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Preferred Citation

Bayne Palmer O'Brien Papers, 1962-2001. Accession 42248. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Bayne Palmer O'Brien, Richmond.

Biographical Information

Bayne Palmer was born on 18 April 1920 in Lancaster County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Arthur Joseph Palmer and Hester Marie George. She married Herman Randolph O'Brien on 8 April 1955. Bayne Palmer O'Brien attended Strayer Business College in Baltimore, and later worked as an accountant in Richmond, Virginia. She was president of the Virginia Genealogical Society (1976-1978), and a member of the Northumberland County Historical Society, Jamestowne Society, Huguenot Society of Virginia, N.S.D.A.R., and the Northern Neck Historical Society. O'Brien was a certified genealogist and also taught courses in genealogical research. Bayne Palmer O'Brien died on 29 May 2015.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1962-2001, of Bayne Palmer O'Brien (1920-2015) of Northumberland County and Richmond, Virginia, containing genealogical research she undertook on behalf of various clients, many of whom were seeking admission to a particular genealogical or patriotic society. The files contain correspondence, working notes, and the final report that O'Brien prepared. There are abstracts and transcriptions of cemetery records, census records, church records, deed books, land and personal property tax records, military and pension records, minute and order books, vital statistics, and will books and other estate administration records. Also included are genealogical and pedigree charts, copies of Bible records, family group sheets, copies from published works, and lists of sources she consulted.