Comments for Arlene Eakle's Virginia Blog

Comment on Are your Virginia Ancestors Scots or Scots-Irish? by Kevin Conner

Kevin Conner — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:44:05 +0000

Oh I am of Irish, Scott, German, English, Cherokee, and Powhatan background, and I am a descendant of Virginians, specifically as of late, Central Virginians…. so, I agree about the Scottish blood.

Comment on Tuckahoes and Cohees/Cohoes: The Scots-Irish, Ulster Scots, Anglo Scots, Ulster Irish by Kevin Conner

Kevin Conner — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:37:47 +0000

I’ve read the book in question. My grandmother has it. We are a very historical family.

It’s always good to know from whence your lineage came. Why? Just for the purpose of understanding family tradition and to learn from the past.

Comment on Finishing, Adding to, Expanding, Revizing, Correcting, and Updating the Genealogy Work Left to US by fergusson

fergusson — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:50:47 +0000

These 3 books are wonderful. I found my Fergus(s)on’s exact land location (which is now part of Pocahantas Park) using these books. The large 1888 map in the Gene. Soc. near by the Park was not helpfull. Thank you Mrs. Du Lac for your doing such a good job.
AAnderson

Comment on Book Lovers Day–23 April 2010–and Genealogy Optimism! by Hysaw47

Hysaw47 — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:58:17 +0000

Dear Arlene,
Amen….somebody say Amen. (a recently retired second grade teacher from Colorado)…Book Lover, Virginia genealogy book lover. A love of reading is the key to a well educated nation. Susan C. Hollis

Comment on Original Migration Patterns to Virginia by texicanwife

texicanwife — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:57:22 +0000

Arlene, I am gifting you the Happy 101 Award. Please keep up the great work! You are such an inspiration!
Pick up your award emblem here:
http://lostmementos.blogspot.com/2010/01/happy-101-award.html

Comment on Virginia Migrations You Probably Have Not Yet Considered by Dolly Ziegler

Dolly Ziegler — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:21:26 +0000

Arlene, if your next trip takes you through the Baltimore area, consider yourself (and co-pilot) invited to stay with me. I have a few more books for you, but not even one cookie-carton full. Cheers, Dolly

Comment on Online Virginia Resources by Greg Matthews

Greg Matthews — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:05:23 +0000

The site map is fine, but the site, overall, is still more complicated than it was before they did the redesign. If they want people to use the Site Map then they need to get rid of every other link on the front page and just put a big SITE MAP link in the middle of the page. That whole front page is just a BIG WALL OF TEXT as it is now (ie., a turn off). My biggest hassle is that I can no longer figure out how to browse names (to search for alternate spellings). I figured it out once, but it was one of things where I actually had to look on the help page (egads!). I’ve been on the internet since 1994 and if a site gives me trouble then I know many others will have trouble.

Comment on The Original 1624/25 Muster of the Inhabitants (Census) and the Virginia Colonial Records Project by barbzr

barbzr — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:53:58 +0000

Hi Arlene,
My favorite VA finding aid is the Virginia Heritage Project. I covers the manuscript and archives collections of some major repositories in VA. Sure wish we had had it back when we did that trip to SW VA years ago and got lost on Skull Gap.

You can get to the Virginia Heritage Project from the same Library of VA link you listed above: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/

Barbara

Comment on The Case for Surname Research in Virginia Genealogy by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:06:31 +0000

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Comment on Reconstructed Census, 1774-1810: Berkeley County, Virginia by dougie frank

dougie frank — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:03:59 +0000

I need help looking for my great grandfather x 5. His name Johanne Bernhardt Franckh born 16 Dec 1706 in Germany and died 06 May 1782 Berkley Co, Va. His wife is Catharing Lutz and a son George Franck born 12 april 1753. If their is any information you can pass on to me I will truly appreciate. I don’t know, but I think the last name spelling may have changed a couple of times, ending at it’s final spelling Frank.

Thank You,

Douglas Frank