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*[[National Archives at Philadelphia]], PA, records of federal agencies and courts for '''''Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia''''' and '''''West Virginia''''', censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, military records.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/public/family-history.html Family History at the National Archives in Philadelphia] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 20 December 2013).</ref> | *[[National Archives at Philadelphia]], PA, records of federal agencies and courts for '''''Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia''''' and '''''West Virginia''''', censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, military records.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/public/family-history.html Family History at the National Archives in Philadelphia] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 20 December 2013).</ref> | ||
*[[Library of Virginia]]<br> | *[[Library of Virginia]], Richmond, very large genealogy collection including Bibles, vital records, histories, biographies, newspapers, and huge manuscript collection online.<ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 113. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br> | ||
*[[Virginia Historical Society]]<br> | *[[Virginia Historical Society]], Richmond, county records, militia lists, bounty lands, tax lists, poll lists, genealogies, newspapers, Bibles, and a huge index to Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky settlers.<ref name="DB113">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</ref><br> | ||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
*Roanoke County Public Library<br> | *Roanoke County Public Library, very good for southwest Virginia, including family folders, books, genealogies, and indexes.<ref name="DB113" /><br> | ||
*Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown, Santa Cruz, California, <br> | *Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown, Santa Cruz, California, The '''''Brayton Collection''''' is equivalent to the ''Draper Collection'' but larger and with a better index, and many compiled genealogies of '''''Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee''''', and '''''West Virginia''''' families.<ref name="DB113" /><br> | ||
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||