Having played the violin since the fifth grade, music is something very important to me. The violins had deep roots in colonial American music. Based on the “Probing the Past” data I decided to search for the number of violins that were owned by each location that appeared when I typed in “violins” into the search bar.  21 results appeared as follows that ranged from the year 1744 to the year 1802.

• 8 in Charles, MD
• 3 in Richmond, VA
• 1 in Lancaster, VA
• 6 in Prince Georges, MD
• 2 in Lancaster, VA
• 1 in Fairfax, VA

According to this data, based on the years the database covered, Maryland appears to have been a much better location for those instrumental players. In particular, Charles, MD had the highest number of violins owned within one location. Upon further research, one could distinguish between locations and instruments owned. Perhaps, one location may be more woodwind friendly. Or, other instruments that were not searched would appear. The violin, even though it’s my favorite instrument, may not have been that popular during this time frame.

As such, the data below is a graph to outline the data entered into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and put into a bar graph.