The database is not limited to Jamestown. Among other
things, I have found an ad placed by William Gilmore
of Augusta/Botetourt Co.in 1763, and an article about
"Capt. Thomas Rowland of Botetourt" in 1777. Both
articles led to solutions to long-standing genealogy
questions. Great site.
Joanne
--- Randy Cabell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> That sounds GREAT.
>
> Is there any comparable data base of newspaper or
> other text from Jamestowne
> in the 1600's? I am finding it very difficult to
> pin down anything in that
> era.
>
> Randy Cabell
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martha Katz-Hyman"
> <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 3:31 PM
> Subject: Re: Virginia Gazette on-line
>
>
> > Note that you can not only search the Virginia
> Gazette but the
> > transcribed York County inventories, the Colonial
> Williamsburg
> > Research reports and the Colonial Williamsburg
> Research Division
> > publications all at once by going to
> www.pastportal.org. Click on the
> > magnifying glass to search all of the databases at
> once, or browse by
> > clicking the book. I find the former method more
> productive--just
> > type in the word or phrase you want (for help,
> click on "Search Tips")
> > and click "Search," confirm this is what you want
> on the next screen,
> > and you'll be presented with links that contain
> the word or phrase
> > you're searching for.
> >
> > It can take some time to go through them all--but
> Past Portal is an
> > invaluable source for studying 18th century
> Tidewater Virginia
> > history, material culture and architecture.
> >
> > Going to the link given by Dr. Kukla will also
> take you to links to
> > other CW databases that should prove useful in
> many research areas.
> >
> > Martha Katz-Hyman
> > Architectural Collections Fellow
> > Colonial Williamsburg
> >
> > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe,
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> >
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