Very interesting, Doug -- thanks for posting this. There is also an absolutely fascinating article in today's New York Times on the discovery of a clay bundle associated with African religious practices and dating from circa 1700-1720 in Annapolis, Maryland: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/science/21arch.html?8dpc=&pagewanted=all Of course, Maryland isn't Virginia -- but the two colonies shared so much, economically and culturally, including the source regions for their slaves, that this remarkable find has exciting implications for early Virginia history as well. -- Jurretta Heckscher On Oct 20, 2008, at 9:55 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote: > For another interesting historical/genealogical piece, see Douglas > Blackmon of the Wall Street Journal writing about (related) white > and black McCains in 19th and 20th-century Mississippi: > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122419511761942501.html?mod=article-outset-box > > Doug Deal > History/SUNY Oswego > ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html