On Jan 29, 2008, at 8:59 PM, Ronald Whitaker wrote: > I agree with your logic, Donald, but there is nothing like reading > through those musty volumes at the courthouse and viewing the > horizons that one's ancestors experienced. It always gives me > renewed strength when I can tread on the land where they have lived > and died. However, it is a tradeoff... what dollar value can one > place on the aesthetics of such a trip vs the actual cost of such a > trip. > > Ronald L. Whitaker Very few court house records have been digitized and posted on Ancestry so that we can pay "obscene" subscriptions to view them. So, court house trips are still necessary and fun. I started off many years ago sitting in the record room vault of the county clerks office taking notes on 3x5 index cards. And still do occasionally. And my great-great-grandfather's family cemetery is half a mile down the road from where I live. I would not give up the many chances I have to visit it for anything in the world. ___________________ Donald W. Moore Virginia Beach, Virginia To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html