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===Contact Information=== | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="Email"> [http://www.vahistorical.org/staff_list.htm Organizational Directory, Library] at Virginia Historical Society] (accessed 22 October 2012).</ref> [mailto:fpollard@vahistorical.org fpollard@vahistorical.org] (Frances Pollard, Chief Librarian)<br> | ||
'''Address:'''[ | '''Address:'''<ref name="Visit">fckLR[http://www.vahistorical.org/visit/location.htm Visit the VHS] at Virginia Historical Society] (accessed 22 October 2012)</ref><br> | ||
:Virginia | :Virginia Historical Society | ||
:428 North | :428 North Boulevard | ||
:Richmond, Virginia 23220 | :Richmond, Virginia 23220 | ||
'''Telephone:'''[ | |||
:• Main: 804. | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="Contact">fckLR[http://www.vahistorical.org/contact_us.htm Contact Us] at Virginia Historical Society] (accessed 22 October 2012).</ref><br> | ||
:• Main: 804.358.4901<br> | |||
:• Library: 804.342.9677<br> | :• Library: 804.342.9677<br> | ||
:• Genealogy information: 804.342.9649<br> | :• Genealogy information: 804.342.9649<br> | ||
:• Fax: 804.355.2399<br> | :• Fax: 804.355.2399<br> | ||
Librarians can also provide limited assistance to researchers over the phone 804.342.9677 | Librarians can also provide limited assistance to researchers over the phone 804.342.9677.<ref>[ http://www.vahistorical.org/research/library_questions.htm Research Assistance] at Virginia Historical Society] (accessed 22 October 2012)</ref><br><br> | ||
'''Hours:''' Monday - Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed federal holidays.<ref name="visit" /><br><br> | |||
'''Public transportation, maps, and directions:'''<br> | |||
*Parking: Free parking in the VHS lot behind the museum.<ref name="Visit" /><br> | |||
*[http://www.vahistorical.org/visit/directions_vhs.htm Map and Directions to the Virginia Historical Society]<br> | |||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | |||
*[http://www.vahistorical.org/ Virginia Historical Society home page] | |||
*[http://www.vahistorical.org/index.htm Virginia Historical Society] Genealogical Research Page. | |||
*[http://vhs3.vahistorical.org/star/x.starmarc.html Virginia Historical Society Online Catalog]: Search Library and Manuscript collections. | |||
*[http://www.vahistorical.org/publications/past_issues.htm Virginia Magazine of History and Biography], tables of contents, indexes, online access tips | |||
*[http://unknownnolonger.vahistorical.org/ "Unknown No Longer."] A Database of Virginia Slave Names. | |||
=== Collection Description === | |||
''' | *'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | ||
[[Virginia Historical Society Papers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|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=== | === Tips === | ||
*Admission to the research library and museum is free.<ref name="visit" /> | |||
*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> | *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> | ||
*The VHS researchers can provide [ | *The VHS researchers can provide [http://www.vahistorical.org/research/research_services.htm Research Services] (maximum of one hour) for a prepaid fee of $25.00. This includes a limited number of photocopies.<br> | ||
*Fill out this form to [http://www.vahistorical.org/research/library_genealogy_form.htm Research by mail.]<br> | |||
*Submit your [ | *Fill out this form to [http://www.vahistorical.org/research/library_genealogy_form_online.htm Research online.]<br> | ||
*Submit your [http://www.vahistorical.org/research/photocopies.htm Request] for photocopies of library and manuscript materials online.<br><br> | |||
===Guides=== | === Guides === | ||
Research at the Virginia Historical Society; [http://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=== | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
If you cannot visit or find a record at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following. | If you cannot visit or find a record at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following. | ||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[ | *[[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 & 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 & 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> | ||
*[ | *[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> | |||
[[Category:Virginia | [[Category:Virginia_Repositories]] [[Category:Virginia]] | ||
Revision as of 03:11, 31 October 2012
Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] fpollard@vahistorical.org (Frances Pollard, Chief Librarian) Address:[2]
Telephone:[3]
Librarians can also provide limited assistance to researchers over the phone 804.342.9677.[4]
Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]
Virginia Historical Society Papers (FamilySearch Historical Records)
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]
Guides[edit | edit source]Research at the Virginia Historical Society; 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
Neighboring Collections
Sources[edit | edit source]
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See also A Checklist of Compiled Sources & Where to Find Them