The May 2025 issue of the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy is now available online to members, and the print copy is on its way.
To access the digital version, members should log in to the website and then click on Publications > Magazine of Virginia Genealogy Archive.
The editor notes “In This Issue: Road Blocks,” that connecting problem ancestors, those who show up in an area with no known connection to anyone, to their previous life is a challenge. However, “solving research problems often means delving into a number of records, going down rabbit holes, and starting over again—giving up should not be an option.”
Articles in this issue:
Tracking the Migration of Thomas Warren, Who Died in Franklin County c1808/9
Pittsylvania County 1773 Tax Lists
Elizabeth City Parish Vestry Book, 1751–1784
Isle of Wight Overseers of the Poor Indentures
Debts from William Cunninghame’s Falmouth Store
Papers of Edward Dixon, Merchant, of Caroline County
Hardin Littlepage, Deputy Sheriff, Fee Book, 1813–1814
Pay Rolls of 3 Companies of the 2nd Virginia Regiment under Colonel Alexander Spotswood
Greenbrier County Road Certificates
The 1845 Will of Richard Walden Senr of King and Queen County
Pulaski Marriage Licenses
TIPS FOR READING THE MAGAZINE
The editor introduces each issue’s contents in the “In This Issue.” section. If you don’t read this section, you will miss a tremendous amount of valuable information! If you haven’t made it a habit to read this section in the past, we highly recommend pulling your back issues off the shelf and doing so immediately.
Always read the article introductions. Don’t just skim the articles looking for surnames of interest. Read the article introductions even if the article isn’t for a county you’re interested in. Those same records may also be available for counties you are interested in, and when you find those records, you’ll know something about them.