On Apr 3, 2008, at 8:41 AM, Barbara Vines Little, CG wrote:
> Most, if not all, Virginia counties have current deeds available
> online as digital images.
That's heartening news.
> Most, if not all, have remote access for a fee.
As the main use for them is for real estate companies.
> None, to my knowledge, have pre 1900 deeds or even pre 1950 deeds
> available in this database.
That's a definite drawback. For those who haunt those records
regularly, it can be effective to make pointed noises about those
older records and their value for land disputes, genealogy and to
point out the problem that Henrico had with the jail property and its
reversionary clause and wondering what other legal landmines are in
there. Squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Lyle Browning
>
>
> Barbara Vines Little, CG
> Dominion Research Services
> PO Box 1273
> Orange, VA 22960
>
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> Lyle E. Browning wrote:
>> They are in the county deed room. I don't believe they're remotely
>> accessible.
>>
>> Lyle Browning
>>
>>
>> On Apr 2, 2008, at 7:35 PM, Janet Hunter wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hello Lyle,
>>>
>>> I went to the Chesterfield County Govt website and the usually
>>> genealogy
>>> websites via vagenweb.org, the historical society, and couldn't
>>> find online
>>> historical land records for the county. I tried a variety of
>>> google variations
>>> as well.
>>>
>>> Could you please supply the URL for the website to which you refer
>>> in your
>>> email below.
>>>
>>> Thanks you very much,
>>>
>>> Janet Hunter
>>>
>>> In a message dated 4/2/2008 5:31:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> [log in to unmask] writes:
>>>
>>> I wonder why those funds couldn't be spent in creating
>>> digital images such as Chesterfield County has for its land
>>> records.
>>> These are basically just digital images with an keyed index on a
>>> computer.
>>>
>>> Just asking, and hoping.
>>>
>>> Lyle Browning
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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