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    SURNAMES: BUCHANAN FAMILY: The Buchanans of Ohio. By Jim Buchanan - This CD-ROM contains two volumes of vital information for those looking for their roots in Ohio by including data on all of the Buchanans in the state prior to 1900, not restricting itself to a single lineage. Volume Two of this collection has never before been published! This CD-ROM uses the powerful Adobe Acrobat reader (for Windows and Macintosh, provided free on the CD; the corresponding viewer for other operating systems, can be downloaded free of charge from www.Adobe.com). The format preserves the look of the original page and allows the user to search the text for names and places through an electronic index. When you run a search, the hits are highlighted on each page for easy identification. 1999, c350 pp., $20.00 #1151 MISCELLANEOUS GENEALOGIES: The Hines, Lowder, and Maddox Family Genealogies. By William N. Hurley - The three volumes on this CD-ROM include: "John William Hines, Born c.1600 in Londonderry, Ireland, His Descendants, Principally of North Carolina and Virginia, and Their Associated Families" (Revised Edition, 1995). "Lowder Families in America" (1996). Over 3000 names are included in the index. "Maddox: A Southern Maryland Family" (1994). This book traces the descendants of Samuel Maddox. Over 2500 names are included in the index. All three volumes contain photographs and illustrations interspersed throughout the text. This CD- ROM uses the powerful Adobe Acrobat reader (for Windows and Macintosh, provided free on the CD; the corresponding viewer for other operating systems, can be downloaded free of charge from www.Adobe.com). The format preserves the look of the original page and is fully searchable for names of people and places. When you run a search, the hits are highlighted on each page for easy identification. 1999, c1250 pp., $27.00 #1150


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    Connecticut: Heritage Books Archives: Early Records of Hartford, Connecticut: Land Records, 1639-1688; Vital Records, 1644-1730; and Probate Records, 1635-1750; Plus Genealogical Notes and a Manual of the First Church in Hartford - This CD-ROM contains six volumes of land, probate, and vital statistics pertaining to early Hartford, CT; namely, A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records (Hartford District), edited by Charles W. Manwaring (1904, 1906); Hartford, Connecticut Land Records: 1639-1688 and Births, Marriages and Deaths: 1644-1730, edited by Albert C. Bates (1912); Genealogical Notes, or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts, by Nathaniel Goodwin (1856); and Manual of the First Church in Hartford, With a Catalogue of Surviving Members (1867). The pages of these books are recorded as graphic images, and the master index as a text file. The user can access any page in the set by a simple mouse-click on the appropriate index citation, and can readily scroll from page to page, forwards or backwards, as desired. 1995, 3060 pp., new index, $60.00 #ZHA2


    Connecticut: Encyclopedia of Connecticut Biography, Volumes I-V, compiled by the Advisory Committee of the American Historical Society, Inc. - This CD-ROM contains genealogical and biographical data originally published in 1917 on many of Connecticut's leading citizens, from the colonial era to the beginning of the 20th century. The sketches generally include dates of birth and death, parents, marriages and children, and occasionally trace a lineage back to England. A valuable resource, encompassing valuable information which in some cases may today be inaccessible due to lost accounts and disappearance of family records.
    This CD-ROM uses the powerful Adobe Acrobat reader (for Windows and Macintosh, provided free on the CD; the corresponding viewer for other operating systems can be downloaded free of charge at www.Adobe.com). The format preserves the look of the original page and allows the user to search all the text. When you run a search, the hits are highlighted on each page for easy identification. 1999, c2200 pp., $35.00 #1519 Maine


    Maine: Heritage Books Archives: Histories and Genealogies of Cumberland County, Maine; Containing Histories of Brunswick, Casco Bay, Harpswell, Harrison, Old Falmouth, North Yarmouth, Pejepscot Territory, Portland, Scarborough, Topsham, Westbrook, and Yarmouth; Plus Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens - CD-ROM. This CD-ROM contains nine volumes of valuable historical and genealogical data pertaining to Cumberland County, Maine; namely, History of Cumberland County, Maine with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches by W. W. Clayton (1880); Portland in the Past with Historical Notes of Old Falmouth by William Goold (1886); Centennial History of Harrison, Maine, Containing the Centennial Celebration of 1905, and Historical and Biographical Matter by Alphonso Moulton, Howard L. Sampson and Granville Fernald (1909); Grandfather Tales of Scarborough by Augustus F. Moulton (1925); Highlights of Westbrook History compiled by Ernest R. Rowe (1952); Ancient North Yarmouth and Yarmouth, Maine, 1636-1936: A History by William Hutchinson Rowe (1937); The Romance of Casco Bay by Herbert Milton Sylvester (1904); History of Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell, Maine (Including the Ancient Territory Known as Pejepscot) by George Augustus Wheeler, M.D., and Henry Warren Wheeler (1878); and The History of the State of Maine; From its First Discovery (1602) to the Separation (1820), Inclusive by William D. Williamson (1832). In addition, a master index is included to facilitates research in the more than 5,000 pages presented by these works. The pages of these books are recorded as graphic images, and the master index as a text file. The user can access any page in the set by a simple mouse-click on the appropriate index citation, and can readily scroll from page to page, forwards or backwards, as desired. 1996, c5093 pp., $60.00 #ZCD8

    SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – MACINTOSH: System 6 or higher, 68020 or greater, hard disk with 18 MB free space, 6 MB memory. 1996, c5093 pp., $60.00 #ZCD8M


    MASSACHUSETTS: Heritage Books Archives: Massachusetts Vol. 1. - This CD- ROM includes electronic image reprints of four Massachusetts town histories as described below. Each is an essential reference for the particular town. *History of the Town of Essex, Massachusetts, from 1634 to 1868 - Rev. Robert Crowell. (1868) *Copy of the Old Records of the Town of Duxbury, Massachusetts, from 1642 to 1770 - George Etheridge. (1892)
    *History of Ipswich, Essex, and Hamilton (Massachusetts) - Joseph B. Felt. (1834) *History of Taunton, Massachusetts - Samuel Hopkins Emery. (1893) The books are presented as graphic images, so you see the works just as they were originally published. They are intended to look and function very much like "real" books. The indexes are human-generated, manual indexes. There are no electronic indexes, and there is no electronic text to search. However, extensive electronic tables of contents have been added which will facilitate use of the books. The Abobe Acrobat reader is provided on the CD for all versions of Windows and Macintosh. The version of the reader needed for other operating systems can be downloaded free from www.Adobe.com. (NOTE: This CD is best viewed with a monitor resolution of 800x600 or higher.) 1999, 2114 pp., $32.00 #Z1120


    MASSACHUSETTS: Biographical Review, Volume XXVII, Containing Life Sketches Of Leading Citizens Of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, by The Biographical Review Publishing Company - Originally published in book form in 1898, this CD-ROM contains genealogical and biographical data on many residents of Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. 140 portraits and photographs are included with the text.
    This CD-ROM uses the powerful Adobe Acrobat reader (for Windows and Macintosh, provided free on the CD; the corresponding viewer for other operating systems, can be downloaded free of charge from www.Adobe.com). The format preserves the look of the original page and allows the user to search the text for names of people and places. When you run a search, the hits are highlighted on each page for easy identification. 1999, c 850 pp., $24.00 #1154


    Massachusetts: Histories and Genealogies of Essex County, Massachusetts; Containing Town Histories of Amesbury, Andover, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lawrence, Lynn, Lynnfield, Merrimac, Methuen, Nahant, North Andover, Saugus, and Swampscot; Plus Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens - CD-ROM. This CD-ROM contains 13 volumes of valuable historical and genealogical data pertaining to Essex County, MA, namely, Historical Sketches of Andover, (comprising the present towns of North Andover and Andover), MA by Sarah Loring Bailey; Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Essex Co., MA by Biographical Review Publishing Co.; The Hammatt Papers: Early Inhabitants of Ipswich, MA, 1633-1700 by Abraham Hammatt; History of the City of Lawrence [MA] by J. F. C. Hayes; A Short History of the First Church and Parish of Methuen, MA, 1729-1929 by Frederick D. Hayward; Lynn [MA] and Surroundings by Clarence W. Hobbs; The Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Ipswich, MA: August 16, 1884 compiled by Ipswich Committee; History of Lynn, Essex County, MA, Including Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscot, and Nahant by Alonzo Lewis & James R. Newhall; History of Amesbury and Merrimac MA by Joseph Merrill; The History of Haverhill, MA by Benjamin L. Mirick; Some Old Puritan Love Letters: John and Margaret Winthrop, 1618-1638 edited by Joseph Hopkins Twichell; A Sketch of the Life of John Winthrop the Younger, Founder of Ipswich MA in 1633. Second Edition. by Thomas Franklin Waters; and History of the Town of Lynnfield, MA, 1635-1895 by Thomas Wellman. In addition, a master index is included which facilitates research in the over 4,000 pages presented by these works. The pages of these books are recorded as graphic images, and the master index as a text file. The user can access any page in the set by a simple mouse-click on the appropriate index citation, and can readily scroll from page to page, forwards or backwards, as desired. 1996, 4293 pp., $75.00 #ZCD7

    SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – MACINTOSH: System 6 or higher, 68020 or greater, hard disk with 18 MB free space, 6 MB memory. 1996, 4293 pp., $75.00 #ZCD7M


    Mississippi: Heritage Books Archives: Early Mississippi Records: Index of Wills, 1800-1900; Confederate Grave Registrations; Newspaper Abstracts, 1801-1863; and Histories of Attala, Carroll, Holmes, and Yazoo Counties - Betty Couch Wiltshire. Eleven Heritage Books, Inc., books’ worth of Mississippi genealogical data can be found on this CD: Attala County, MS, Pioneers; Carroll County, MS, Pioneers; Holmes County, MS, Pioneers; Yazoo County, MS, Pioneers, (these include a variety of data); Mississippi Index of Wills, 1800-1900; the two-volume Mississippi Confederate Grave Registrations; and the four-volume Marriages and Deaths from Mississippi Newspapers, data spans 1801-1863, from many newspapers. The more than 2,500 pages constituted by these books are recorded on the CD in an electronic text file, and a comprehensive indexing program is part of the operational software. 1996, 2627 pp., $55.00 #ZCD5


    New Hampshire: Heritage Books Archives: Early New Hampshire Periodicals and 1874 Gazetteer: Assorted Historical and Biographical Collections; and The New Hampshire Genealogical Record, 1903-1910 - Eleven volumes of New Hampshire’s historical and biographical records make up this CD-ROM: The Statistics and Gazetteer of New Hampshire, compiled by Alonzo J. Fogg; Collections, Topographical, Historical and Biographical, Relating Principally to New Hampshire, edited by J. Farmer and J. B. Moore; and The New Hampshire Genealogical Record, 1903-1910, edited by Charles W. Tibbetts. In addition, a master index is included which facilitates research in the almost 3,500 pages presented by these works. On the CD-ROM, the pages of these books are recorded as graphic images, and the master index as a text file. 1995, 3441 pp., $67.00 #ZCD3


    New Jersey: Heritage Books Archives: Extracts from American Newspapers Relating to Colonial New Jersey - CD-ROM. Originally published by the New Jersey Historical Society (between 1894 and 1917) as the periodicals titled New Jersey Archives, Newspaper Abstracts Volumes I to XI of the First Series, and New Jersey Archives, Newspaper Abstracts Volumes I to V of the Second Series, this collection presents on one CD-ROM transcripts of newspaper articles spanning the years 1704 to 1782. These 18th century articles have been taken primarily from Boston, New York and Philadelphia newspapers. News items cover ship news, runaway servants and slaves, foreign events, government activities, counterfeiting and other crimes, relations with Indians, epidemics, developing trade and transportation, advertisements, and more. Arranged chronologically, notices cite the newspapers in which they originally appeared. This CD-ROM contains 16 volumes of valuable historical and genealogical data pertaining to New Jersey—essential references for historical and genealogical researchers. The pages of these books are recorded as graphic images, and the master index as a text file. The user can access any page in the set by a simple mouse-click on the appropriate index citation, and can readily scroll from page to page, forwards or backwards, as desired. The master index includes the names of people, vessels and subjects mentioned in these works, and eliminates the need to search the separate indices of the original works. 1998, c.10,000 pp., $130.00 #ZHA13


    NEW JERSEY: Genealogical and Personal Memorial of MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, 2 volumes, edited by Francis Bazley Lee - On CD- ROM. This CD-ROM contains genealogical and biographical data on many residents of Mercer County, New Jersey, as well as historical data, from Colonial and Revolutionary periods, and the beginning of the 19th Century. Included in the reference are manuscript court records and proceedings of the legislature, and an outline of township organization. The editor references land titles from the offices of the Secretary of the Board of Proprietors of West Jersey at Burlington City, the Board of Proprietors of East Jersey at Perth Amboy, and the office of the Secretary of State, as well as marriage licenses and wills from the Secretary of State. There are over 150 photographs between the two volumes. This CD-ROM uses the powerful Adobe Acrobat reader (for Windows and Macintosh, provided free on the CD; the corresponding viewer for other operating systems, can be downloaded free of charge from www.Adobe.com). The format preserves the look of the original page and allows the user to search all the text. When you run a search, the hits are highlighted on each page for easy identification. NOTE: This CD is best viewed with monitor resolution of 800x600 or higher. (1907) reprint, c1100 pp., $28.00 #1125


    New York: Heritage Books Archives: New York Abstracts of Wills 1665-1801 - CD-ROM. Originally published as a 17-volume series by the New York Historical Society, this collection presents on one CD-ROM abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogate’s Office in New York city, from 1665 to 1801. Eleven of the volumes contain abstracts of letters of administration (from 1744 to 1800). Volumes one and 11 contain abstracts of unrecorded wills prior to 1800. All other original documents found in the records of wills have also been included, including copies of executive decrees, sentencings of criminals, grantings of licenses, complaints entered in mayor’s court, appointments and commissions, and various court orders. NYHS notes accompany some entries; and facsimiles of a handful of letters and autographs can also be found within these pages. The pages of these books are recorded as graphic images, and the master index as a text file. The user can access any page in the set by a simple mouse-click on the appropriate index citation, and can readily scroll from page to page, forwards or backwards, as desired. 1997, c6570 pp., $100.00 #ZCD9

    SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – MACINTOSH: System 6 or higher, 68020 or greater, hard disk with 18 MB free space, 6 MB memory. #ZCD9M


    Ohio: Heritage Books Archives: Historical and Genealogical Records of West Central Ohio - CD-ROM. Eleven volumes of Ohio’s historical and genealogical records make up this CD-ROM. These essential references include The History of Madison County, Ohio by W. H. Beers & Co. (1883), The History of Warren County, Ohio by W. H. Beers & Co. (1882), A Biographical Record of Clark County, Ohio by Clarke (1902) and The History of Franklin County, Ohio by Martin (1858), and Memoirs of the Miami Valley edited by John C. Hover et al. (1919). The CD also presents six essential research texts by W. Louis Phillips: Franklin County, Ohio, Adoptions 1852-1901 (1988); Index to Franklin County, Ohio, Guardianships and Estates 1803-1850 (1984); Index to Ohio City and County Directories: The Ohio Historical Society Collection (1986); Index to Ohio Pensioners of 1883 (1987); Jurisdictional Histories for Ohio’s Eighty-Eight Counties 1788-1985 (1986); and Warren County, Ohio, Records of Apprenticeship and Indenture 1824-1832 and 1864-1867 (1987). These six Phillips books (more than 700 pages) are recorded on the CD in an electronic text file, and a comprehensive (every word) indexing program is part of the operational software. The more than 3700 pages of the remaining five books are recorded as graphic images, and paired with a master index. The user can access any page in the set by a simple mouse-click on the appropriate index citation and can readily scroll from page to page, forward or backward, as desired. 1997, c4500 pp., $60.00 #ZHB11


    Ohio: Heritage Books Archives: Hamilton County, Ohio, Burial Records, Volumes 1-9 - CD-ROM. This CD contains nine volumes of Ohio burial records—essential references for historians and genealogists alike. Compiled by the Hamilton County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, most of these volumes are now out of print in book form. Each entry includes, when available, first and last names of the deceased, birth place, age, date and place of death, marital status and names of kindred. Volume 1 (1984) chronicles Wesleyan Cemetery 1842-1971; Volume 2 (1990), Anderson Township 1800-1989; Volume 3 (1991), Vine Street Hill Cemetery 1852-1977; Volume 4 (1993), Miami Township Cemeteries; Volume 5 (1993), Crosby and Whitewater Township Cemeteries; Volume 6 (1994), Colerain Township Cemeteries; Volume 7 (1994), Springfield Township Cemeteries; Volume 8 (1994), Sycamore Township Cemeteries; and Volume 9 (1997), Union Baptist African American Cemetery. The pages of these books are recorded as graphic images, and the master index as a text file. The user can access any page in the set by a simple mouse-click on the appropriate index citation, and can readily scroll from page to page, forwards or backwards, as desired. 1998, c.3087 pp., $90.00 #ZHA12


    Pennsylvania: Genealogical and Personal History of WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, 3 volumes, edited by John W. Jordan, LL. D. - On CD-ROM. This CD-ROM contains genealogical and biographical data on many residents of Western Pennsylvania, providing a social history of the community. The book aims to present in a concise form the history of families of Western Pennsylvania of Colonial times, and tracks their descendants to the beginning of the 20th Century in some cases. The records are presented as a series of genealogical and personal sketches of lineal family heads, and lines. There are over 200 photographs included. This CD-ROM uses the powerful Adobe Acrobat reader (for Windows and Macintosh, provided free on the CD; the corresponding viewer for other operating systems, can be downloaded free of charge from www.Adobe.com). The format preserves the look of the original page and allows the user to search all the text. When you run a search, the hits are highlighted on each page for easy identification. NOTE: This CD is best viewed with monitor resolution of 800x600 or higher. (1915) reprint, c2000 pp., $32.00 #1124


    PENNSYLVANIA: Lebanon Valley, Pennsylvania, History & Genealogy - This CD-ROM includes electronic image reprints of four important works on the history and genealogy of the Lebanon Valley area of Pennsylvania.*Ancient and Historic Landmarks in the Lebanon Valley - Rev. P. C. Croll. (1895) *Marriage and Death Notices Transcribed from the Pages of the Lebanon Valley Standard, 1871-1879 - Robert A. Heilman. (1995) *Marriages (1832-1864) Reported by "Der Libanon Demokrat," A German Language Newspaper Published at Lebanon, Pennsylvania - Robert A. Heilman. (1990) *Deaths (1832-1864) Reported by "Der Libanon Demokrat," A German Language Newspaper Published at Lebanon, Pennsylvania - Robert A. Heilman. (1990) The books are presented as graphic images, so the user sees the works just as they were originally published. They are intended to look and function very much like "real" books. The indexes are human-generated, manual indexes. There are no electronic indexes, and there is no electronic text to search. However, extensive electronic tables of contents have been added which facilitate use of the books. The Abobe Acrobat reader is provided on the CD for all versions of Windows and Macintosh. The version of the reader needed for other operating systems can be downloaded free from www.Adobe.com. (NOTE: This CD is best viewed with a monitor resolution of 800x600 or higher.) 1999, 887 pp., $24.00 #Z1110


    Pennsylvania: Heritage Books Archives: Histories and Genealogies of Southeast Pennsylvania, Part A, covering the counties of Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northampton - CD-ROM. This CD contains 8 volumes of Pennsylvania history and genealogy—essential references for historians and genealogists alike. The books included are Historic Newtown by Edward R. Barnsley (1934); History of Montgomery County within the Schuylkill Valley by William J. Buck (1859); Local Sketches and Legends Pertaining to Bucks and Montgomery Counties, PA by William J. Buck (1887); Portrait and Biographical Record of Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon Counties, PA by Chapman Publishing Co. (1894); History of Doylestown, Old and New, From Its Settlement to the Close of the Nineteenth Century, 1745-1900 by W. W. H. Davis (1904); Historical Sketches: A Collection of Papers Prepared for the Historical Society of Montgomery County, Volume 1 published by the Society (1895); Some of the First Settlers of "The Forks of the Delaware" and Their Descendants by the Rev. Henry Martyn Kieffer, D.D. (1902); and A History of Bethlehem, PA, 1741-1892, with Some Accounts of its Founders and Their Early Activity in America by Joseph Mortimer Levering (1903). The pages of these books are recorded as graphic images, and the master index as a text file. The user can access any page in the set by a simple mouse-click on the appropriate index citation, and can readily scroll from page to page, forwards or backwards, as desired. The master index includes the names of people mentioned in these works, and eliminates the need to search the separate indices of the original works. 1998, 3614 pp., $45.00 #ZHA14


    Pennsylvania: Heritage Books Archives: Histories and Genealogies of Southeast Pennsylvania, Part B, covering the counties of Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lancaster & Philadelphia - CD-ROM. This CD contains 9 volumes of Pennsylvania history and genealogy—essential references for historians and genealogists alike. The books included are Transactions of the Historical Society of Berks County, Vol. 2, 1905-1909 by The Historical Society of Berks County (1910); History of Lancaster County, PA by Franklin Ellis and Samuel Evans (1883); History of Chester County, PA, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches by J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope (1881); The Chronicles of Middletown by C. H. Hutchinson (1906); The Guidebook to Historic Germantown by Charles F. Jenkins (1902); Lutherans in Berks County, 1723-1923 by H. S. Kidd (1923); History of Berks County, PA, in the Revolution, from 1774-1783 by Morton L. Montgomery (1894); History of Reading, PA, 1748-1898, and the Anniversary Proceedings of the Sesqui-Centennial, June 5-12, 1898 by Morton L. Montgomery (1898); and A History of New Holland, PA, 1728-1928 by M. G. Weaver (1928). The pages of these books are recorded as graphic images, and the master index as a text file. The user can access any page in the set by a simple mouse-click on the appropriate index citation, and can readily scroll from page to page, forwards or backwards, as desired. The master index includes the names of people mentioned in these works, and eliminates the need to search the separate indices of the original works. 1998, 4443 pp., $55.00 #ZHA15


    Virginia: Heritage Books Archives: The Virginia Genealogist, Vols. 1-20, with Comprehensive Index, revised edition. - John Frederick Dorman. This periodical is well-known for its excellence. On this one CD-ROM you will find the entire text of the first twenty volumes of this quarterly, recorded as graphic images, and a massive text file incorporating the entire comprehensive name, location, and subject index which was formerly published in book form in 1981. Revisions consist of corrections to the graphic images and the addition of page links. You can now move page to page without opening and closing files/windows. 1994, $145.00 #ZHA1

    SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS–MACINTOSH: System 6 or higher, 68020 or greater, hard disk with 18 MB free space, and 6MB memory. 1994, $145.00 #ZHA1M


    Virginia Marriage Records compiled and edited by Therese A. Fisher - On CD-ROM! These marriage records cover the city of Fredericksburg 1722-1900, and the counties of Floyd 1772-1850, Giles 1772-1850, Montgomery 1772-1850, Orange 1722-1867, Pulaski 1772-1850, Spotsylvania 1722-1900, and Stafford 1722-1900. Each volume lists the marriages alphabetically by groom, and includes an index to brides. All entries list names of bride and groom, date the marriage was recorded or performed, and a source citation. These works were originally published as the following four books:
    - Marriage Records of the City of Fredericksburg and the County of Stafford, Virginia, 1851-1900 (1994).
    - Marriage Records of the City of Fredericksburg, and of Orange, Spotsylvania, and Stafford Counties, Virginia, 1722-1850, Second Edition (1990).
    - Marriages in the New River Valley, Virginia: Montgomery, Floyd, Pulaski and Giles Counties (1991).
    - Marriages in Virginia: Spotsylvania County 1851-1900, and Orange County 1851-1867 (1992). A small section of Spotsylvania County births is also included, taken from an 1853 to 1868 birth registration book.

    This CD-ROM uses the powerful Adobe Acrobat reader (for Windows and Macintosh, provided free on the CD; the corresponding viewer for other operating systems can be downloaded free of charge at www.Adobe.com). The format preserves the look of the original page and allows the user to search all the text. When you run a search, the "hits" are highlighted on each page for easy identification. 1999, c1400 pp., $30.00 #2373


    Virginia: Princess Anne County, Virginia, Deeds, Wills, and Guardianships, Abstracted by Anne E. Maling - This CD-ROM contains reprints of the following three essential works on this Virginia county which were previously published by Heritage Books in paperbound format:
    - Princess Anne County, Virginia, Land and Probate Records Abstracted from Deed Books One to Eighteen, 1691-1783 - (1995) These abstracts include the names of all persons mentioned, relationships when given, and the citation to the original. The work is in two parts, each with a separate index.
    - Princess Anne County, Virginia Wills, 1783-1871 - (1994) These will abstracts are chronologically arranged, include the names of all the people mentioned, any relationships specified, and the citation to the original.
    - Guardian Accounts of Princess Anne County, Virginia, 1736-1871 - (1997) Fifteen volumes of extant guardianship records are summarized in this work. The orphans are alphabetically arranged in each volume, and a master index to guardians is provided.
    These books are published on the CD in image-only format using Adobe Acrobat. They are intended to look and function like "real" books. Since each work is alphabetically arranged and/or indexed, no electronic index is provided. However, an electronic table of contents and other features of the viewer make these electronic editions easy to use. The powerful Adobe Acrobat reader for Windows and Macintosh is provided free on the CD; the corresponding viewer for other operating systems can be downloaded free of charge at www.Adobe.com. 1999, c765 pp., $25.00 #1098

    VIRGINIA: Fauquier County, Virginia. by John K. Gott - On CD-ROM! 5 Essential volumes of vital genealogical information on one CD. The volumes included on this CD are: Fauquier County, Virginia: Deeds 1759-1778 [1988]; Fauquier County, Virgina: Marriage Bonds (1759-1854) and Marriage Returns (1785-1848) [1989]; Fauquier County, Virginia: Gaurdian Bonds 1759-1871 [1990]; Fauquier County, Virginia: Deeds 1778-1785 [1993]; and Fauquier County Virgina: Court Records 1776-1782 [1993]. This CD-ROM uses the powerful Adobe Acrobat reader (for Windows and Macintosh, provided free on the CD; the corresponding viewer for other operating systems, can be downloaded free of charge from www.Adobe.com. The format preserves the look of the original page and allows the user to search the text for names and places. When you run a search, the hits are highlighted on each page for easy identification. (NOTE: This CD is best viewed with a monitor resolution of 800x600 or higher.) 1999, c1000 pp., $25.00 #Z1128


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