Folks, For some reason when I send the below link the ".pdf" is getting dropped from the hyperlink. To access the note, make sure that the link you are trying starts with "http" and ends with ".pdf" If the link is not working for you, try adding .pdf to the end of it. Carl ________________________________ From: Childs, Carl (LVA) Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 5:04 PM To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask] Subject: RE: Burned Records Counties database Renamed! Sorry folks. Try this link. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/whatwehave/local/lost/Lost%20Records%20notes .pdf ________________________________ From: Childs, Carl (LVA) Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 4:55 PM To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask] Subject: Burned Records Counties database Renamed! Greetings, The Library of Virginia recently reviewed its Burned Records Counties Collection. For anyone unfamiliar with this collection, it consists of photocopies of court records for localities whose records are no longer extant. The photocopies are made from surviving records of the locality found in the court records of other localities as part of chancery and other locality records-processing projects. The copies are filed together in an artificial collection. Information found in the documents (locality, names, record type, and date of document) is entered into the Burned Records Counties Database and made available through the Library of Virginia's website. It has been determined that we should discontinue the use of Burned Records Counties Collection to identify this collection. It will now be called the Lost Records Localities Collection and the database the Lost Records Localities Database. There were two reasons for the name change. 1) Not all localities lost records due to fire. Other causes for loss of records include theft, vandalism, water damage, and pest damage. 2) Not all localities that experienced a loss of records were counties. Two cities, Richmond and Williamsburg, suffered major destruction of their records. The name change more accurately reflects the content of the records found in the collection. During the review process, we discovered additional localities that suffered extensive loss of their records such as King George County, Culpeper County, Accomack County, and Botetourt County to name a few. Photocopies of their records will be added to the Lost Records Localities Collection as they are discovered. For more information and a listing of lost records localities see the Research note at the following link: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/whatwehave/local/lost/Lost%20Records%20notes .pdf To search the Lost Records Localities Database, click on the following link: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/whatwehave/local/lost/ <http://www.lva.virginia.gov/whatwehave/local/lost/> Carl Carl Childs Director, Local Records Services Library of Virginia 800 East Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 692-3739 (phone) (804) 692-2277 (CCRP) (fax) [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html