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=== [[Library of Virginia]] === | === [[Library of Virginia]] === | ||
[[Image:Library of Virginia.jpg|thumb|280px|Library of Virginia in Richmond]]800 East Broad Street <br>Richmond, VA 23219-8000<br>Telephone: 804-692-3500 <br>Fax: 804-692-3556<br>E-mail: [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/contact.asp Contact Us] Select department to open dialog box<br>Website: [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ Library of Virginia] | [[Image:Library of Virginia.jpg|thumb|280px|Library of Virginia in Richmond]]800 East Broad Street <br>Richmond, VA 23219-8000<br>Telephone: 804-692-3500 <br>Fax: 804-692-3556<br>E-mail: [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/contact.asp Contact Us] Select department to open dialog box<br>Website: [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ Library of Virginia] | ||
:Their large genealogical collection has family Bibles | :The '''Library of Virginia''' Archives Division has Virginia '''births''' and '''deaths''' 1853-1896, and '''marriages''' 1853-1895 and 1912-1936 (including marriage bonds before 1853).<ref name="Gen">[http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/vital-records/genealogy/ Genealogy] in ''Virginia Department of Health'' in Virginia.gov (accessed 15 May 2017).</ref> Their large genealogical collection also has family Bibles, divorces, histories, biographies, and newspapers. Many of their manuscripts are now online. The '''''General Library''''' contains printed materials, while the '''''Research and Information Services Division''''' consists of government records and other historical documents. Many collections are available '''''online''''', such as Confederate pensions, veterans and widows, an index to wills and administrations, Revolutionary War bounty land, and Virginia Land Office patents and grants.<ref name="DB97" /> <ref>[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/using_collections.asp#_guides Using the Collections] in ''Library of Virginia'' (accessed 7 January 2014).</ref><br><br> | ||
=== [[Virginia Historical Society]] === | === [[Virginia Historical Society]] === | ||