Holly, Thanks for the book suggestion. Yesterday I found a nice collection of stories entitled "Best Little Stories in Virginia" by C. Bryan Kelly. The Poe Museum has autographed copies for sale at the usual price. The first story I read in the book was about how the Hemings family bought their own family members and kept them as slaves on the books to avoid them having to leave the state. When we toured St. John's church, I learned they had a school for black children on the property in the antebellum period, and I am curious about it. I also learned there is a Slave Tour in Richmond, and I've got to set a time to take it. As much as I've always loved teaching, writing stories is every bit as rewarding, especially the impetus to research and learn more and more about the history of my adopted state. Anne Pemberton [log in to unmask] http://www.erols.com/stevepem http://www.educationalsynthesis.org To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html