There is a classified index of all biographies included in the two
volumes of the Dictionary of Virginia Biography that have been published
to date. Volume one contains biographies of subjects with the surnames
Aaroe through Blanchfield; and volume two contains biographies with the
surnames Bland through Cannon.
To view the classified index, begin at the Library of Virginia's web
site at http://www.lva.lib.va.us and click open the Site Index in the
left margin, click open the letter D, and click open Dictionary of
Virginia Biography.
The classified index includes an alphabetical list of all subjects, a
chronological list of all subjects, a list of all contributors and which
biographies they wrote, lists of all women, African Americans, and
Native Americans included, lists of places of birth and principal places
of residence for all subjects, and a list of occupations and realms of
renown, such as member of the House of Representatives; Baptist
clergyman; physician; preservationist; principal in a court case; poet;
and several dozen other categories.
NB: About the time that volume three is published later this year, this
classified index will be reconfigured for more easy searching, and it
will then include the names of all the subjects from Aaroe through
Daniels.
Brent Tarter
The Library of Virginia
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-----Original Message-----
From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Emily Rose
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 9:39 AM
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Subject: Re: Great 17th-century Virginians
Is there an easily accessible (online) list of those included?
>From: Brent Tarter <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
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>Subject: Re: Great 17th-century Virginians
>Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 07:40:26 -0500
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>A brief biography of Joseph Bridger (1632-1686) is in volume two of the
>Library of Virginia's Dictionary of Virginia Biography, which includes
>references to the leading primary and secondary sources.
>
>Many old source books and secondary accounts, including John Bennett
>Boddie's books, were based on research in many fewer resources than are
>available today and are therefore not so much inaccurate as incomplete.
>It is always unsafe to rely uncritically on the older literature, just
>as it is unwise to ignore or disregard it, because in some instances
>earlier writers had access to family documents that may no longer be
>available.
>
>Brent Tarter
>The Library of Virginia
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>Visit the Library of Virginia's web site at http://www.lva.lib.va.us
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rita L. Carr
>Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 9:03 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Great 17th-century Virginians
>
>Hi
>I am a descendent of Joseph Bridger of Whitemarsh in Isle of Wight
>County, Virginia. I am interested in learning more about him. Can
>anyone suggest some resources on Joseph Bridger? I understand Boddie's
>book is no longer considered accurate.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Rita Carr
>
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