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'''HeritageQuest''': A collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture that contains over 25,000 family records and local histories. This collection assembles every extant U.S. federal census, banking and military records, genealogies, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials. | '''HeritageQuest''': A collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture that contains over 25,000 family records and local histories. This collection assembles every extant U.S. federal census, banking and military records, genealogies, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials. | ||
FamilySearch (in library use only) is a genealogy organization operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and is the largest genealogy organization in the world. | '''FamilySearch''' (in library use only) is a genealogy organization operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch maintains a collection of records, resources, and services designed to help people learn more about their family history. JMRL's branches are all affiliate libraries, meaning patrons have access to over 2 billion digitized records, including 400 million images that are currently not available to the public outside of your library or a FamilySearch family history center. | ||
'''The Albemarle - Charlottesville Historical Collection''' in the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society building at 200 Second St., NE, contains over 2,000 books and bound periodicals, as well as photographs, manuscripts, maps, pamphlets, newspapers, and vertical files relating to the history of our community. | '''The Albemarle - Charlottesville Historical Collection''' in the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society building at 200 Second St., NE, contains over 2,000 books and bound periodicals, as well as photographs, manuscripts, maps, pamphlets, newspapers, and vertical files relating to the history of our community. | ||