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The collection is available on microfilm at the Family History Library in two parts. The family section {{FHL|60190|item|disp=FHL films 1036968-77}} consists of loose alphabetized papers such as family group records, obituaries, newspaper clippings, Bible records, pedigrees, and cemetery records for 189 major families. The locality section {{FHL|60190|item|disp=FHL films 1036978-80}} contains cemetery transcriptions, church records, county courthouse abstracts, and other records, arranged by county. | The collection is available on microfilm at the Family History Library in two parts. The family section {{FHL|60190|item|disp=FHL films 1036968-77}} consists of loose alphabetized papers such as family group records, obituaries, newspaper clippings, Bible records, pedigrees, and cemetery records for 189 major families. The locality section {{FHL|60190|item|disp=FHL films 1036978-80}} contains cemetery transcriptions, church records, county courthouse abstracts, and other records, arranged by county. | ||
'''Genealogical Records of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, 18th Century to 1975''' by Hazel Hansrote. This handwritten collection of genealogies and research extracts is alphabetized by surname. It is useful for finding information about Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania families who settled the West Augusta District.{{FHL|30157|item|disp=FHL films 984210-17}} | '''Genealogical Records of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, 18th Century to 1975''' by Hazel Hansrote. This handwritten collection of genealogies and research extracts is alphabetized by surname. It is useful for finding information about Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania families who settled the West Augusta District.{{FHL|30157|item|disp=FHL films 984210-17}} | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27194 Sir George Yeardley, or Yardley, governor and captain general of Virginia, and Temperance (West), Lady Yeardley : and some of t] at Ancestry.com ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27194 Sir George Yeardley, or Yardley, governor and captain general of Virginia, and Temperance (West), Lady Yeardley : and some of t] at Ancestry.com ($) | ||
=== Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | === Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | ||
Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:<br> | Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:<br> | ||
*It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information. | *It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information. | ||
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You may also want to consult Earl G. Swem's ''Virginia Historical Index'' for references to genealogical information published in several outstanding historical and genealogical periodicals. Also see Wardell's ''Time Saving Aid to Virginia-West Virginia Ancestors.'' | You may also want to consult Earl G. Swem's ''Virginia Historical Index'' for references to genealogical information published in several outstanding historical and genealogical periodicals. Also see Wardell's ''Time Saving Aid to Virginia-West Virginia Ancestors.'' | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48651 Genealogies of West Virginia Families] at Ancestry.com ($) | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=16462 Genealogy of the Beckham family in Virginia : and the branches thereof in Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and West Virginia] at Ancestry.com ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48651 Genealogies of West Virginia Families] at Ancestry.com ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=16462 Genealogy of the Beckham family in Virginia : and the branches thereof in Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and West Virginia] at Ancestry.com ($) | |||
Other published sources include: | Other published sources include: | ||
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Butcher, Bernard Lee. ''Genealogical and Personal History of the Upper Monongahela Valley, West Virginia''. Three Volumes. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. {{FHL|47943|item|disp=FHL film 1000647; book 975.4 D2b}} | Butcher, Bernard Lee. ''Genealogical and Personal History of the Upper Monongahela Valley, West Virginia''. Three Volumes. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912. {{FHL|47943|item|disp=FHL film 1000647; book 975.4 D2b}} | ||
''History of the Great Kanawha Valley: With Family History and Biographical Sketches''. Two Volumes. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant, Fuller and Co., 1891. {{FHL|139739|item|disp=FHL film 1000648 items 1-2}} | ''History of the Great Kanawha Valley: With Family History and Biographical Sketches''. Two Volumes. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant, Fuller and Co., 1891. {{FHL|139739|item|disp=FHL film 1000648 items 1-2}} | ||
Crozier, William Armstrong. ''A Key to Southern Pedigrees: Being a Comprehensive Guide to the Colonial Ancestry of Families in the States of Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Alabama.'' 2nd ed. Baltimore: Southern Book Company, 1953. Digital version at {{FSbook|107982}} - free. | Crozier, William Armstrong. ''A Key to Southern Pedigrees: Being a Comprehensive Guide to the Colonial Ancestry of Families in the States of Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Alabama.'' 2nd ed. Baltimore: Southern Book Company, 1953. Digital version at {{FSbook|107982}} - free. | ||
=== Web Sites<br> === | === Web Sites<br> === | ||
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http://www.wvculture.org/HiStory/genealog.html {{West Virginia|West Virginia}} | http://www.wvculture.org/HiStory/genealog.html {{West Virginia|West Virginia}} | ||
[[Category:West_Virginia|Genealogy]] | [[Category:West_Virginia|Genealogy]][[Category:United States Compiled Genealogies]] | ||