Is there an easily accessible (online) list of those included? >From: Brent Tarter <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history > <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Great 17th-century Virginians >Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 07:40:26 -0500 > >A brief biography of Joseph Bridger (1632-1686) is in volume two of the >Library of Virginia's Dictionary of Virginia Biography, which includes >references to the leading primary and secondary sources. > >Many old source books and secondary accounts, including John Bennett >Boddie's books, were based on research in many fewer resources than are >available today and are therefore not so much inaccurate as incomplete. >It is always unsafe to rely uncritically on the older literature, just >as it is unwise to ignore or disregard it, because in some instances >earlier writers had access to family documents that may no longer be >available. > >Brent Tarter >The Library of Virginia >[log in to unmask] > >Visit the Library of Virginia's web site at http://www.lva.lib.va.us > >-----Original Message----- >From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history >[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rita L. Carr >Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 9:03 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Great 17th-century Virginians > >Hi >I am a descendent of Joseph Bridger of Whitemarsh in Isle of Wight >County, Virginia. I am interested in learning more about him. Can >anyone suggest some resources on Joseph Bridger? I understand Boddie's >book is no longer considered accurate. > >Thanks. > >Rita Carr > >To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the >instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > >To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions >at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html