Local Newspaper Indexes and More

Local Newspaper Indexes and More

Aquia Episcopal Church Cemetery
http://www.aquiachurch.com/graveyard.html: Has listings of burials in this early Stafford cemetery. Includes a corresponding location map and directions to the church.
The Encyclopedia of Dumfries, Virginia 1700-1833
http://www.ecsd.com/~rhhedgz1/1740-59.HTML: Author draws from original source material and scholarly publications to make a timeline of notes of events related to this port town on the southern border of Prince William County from 1700 to 1833. Prince William County lies on Stafford County's northern border.
America's Civil War
by the Free Lance-Star
http://www.fredericksburg.com/CivilWar: Bridges the gap between Civil War history and modern studies by providing access to images and information on battles and personalities, as well as current events, preservation, and re-enactors.
Fredericksburg's Origins and a History of Its Neighborhoods
by Paula Felder
http://www.nnht.com/pages.asp?pg=FredIntro: Local historian Paula Felder writes the story of Fredericksburg and its growth through the centuries.
Fredericksburg Research Resources
http://departments.umw.edu/hipr/www/fredburg.htm: Fredericksburg City directories 1888-1889, 1892, 1910-1911, and 1921 list names of residents, their addresses and sometimes their occupations. The headquarters library holds additional directories in print format. The Embrey Index to Deeds and Wills, 1727-1920. In addition to the index to records, there is other useful information on the changing area boundaries. The deeds and wills are housed in the local court house.

There are indices to Fredericksburg newspapers from the late 1700s to 1926. These papers are held on microfilm at the headquarters branch of the library. There is also an 1860 census of inhabitants, lists of taxable town lots during the period 1782 to 1862 as well as pictures of Fredericksburg and an index to the George H.S. King Papers of Fredericksburg history at the Virginia Historical Society.
Germanna History
by John Blankenbaker
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~george/johnsgermnotes/germhist.html: Fascinating story on the early settlement of the Germanna fort and colony c. 1714 in what is now Spotsylvania but was then the furthest frontier.
Historic Fredericksburg Foundation: Women Through Fredericksburg's History
by the Historic Fredericksburg Foundation
http://www.hffi.org/event_theater_fredwomen.htm: Short biographical sketches of prominent Fredericksburg women, beginning with the 17th century.
Index to Northern Virginia History Journals
http://www.alexandria.lib.va.us/pdf_docs/novamag.pdf: The staff of the Alexandria Library, Special Collections Department, has created a lengthy subject index of twenty magazines of local historic interest. The CRRL does not own all of these items, but our patrons may request an interlibrary loan of a particular article through the Ask a Librarian service.
Names of Men Buried in the Confederate Cemeteries of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania Court House
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~helmsnc/FredCWCEM/: "These names were taken from such sources as were possible at the time of removal from the battlefields--a card, a cap, a book, a wooden board that had been marked by the friend or friends who last cared for the dead man on the field of battle." Sorted by state or surname. Listings include the cemetery name and lot coordinates, but unfortunately there is no corresponding lot map at this site. Consult Ask a CRRL Librarian if you need information from a lot map.
RootsWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com: A volunteer organization committed to keeping its resources free of charge. Resources for beginners, mailing lists, a surnames list, and links to counties across America. Free web page space is available.
Spotsylvania Battlefield Education Association
http://www.spotsylvaniabea.org/: The Spotsylvania Battlefield Education Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of historic resources in Spotsylvania County which are outside the boundaries of the National Park Service.
Stafford's Civil War Heritage
http://vh40089.vh4.infi.net/news/columns/evans/le121099.html: Free Lance-Star columnist Larry Evans details Stafford's Civil War history and its illustration at the White Oak Museum.
United States Historical Census Data Browser
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/: This sophisticated research tool allows you to browse census data for all states and counties in the United States from 1790 to 1970.
U.S. Gen Web
http://www.usgenweb.com/: This is a project whose mission is to provide internet sites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States. Includes a census project and a tombstone project among its special areas.