FootNote
The new kid on the block, FootNote is known for digitizing historical
documents... many of which are genealogical gems. With naturalizations,
city directories, war records, newspapers, town records, etc... this new
kid is quickly being recognized as an alternative to Ancestry.
While we know our northern friends may not feel it, in the South, Spring is
here. So we thought we'd share a few of our gardening sites appropriate
for this time of the year. Along with gardening, there's grilling, and getting
ready to diet so that you can fit back into that bathing suit this summer!
The Democratic recorder newspaper was published semi-weekly from 1842
to 1862 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Originally owned by J. M. Campbell,
by 1857 it was owned by R. B. Alexander and James Carmichael was the
editor.
In 1976 the Wallace Library of Fredericksburg, Virginia possessed a
bound volume of newspapers labeled, on the spine, DEMOCRATIC RECORDER,
1842-1847. When examined, it was found that the volume actually contained
forty-two issues of the DEMOCRATIC RECORDER, representing six volumes
covering the time span September 9, 1842 to June 12, 1848 AND twenty-eight
issues of the WEEKLY RECORDER, representing four volumes covering the time
span May 11, 1844 to August 27, 1847. This volume was stolen from the
library before 1979. In addition a few issues survive on miscellaneous
microfilm from 1849 through 1861.
The index was prepared by Robert Hodge. The twice-weekly (Tuesday and
Friday), four-page, six-column issues were scanned for items deemed of
value to the LOCAL historian and genealogist. Each entry consists of
essentially four parts: Name, Reason for being, Publication date, and
Page/Column numbers. The electronic version was created by the Center for
Historic Preservation at Mary Washington College by scanning a copy of the
text and then modifying the format to fit a table.
