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[[Image:Virginia Historical Society.jpg|right|400px|Virginia Historical Society.jpg]]
Founded in 1831, the Virginia Historical Society is a private organization and derives its support from membership and endowment. Chief Justice John Marshall was elected its first president, and former president James Madison was elected its first honorary member.  The organization is housed in the Battle Abbey, that began as the Confederate Memorial Association shrine to the Confederate Dead.


===Contact Information===
=== Contact Information ===


'''Email:''' [https://www.virginiahistory.org/contact-us/staff-directory Staff Directory]<br> [mailto:Jmcclure@VirginiaHistory.org jmcclure@VirginiaHistory.org] (John McClure, Director of Research & Publications)<br>  
'''E-mail:'''&nbsp; [mailto:fpollard@vahistorical.org fpollard@vahistorical.org] (Frances Pollard, Chief Librarian)<br>  


'''Address:'''[https://www.virginiahistory.org/your-visit Visit the Virginia Museum of History and Culture]<br>
'''Address:'''  


:Virginia Museum of History and Culture
:Virginia Historical Society
:428 North Arthur Ashe Boulevard
:428 North Boulevard  
:Richmond, Virginia 23220
:Richmond, Virginia 23220
'''Telephone:'''[https://www.virginiahistory.org/your-visit/visiting-do-research/getting-access-and-what-bring Contact Us]
:• Main: 804.340.1800<br>
:• Library: 804.342.9677<br>
:• Genealogy information: 804.342.9649<br>
:• Fax: 804.355.2399<br>


Librarians can also provide limited assistance to researchers over the phone 804.342.9677 or through their online form [https://www.virginiahistory.org/collections/how-we-can-help-your-research Research Assistance]<br><br>'''Hours:''' Monday - Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed federal holidays.
'''Telephone:''' 804-358-4901
 
'''Hours:''' Mon. to Sat. 10 a.m. to&nbsp; 5 p.m., closed federal holidays<ref name="visit" />
 
'''Public transportation, maps, and directions:''' <br>
 
*[http://www.vahistorical.org/visit/directions_vahouse.htm Directions to Virginia House]


*Parking: Free parking in the VHS lot behind the museum.
{{Wikipedia|Virginia Historical Society}}
*[https://www.virginiahistory.org/your-visit Map and Directions to the Virginia Historical Society]<br>


'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  


*[https://www.virginiahistory.org/collections/how-we-can-help-your-research Virginia Historical Society/Virginia Museum of People and Culture home page]. Research, Exhibitions, Education, Visit, Membership, Giving, Publications, News &amp; Events, About the VHS, Museum and Shop, Virginia House, Contact Us, Social Media sites, Calendar, Enews, and donate.
*[http://vhs3.vahistorical.org/star/x.starmarc.html Virginia Historical Society Catalog Online]  
*[https://www.virginiahistory.org/collections-and-resources/how-we-can-help-your-research/looking-people Genealogical Research].
*[http://www.vahistorical.org/ Virginia Historical Society home page]  
*{{WC}}[https://virginiahistory.org/research/collections Search the Collections]
*[http://www.vahistorical.org/publications/past_issues.htm Virginia Magazine of History and Biography], tables of contents, indexes, online access tips
*[https://www.virginiahistory.org/collections/virginia-magazine-history-biography Virginia Magazine of History and Biography], tables of contents, indexes, online access tips
*[https://www.virginiahistory.org/collections/unknown-no-longer-database-virginia-slave-names "Unknown No Longer."] A Database of Virginia Slave Names.


===Collection Description===
=== Collection Description ===


*The VHS does have numerous materials and collections helpful to genealogists, such as access to Ancestry.com; various indexes such as Virginia Historical Index; Census Records; Land Records; Ship Passenger Lists and Immigration Lists; Military Records; Wills; Vital records and Obituaries; county court records and histories; Bible records; genealogical notes; newspapers; bound serials, maps; 19th–21st-century photographs; and African-American genealogy.
*'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''


===Tips===
[[Virginia Historical Society Papers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Virginia Historical Society Papers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


*It should be noted that most of our collections have not been digitized and thus are not available for viewing online. Please note that we have closed stacks. This means that researchers must fill out call slips in order to request and examine materials from the library collections. [http://www.vahistorical.org/research/procedures.htm More information about library procedures.]<br>
*[www.vahistorical.org/research/genealogy.htm Genealogy at the Virginia Historical Society]  The Virginia Historical Society is pleased to have you use our genealogical resources. It should be noted, however, that the principal center for genealogical research in Virginia is the Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad Street, Richmond. County records (including wills, deeds, and marriage bonds), military service records, church records, Land Office records (patents and grants), and tax records are located there. The Library of Virginia also has census records and large collections of genealogical notes and charts. Nevertheless, the VHS does have numerous materials helpful to genealogists, such as genealogical notes and charts, family papers, Bible records, county histories, and census records. It should be noted that most of our collections have not been digitized and thus are not available for viewing online. Please note that we have closed stacks. This means that researchers must fill out call slips in order to request and examine materials from the library collections.  
*The VHS researchers can provide [https://www.virginiahistory.org/collections-and-resources/how-we-can-help-your-research/paying-research Research Services] (maximum of one hour) for a prepaid fee of $30.00. This includes a limited number of photocopies.<br>
**Fill out this [https://www.virginiahistory.org/collections-and-resources/how-we-can-help-your-research/paying-research/research-services-request research form].<br>
*Submit your [https://www.virginiahistory.org/collections/photocopies-and-digital-reproductions Request] for photocopies of library and manuscript materials online.<br>


===Guides===
They have Ancestry.com; various indexes such as Virginia Historical Index; Census Records; Land Records; Ship Passenger Lists and Immigration Lists; Military Records; wills, Marriages and obituaries; county court records; bible records; genealogical notes; birth and death records; newspapers; maps; and African-American genealogy.


*[http://www.vahistorical.org/research/genealogy.htm Genealogy at VHS] Ancestry.com, indexes, censuses, land, passenger lists, military, wills, marriages, courts, Bible records, births and deaths, newspapers, maps, African American genealogy.
=== Tips  ===
*[http://www.vahistorical.org/publications/books.htm Books and Research Guides at the VHS]
*[http://www.vahistorical.org/research/main.htm Research Guides] African American, Civil War, Genealogy, Finding aids, photographs, Richmond properties.<br>


===Alternate Repositories===
*Admission to the research library and museum is free.<ref name="visit">"Visit the VHS," ''Virginia Historical Society,'' http://www.vahistorical.org/visit/location.htm, accessed 10 February 2012.</ref>
*It should be noted that most of our collections have not been digitized and thus are not available for viewing online. Please note that we have closed stacks. This means that researchers must fill out call slips in order to request and examine materials from the library collections. [http://www.vahistorical.org/research/procedures.htm More information about library procedures.]


If you cannot visit or find a record at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following.  
=== Guides ===
Research at the Virginia Historical Society; [www.vahistorical.org/publications/books.htm Books and Research Guides at the VHS];
Virginia's Civil War: A Guide to Manuscripts at the Virginia; and
VHS, Guide to African American Manuscripts.
 
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
 
If you cannot visit or find a record at the&nbsp;'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following.  


'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  


*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records pertaining to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
*[[Family History Library|Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.  
*[[Allen County Public Library]] (Indiana) has a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, Canadians.<br>
*[[Allen County Public Library]] (Indiana) has a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, Canadians.<br>


'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  


*[[Library of Virginia]], digital sources, databases, vital, military, newspapers, periodicals, tax, history, land records.
*[[Library of Virginia]], digital sources, databases, vital, military, newspapers, periodicals, tax, history, land records.  
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<br>
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<br>  
*[[Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library|Daughters of the American Revolution Library]], Washington DC, Revolutionary War and colonial period, including family and local histories, cemetery transcriptions, Bible records, 15,000 genealogical membership applications.<br>
*[[Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library|Daughters of the American Revolution Library]], Washington DC, Revolutionary War and colonial period, including family and local histories, cemetery transcriptions, Bible records, 15,000 genealogical membership applications.<br>  
*[https://msa.maryland.gov/ Maryland State Archives], census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, naturalizations.
*[http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives], census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, naturalizations.
 
=== Sources  ===
 
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See also [[A Checklist of Compiled Sources & Where to Find Them]]<br>


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Virginia Historical Society
   


Founded in 1831, the Virginia Historical Society is a private organization and derives its support from membership and endowment. Chief Justice John Marshall was elected its first president, and former president James Madison was elected its first honorary member. The organization is housed in the Battle Abbey, that began as the Confederate Memorial Association shrine to the Confederate Dead.

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:  fpollard@vahistorical.org (Frances Pollard, Chief Librarian)

Address:

Virginia Historical Society
428 North Boulevard
Richmond, Virginia 23220

Telephone: 804-358-4901

Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10 a.m. to  5 p.m., closed federal holidays[1]

Public transportation, maps, and directions:

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Virginia Historical Society

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

  • A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Virginia Historical Society Papers (FamilySearch Historical Records)

  • [www.vahistorical.org/research/genealogy.htm Genealogy at the Virginia Historical Society] The Virginia Historical Society is pleased to have you use our genealogical resources. It should be noted, however, that the principal center for genealogical research in Virginia is the Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad Street, Richmond. County records (including wills, deeds, and marriage bonds), military service records, church records, Land Office records (patents and grants), and tax records are located there. The Library of Virginia also has census records and large collections of genealogical notes and charts. Nevertheless, the VHS does have numerous materials helpful to genealogists, such as genealogical notes and charts, family papers, Bible records, county histories, and census records. It should be noted that most of our collections have not been digitized and thus are not available for viewing online. Please note that we have closed stacks. This means that researchers must fill out call slips in order to request and examine materials from the library collections.

They have Ancestry.com; various indexes such as Virginia Historical Index; Census Records; Land Records; Ship Passenger Lists and Immigration Lists; Military Records; wills, Marriages and obituaries; county court records; bible records; genealogical notes; birth and death records; newspapers; maps; and African-American genealogy.

Tips[edit | edit source]

  • Admission to the research library and museum is free.[1]
  • It should be noted that most of our collections have not been digitized and thus are not available for viewing online. Please note that we have closed stacks. This means that researchers must fill out call slips in order to request and examine materials from the library collections. More information about library procedures.

Guides[edit | edit source]

Research at the Virginia Historical Society; [www.vahistorical.org/publications/books.htm Books and Research Guides at the VHS]; Virginia's Civil War: A Guide to Manuscripts at the Virginia; and VHS, Guide to African American Manuscripts.

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a record at the Virginia Historical Society, a similar record may be available at one of the following.

Similar Collections

  • Family History Library, Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.
  • Allen County Public Library (Indiana) has a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, Canadians.

Neighboring Collections

  • Library of Virginia, digital sources, databases, vital, military, newspapers, periodicals, tax, history, land records.
  • National Archives I, Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.
  • Daughters of the American Revolution Library, Washington DC, Revolutionary War and colonial period, including family and local histories, cemetery transcriptions, Bible records, 15,000 genealogical membership applications.
  • Maryland State Archives, census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, naturalizations.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Visit the VHS," Virginia Historical Society, http://www.vahistorical.org/visit/location.htm, accessed 10 February 2012.
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