Thanks for the explanation, Brent. All searchers of family history records should listen carefully and remember well !!!!! Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: Brent Tarter
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Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 7:14 AM
Subject: Re: LVA
.... The expense of digitizing documents in legible
form and of maintaining them online is very high, and our holdings
continue to grow. ....
No research library (not the Library of Congress, not the National
Archvies, not the wealthiest universities) has put more than a tiny
fraction of its holdings on line. .... but I realize that research often requires a personal visit to a
repository, and I am confident that it always will.
Brent Tarter
The Library of Virginia
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