Folks,

 

For some reason when I send the below link the ".pdf" is getting dropped
from the hyperlink. To access the note, make sure that the link you are
trying starts with "http" and ends with ".pdf" If the link is not
working for you, try adding .pdf to the end of it.

 

Carl

 

________________________________

From: Childs, Carl (LVA) 
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 5:04 PM
To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
Subject: RE: Burned Records Counties database Renamed!

 

Sorry folks. Try this link. 

 

http://www.lva.virginia.gov/whatwehave/local/lost/Lost%20Records%20notes
.pdf

 

________________________________

From: Childs, Carl (LVA) 
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 4:55 PM
To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
Subject: Burned Records Counties database Renamed!

 

Greetings,

 

The Library of Virginia recently reviewed its Burned Records Counties
Collection.  For anyone unfamiliar with this collection, it consists of
photocopies of court records for localities whose records are no longer
extant.  The photocopies are made from surviving records of the locality
found in the court records of other localities as part of chancery and
other locality records-processing projects. The copies are filed
together in an artificial collection.  Information found in the
documents (locality, names, record type, and date of document) is
entered into the Burned Records Counties Database and made available
through the Library of Virginia's website.  

 

It has been determined that we should discontinue the use of Burned
Records Counties Collection to identify this collection.  It will now be
called the Lost Records Localities Collection and the database the Lost
Records Localities Database.  There were two reasons for the name
change.  1) Not all localities lost records due to fire.  Other causes
for loss of records include theft, vandalism, water damage, and pest
damage.  2) Not all localities that experienced a loss of records were
counties.  Two cities, Richmond and Williamsburg, suffered major
destruction of their records.  The name change more accurately reflects
the content of the records found in the collection. 

 

During the review process, we discovered additional localities that
suffered extensive loss of their records such as King George County,
Culpeper County, Accomack County, and Botetourt County to name a few.
Photocopies of their records will be added to the Lost Records
Localities Collection as they are discovered. 

 

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see the
Research note at the following link:

 

http://www.lva.virginia.gov/whatwehave/local/lost/Lost%20Records%20notes
.pdf

 

To search the Lost Records Localities Database, click on the following
link:

 

http://www.lva.virginia.gov/whatwehave/local/lost/
<http://www.lva.virginia.gov/whatwehave/local/lost/> 

 

Carl

 

Carl Childs 
Director, Local Records Services 
Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 692-3739 (phone)
(804) 692-2277 (CCRP) (fax)
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