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'''Internet sites and databases:'''<br> | '''Internet sites and databases:'''<br> | ||
*[guides.swem.wm.edu/genealogy Genealogy Resources at SWEM] | *[http://guides.swem.wm.edu/genealogy Genealogy Resources at SWEM] | ||
*[https://swem.wm.edu/ Home]. About SWEM; Research; Services; News & Events; Exhibits & Programs; Giving; Catalog; News; Exhibits. | *[https://swem.wm.edu/ Home]. About SWEM; Research; Services; News & Events; Exhibits & Programs; Giving; Catalog; News; Exhibits. | ||
*[https://swem.wm.edu/research/search-catalog Search the Library Catalog] Gives description of either searching by the New or Classic Catalog. Search for books, movies, articles, archives, website. | *[https://swem.wm.edu/research/search-catalog Search the Library Catalog] Gives description of either searching by the New or Classic Catalog. Search for books, movies, articles, archives, website. | ||
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=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
Swem Library has a strong collection in local, family (primarily Southern) and Virginia history through the nineteenth century.<ref>[ http://guides.swem.wm.edu/genealogy About] at Earl Gregg Swem Library] (accessed 29 October 2012).</ref> | Swem Library has a strong collection in local, family (primarily Southern) and Virginia history through the nineteenth century.<ref>[http://guides.swem.wm.edu/genealogy About] at Earl Gregg Swem Library] (accessed 29 October 2012).</ref> | ||
•Virginia genealogy in particular and Southern genealogy in general as well as collections, such as Boddie’s Historical Southern Families and Pecquet du Bellet’s Some Prominent Virginia Families. Books of genealogical interest that might include those who settled in Virginia, such as Hotten’s Original Lists of Persons of Quality and Filby’s Passenger and Immigration Lists Index. | •Virginia genealogy in particular and Southern genealogy in general as well as collections, such as Boddie’s Historical Southern Families and Pecquet du Bellet’s Some Prominent Virginia Families. Books of genealogical interest that might include those who settled in Virginia, such as Hotten’s Original Lists of Persons of Quality and Filby’s Passenger and Immigration Lists Index. | ||
•Militaria, such as the Roster of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865, Index to Revolutionary War Service Records, and Virginia Soldiers of 1776. | |||
•The Virginia Historical Index, by E. G. Swem, and the publications indexed in it. | •Militaria, such as the Roster of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865, Index to Revolutionary War Service Records, and Virginia Soldiers of 1776. •The Virginia Historical Index, by E. G. Swem, and the publications indexed in it. •Journals directly relevant to Virginia genealogy. •Books about the College of William and Mary, including the Colonial Echo yearbooks •An up-to-date reference collection that includes guides on doing genealogy, information on the census, online resources, etc.<br> | ||
•Journals directly relevant to Virginia genealogy. | |||
•Books about the College of William and Mary, including the Colonial Echo yearbooks | |||
•An up-to-date reference collection that includes guides on doing genealogy, information on the census, online resources, etc.<br> | |||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
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=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
*[guides.swem.wm.edu/genealogy Subject Guide] for Genealogy Resources at SWEM. Getting Started; Finding Books; Key Guides; Census Records; Ships' Passenger Lists; Vital Records; Will and Probate Records; Local History; Churches, Funeral Homes, Cemeteries; Newspapers; Periodicals & Indexes; Other Repositories; Web Links. | *[http://guides.swem.wm.edu/genealogy Subject Guide] for Genealogy Resources at SWEM. Getting Started; Finding Books; Key Guides; Census Records; Ships' Passenger Lists; Vital Records; Will and Probate Records; Local History; Churches, Funeral Homes, Cemeteries; Newspapers; Periodicals & Indexes; Other Repositories; Web Links. | ||
*[http://guides.swem.wm.edu/ Research Guides] Genealogy; History.<br> | *[http://guides.swem.wm.edu/ Research Guides] Genealogy; History.<br> | ||