Greetings - we have added more than 14,000 death record entries for Bath,
Botetourt and Bedford counties to the Library of Virginia's Death Records
Indexing Project (DRIP) database, increasing the total to 46,000 records.
DRIP is a joint project sponsored by the Virginia Genealogical Society and
the Library. More than 60 volunteers, working in 15 states, are in the
process of indexing the microfilmed versions of the local death registers as
part of a long-term, state-wide project to provide better access to local
death records.
Each index entry provides the name of the deceased, the date of death,
information about slaves and slave owners if present, and the year and page
number of the register where the death is recorded. The online database is
fully keyword searchable and will eventually grow to more than 150,000
records.
The database can be found at http://www.lva.lib.va.us
Click on "Digital Library Program", then select "Births, Deaths, Marriages,
Wills, Bible Records."
The next counties to be loaded will be: Albemarle, Amherst and Appomattox.
The following counties have now been completed:
Alleghany County (1853-1896) (Reel 2)
Bath County (1853-1889) (Reel 3)
Bedford County (1853-1897) (Reel 4)
Botetourt County (1853-1896) (Reel 4)
Bristol (1889-1896) (Reel 31)
Charlottesville (1871-1896) (Reel 31)
Danville (1854-1882) (Reel 31)
Danville (1883-1896) (Reel 32)
Fauquier County (1853-1896) (Reel 10)
King George County (1853-1896) (Reel 16)
Loudoun County (1854-1896) (Reel 17)
Prince Edward County (1853-1861) (Reel 23)
Prince Edward County (1862-1896) (Reel 24)
Princess Anne County (1853-1896) (Reel 24)
Stafford County (1853-1875) (Reel 28)
Stafford County (1876-1896) (Reel 29)
Warren County (1853-1876) (Reel 29)
Warren County (1877-1896) (Reel 30)
Washington County (1853-1897) (Reel 30)
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Elizabeth Roderick email ([log in to unmask])
Director, Digital Library Program voice (804) 692-3761
The Library of Virginia fax (804) 692-3771
800 E. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23218
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