You might try the following person: [log in to unmask] It's Carolyn Jett
and she's an expert on Northern Neck history. She's just published a
book-lenght study on Lancaster County. If she can't help I can give you a
couple of other leads.
Maurice Duke
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From: "Lyle E. Browning" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: Mount Olive School, Northumberland County, VA
> On Feb 11, 2005, at 2:32 AM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
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>> Looking for references to a (Old) Mount Olive School, around 1900. It
>> was a
>> small rural school for African American children in southern
>> Northumberland
>> County, or northern Lancaster County, VA. The school may have been
>> affiliated
>> with Mount Olive Baptist Church in Wicomico Church, Northumberland
>> County, VA.
>
> First place I'd look would be the 15 Minute USGS Quad Sheet series. The
> schools were usually listed by name. The Library of VA has the entire
> set on microfilm.
>
> Lyle Browning
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