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the freshest Advices, Buckingham County, Virginia Genealogical Records from Newspapers, 1736-1850
the freshest Advices, Buckingham County, Virginia Genealogical Records from Newspapers, 1736-1850, 2019. Available at: Lulu ( www.lulu.com/spotlight/rfloydc ). Randy F. McNew Crouse has transcribed newspaper articles relating to Buckingham County, Virginia. A chronicle of the history and life of Buckingham county up through 1850. The volume, transcribed from some 140 news periodicals' more than 75,000 issues, contains, in its over 2,000 fully transcribed articles, images of a great many of the actual articles and a 56 page, 3-column index with over 16,700 references. There are photographs, illustrations and numerous footnotes, a bibliography and source guide. The index is extremely thorough and includes nearly every noun, including watercourses, counties, cities, towns, personal names, (several thousand named women and children and more than 520 named slaves,) occupations, taverns, pastimes, entertainment, plantations, natural resources, social and political events, agricultural crops, technology, medicine, crime, punishment, weather and more. There are slave sale ads, land sale ads, ads for lost horses and runaway slaves, marriage and death notices, obituaries, chancery cases (some naming entire and extended families over multiple generations,) removal notices and more. This compilation, that bridges the records gap for this burned county until the 1850 census, is an important addition to the all too few available historical and genealogical sources. The reader will find a discriminating selection of the “freshest advices” of the sort that slaked the thirst for intelligence and for the amusement of yeomen, tavern patrons, gentry and wealthy planters all. Arguably, the most thorough and complete work of its kind yet produced for a single Virginia county. This valuable resource will be especially appreciated by Genealogists, historians, demographers, journalists and sociologists as it offers a glimpse into the life and mores of early America.
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Randy F. McNew Crouse
10 books4 followers I am a husband, father and grandfather, scientist, inventor, botanist, astronomer, actor, ornithologist, entomologist, naturalist, artist, musician, cook, backpacker, kayaker and author.
I've always been curious about everything. A persistent and rigorous questioner, I love nature and science. I graduated from Virginia Highlands Community College (Abingdon, Va) with degrees in Mechanical Technology and Arts & Sciences, King College (Bristol, Tn/Va) BS in Physics & Auburn Univ, MS Physics.
I enjoyed a career of 23 years in the missile defense and space industry as an advanced technical subject matter expert and now work for a company that I helped found that manufactures micro-optics and Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS).
I love history and genealogy and hope that my works help others find answers to their questions.
I've always been curious about everything. A persistent and rigorous questioner, I love nature and science. I graduated from Virginia Highlands Community College (Abingdon, Va) with degrees in Mechanical Technology and Arts & Sciences, King College (Bristol, Tn/Va) BS in Physics & Auburn Univ, MS Physics.
I enjoyed a career of 23 years in the missile defense and space industry as an advanced technical subject matter expert and now work for a company that I helped found that manufactures micro-optics and Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS).
I love history and genealogy and hope that my works help others find answers to their questions.
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December 14, 2019
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Buy it at Lulu www.lulu.com/spotlight/rfloydc ( find discount codes there at "About" )
A collection of over 2,000 transcriptions of newspaper articles relating to Buckingham county, Virginia from 1736-1850. Fills a gap in the record for this burned county. Almost 17,000 people are named in the articles which are very thoroughly indexed. The extensive index makes it useful to a myriad of researchers, especially the genealogist, historian, sociologist and demographer. The articles cover every facet of life in colonial and antebellum Virginia. Many of the stories are very fascinating and revealing. Includes images of a great many of the articles. Not abstracts, these are full, every word, transcriptions. Every serious Virginia researcher should have this on their shelf.
This book is the result of more than 3 years of painstaking research and reading. Tens of thousands, probably far in excess of 100,000 newspapers were searched manually and digitally. Some were microfilm, most were digital versions, some were original paper in archives. Microfilms were ordered, awaited, picked up, scanned, reformatted and then read page-by-page, oft-times thousands of pages.
My experience writing two other books on Buckingham county benefited me greatly as I have become an expert on the county, the names of the people, the places and their history. This has allowed me to find many articles that wouldn't be found otherwise. This knowledge and experience has also allowed me to recognize surnames and their myriad spelling variations and to group them in the index.
There is a wealth of information here for anyone, even if you are not into Buckingham county, there's information here everyone will enjoy and relate to. There are fascinating accounts of marriages, deaths, political events, mishaps, misfortunes, tragedies, celebrations, speeches, crimes, and more. You'll discover what food they ate, how they entertained themselves, what they read, what they died of, what they wore, where they went, how they got there, what they thought and on and on... These all give one a sense of having traveled back in time to early America.
This is a book that is thoroughly and meticulously indexed (the index alone, with almost every noun, a work of 6 months in itself) for genealogists, historians, antiquarians, sociologists, demographers and literally anyone who is curious about early American life. It's all there.
Delve in, you'll find it hard to put down!
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What readers are saying:
1 of 2) By Sue Dixey Dec 10, 2019 I am the proud owner of this brand new historical and genealogical book which is an invaluable resource for researching Buckingham County, VA and its residents during the time period it covers. This is the third book I have purchased written by the author for this county. This book has excellent transcriptions of newspaper items and often times an image of the text which is nice to see in its original context. The index in the back of the book is extensive, so easy to find pages that reference a name that might be of interest. I am pleased with the overall quality of the condition of the hard cover, the binding and the pages are a 'quality' paper stock, not just ordinary paper from a mass produced book. There is a big difference between the two. If you are looking to fill in some gaps with regards to your research in Buckingham County, this is a must have book for your genealogy library.
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2 of 2) By Lawrence D Hoenig Dec 4, 2019 Amazing collection of newspaper articles from Buckingham county. This is a big, 2" thick, hard cover book. Easy to use as all names and places are indexed. I found a direct ancestor, unfortunately his land was being sold for back taxes. :-( Most newspaper articles are scanned and then transcribed in modern typeface. Those "ʃ" type letter form in the original make it difficult to read and the original is often blurry. The author has changed them to the modern "s". The book is not cheap until you compare the cost of traveling to find all these newspaper records, not to mention your time and trouble to search, copy and transcribe. A valuable resource for Buckingham County genealogical research.
Buy it at Lulu www.lulu.com/spotlight/rfloydc ( find discount codes there at "About" )
A collection of over 2,000 transcriptions of newspaper articles relating to Buckingham county, Virginia from 1736-1850. Fills a gap in the record for this burned county. Almost 17,000 people are named in the articles which are very thoroughly indexed. The extensive index makes it useful to a myriad of researchers, especially the genealogist, historian, sociologist and demographer. The articles cover every facet of life in colonial and antebellum Virginia. Many of the stories are very fascinating and revealing. Includes images of a great many of the articles. Not abstracts, these are full, every word, transcriptions. Every serious Virginia researcher should have this on their shelf.
This book is the result of more than 3 years of painstaking research and reading. Tens of thousands, probably far in excess of 100,000 newspapers were searched manually and digitally. Some were microfilm, most were digital versions, some were original paper in archives. Microfilms were ordered, awaited, picked up, scanned, reformatted and then read page-by-page, oft-times thousands of pages.
My experience writing two other books on Buckingham county benefited me greatly as I have become an expert on the county, the names of the people, the places and their history. This has allowed me to find many articles that wouldn't be found otherwise. This knowledge and experience has also allowed me to recognize surnames and their myriad spelling variations and to group them in the index.
There is a wealth of information here for anyone, even if you are not into Buckingham county, there's information here everyone will enjoy and relate to. There are fascinating accounts of marriages, deaths, political events, mishaps, misfortunes, tragedies, celebrations, speeches, crimes, and more. You'll discover what food they ate, how they entertained themselves, what they read, what they died of, what they wore, where they went, how they got there, what they thought and on and on... These all give one a sense of having traveled back in time to early America.
This is a book that is thoroughly and meticulously indexed (the index alone, with almost every noun, a work of 6 months in itself) for genealogists, historians, antiquarians, sociologists, demographers and literally anyone who is curious about early American life. It's all there.
Delve in, you'll find it hard to put down!
********************
What readers are saying:
1 of 2) By Sue Dixey Dec 10, 2019 I am the proud owner of this brand new historical and genealogical book which is an invaluable resource for researching Buckingham County, VA and its residents during the time period it covers. This is the third book I have purchased written by the author for this county. This book has excellent transcriptions of newspaper items and often times an image of the text which is nice to see in its original context. The index in the back of the book is extensive, so easy to find pages that reference a name that might be of interest. I am pleased with the overall quality of the condition of the hard cover, the binding and the pages are a 'quality' paper stock, not just ordinary paper from a mass produced book. There is a big difference between the two. If you are looking to fill in some gaps with regards to your research in Buckingham County, this is a must have book for your genealogy library.
*****************************
2 of 2) By Lawrence D Hoenig Dec 4, 2019 Amazing collection of newspaper articles from Buckingham county. This is a big, 2" thick, hard cover book. Easy to use as all names and places are indexed. I found a direct ancestor, unfortunately his land was being sold for back taxes. :-( Most newspaper articles are scanned and then transcribed in modern typeface. Those "ʃ" type letter form in the original make it difficult to read and the original is often blurry. The author has changed them to the modern "s". The book is not cheap until you compare the cost of traveling to find all these newspaper records, not to mention your time and trouble to search, copy and transcribe. A valuable resource for Buckingham County genealogical research.
November 29, 2019
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A collection of over 2,000 transcriptions of newspaper articles relating to Buckingham county, Virginia from 1736-1850. Fills a gap in the record for this burned county. Almost 17,000 people are named in the articles which are very thoroughly indexed. The extensive index makes it useful to a myriad of researchers, especially the genealogist, historian, sociologist and demographer. The articles cover every facet of life in colonial and antebellum Virginia. Many of the stories are very fascinating and revealing. Includes images of a great many of the articles. Not abstracts, these are full, every word, transcriptions. Every serious researcher in Virginia genealogist should have this on their shelf.
This book is the results of more than 3 years of painstaking research and reading. Tens of thousands, probably far in excess of 100,000 newspapers were searched manually and digitally. Some were microfilm, most were digital versions, some were original paper in archives. Microfilms were ordered, awaited, picked up, scanned, reformatted and then read page-by-page, oft-times thousands of pages.
My experience writing two other books on Buckingham county benefited me greatly as I have become an expert on the county, the names of the people, the places and their history. This has allowed me to find many articles that wouldn't be found otherwise. This knowledge and experience has also allowed me to recognize surnames and their myriad spelling variations and to group them in the index.
There is a wealth of information here for anyone, even if you are not into Buckingham county, there's information here everyone will enjoy and relate to. There are fascinating accounts of marriages, deaths, political events, mishaps, misfortunes, tragedies, celebrations, speeches, crimes, and more. You'll discover what food they ate, how they entertained themselves, what they read, what they died of, what they ate, what they wore, what they thought, where they went, how they got there, what they thought and on and on... These all give one a sense of having traveled back in time to early America.
This is a book that is thoroughly and meticulously indexed (the index alone, with almost every noun, a work of 6 months in itself) for genealogists, historians, antiquarians, sociologists, demographers and literally anyone who is curious about early American life. It's all there.
Delve in, you'll find it hard to put down!
A collection of over 2,000 transcriptions of newspaper articles relating to Buckingham county, Virginia from 1736-1850. Fills a gap in the record for this burned county. Almost 17,000 people are named in the articles which are very thoroughly indexed. The extensive index makes it useful to a myriad of researchers, especially the genealogist, historian, sociologist and demographer. The articles cover every facet of life in colonial and antebellum Virginia. Many of the stories are very fascinating and revealing. Includes images of a great many of the articles. Not abstracts, these are full, every word, transcriptions. Every serious researcher in Virginia genealogist should have this on their shelf.
This book is the results of more than 3 years of painstaking research and reading. Tens of thousands, probably far in excess of 100,000 newspapers were searched manually and digitally. Some were microfilm, most were digital versions, some were original paper in archives. Microfilms were ordered, awaited, picked up, scanned, reformatted and then read page-by-page, oft-times thousands of pages.
My experience writing two other books on Buckingham county benefited me greatly as I have become an expert on the county, the names of the people, the places and their history. This has allowed me to find many articles that wouldn't be found otherwise. This knowledge and experience has also allowed me to recognize surnames and their myriad spelling variations and to group them in the index.
There is a wealth of information here for anyone, even if you are not into Buckingham county, there's information here everyone will enjoy and relate to. There are fascinating accounts of marriages, deaths, political events, mishaps, misfortunes, tragedies, celebrations, speeches, crimes, and more. You'll discover what food they ate, how they entertained themselves, what they read, what they died of, what they ate, what they wore, what they thought, where they went, how they got there, what they thought and on and on... These all give one a sense of having traveled back in time to early America.
This is a book that is thoroughly and meticulously indexed (the index alone, with almost every noun, a work of 6 months in itself) for genealogists, historians, antiquarians, sociologists, demographers and literally anyone who is curious about early American life. It's all there.
Delve in, you'll find it hard to put down!
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