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Subject:	New Blog Entry - What's In A Name?
From:	Dale Dulaney <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:	Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:21:27 -0500
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One of the secret pleasures of archivists here at the Library of Virginia is the 
names we come across in the collection. Obscure or strange surnames, given 
names, and combinations thereof make for a laugh among colleagues. Rarely 
are these names appropriate or glaringly inappropriate to the person based on 
what we learn about them in a document. Sometimes the facts can compete 
with Dickens's fiction. Can Joe Evidence be trusted? Should a man named 
Singleton Livingood consider marriage? See the latest entry in the Out of the 
Box blog from the archivists of  the LVA.  
http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/

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