Well, I agree with you too Paul, but all state and county websites are certainly not created equal. I neglected to mention the importance of the LVA online databases, and other state archive databases as well. But, you could do an awful lot of googling and still not find ALL of the *original images* of the VA tax lists that were on that site, and ALL of the information found in the TLC Genealogy publications. ;-) Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Drake" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 10:10 AM Subject: Re: Missing those Tax Lists Such losses are substantial, however ALL should remember that thousands of the counties have fine websites, and those will take you as close as you can get to local records. Find those sites through Google (search, per e.g., "Southampton Co, VA genealogy"), join the local societies (they cost only a very few dollars), post queries and local "chats", avail yourselves of EVERYTHING there offered, and try one day to visit the counties most important to your personal research. To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html