The microfilm of Legislative Petitions can be borrowed on Interlibrary Loan. Make certain that you know the county or city and the box number. Brent Tarter The Library of Virginia [log in to unmask] Please visit the Library of Virginia's Web site at http://www.lva.virginia.gov -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Leslie Morales Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 4:32 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] LVA Legislative Petitions Database Is the microfilm available for interlibrary loan? Thanks. Leslie Anderson Morales Reference Librarian Alexandria Library Local History/Special Collections 717 Queen Street Alexandria, VA 22314-2420 (703) 838-4577 x213 http://www.alexandria.lib.va.us/branches/lhsc.html Tarter, Brent (LVA) wrote: >The Legislative Petitions Database is a finding aid to the petition >collection. You have to view the petitions on microfilm, but often >times a docketing on a petition will indicate whether the petitioner >succeeded or failed. If enactment of a law was the object of the >petition (which was usually the case, whether to obtain a divorce, move >the courthouse to some other person's property, create a new county, >increase a veteran's pension), then the quickest way to ascertain the >outcome is to search the annual publications of the laws of each session. > >Brent Tarter >The Library of Virginia >[log in to unmask] > >Please visit the Library of Virginia's Web site at >http://www.lva.virginia.gov > >-----Original Message----- >From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history >[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] >Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 10:08 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] LVA Legislative Petitions Database > >Pardon me if this is too naive of a question: I suppose it would take >additional research to figure out whether the petition was granted or >not? If the relief sought was a new law, whether the law was passed? > > >Joe McCollum >Knoxville, TN >_____________________________________________________________ >Click for top financial advice. Reduce debt & save for retirement. >http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iifSDijMuNV0vN7Ut4hkPo >r >JyoeshGLUQBe6HYqmSRIS7Dmxk/ > >______________________________________ >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 ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html