editions available at the LVA and elsewhere, located
t the public library in Petersburg. The library states that it no longer holds
hem, having only microfilm copies of early papers. The staff do not know if the
icrofilm is of the bound volumes they once possessed or the commonly held
ersion. I once saw, I think, a statement that in order to see the bound
olumes, one had to contact a particular individual and it included an email
ddress. I have been unable to find it again--old age, perhaps? In any case, I
m in Virginia for the next few days and would appreciate any quick responses to
his query. Thanks--Mick Nicholls
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