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The parent county of Bath, Botetourt, Frederick, Highland, Rockbridge, and Rockingham counties, Augusta County, Virginia is a magnet for genealogists because thousands of otherwise nameless pioneer families passed through en route to the West. From the outset the county served as a haven for Scotch-Irish, German, and English immigrants who failed to find economic opportunity in the East. Focusing exclusively on Augusta County after it was created from Orange County in 1745, the four books included in this CD offer a detailed examination of the people, places and history of the county and include genealogies and biographies of hundreds of families who planted roots in the area or left extensive records there.

In addition to family histories, these four books dwell on the early explorations and settlement of the county, colonial and Indian wars, the Revolution, the Civil War, local politics, early churches, militia, and courts, migrations to and from the county, and other milestones in the county's history. But most unforgettably these books embody irreplaceable narratives, memoirs, and records pertaining to the people and families of a unique Virginia county.

Contents of the CD:

• Settlers by the Long Grey Trail, by J. Houston Harrison
• Early West Augusta Pioneers, by George W. Cleek
• History of Augusta County, Virginia, by J. Lewis Peyton
• Annals of Augusta County, Virginia, by Jos. A. Waddell