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


'''Email:'''<br>
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="S1">Source 1.</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:repository@whatever.net repository@whatever.net] <br>  
:[mailto:sweref@wm.edu sweref@wm.edu]<br>  


'''Address:''' <br>  
'''Address:'''<ref name="S1" />  


:Earl Gregg Swem Library<br>  
:000 Santa's Workshop Lane<br>  
:College of William &amp; Mary
:North Pole,&nbsp;AK 99999-9999 <br><br>
:400 Landrum Drive
:Williamsburg, VA 23185<br><br>


'''Telephone:'''<br>
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;800-000-0000, or 801-000-0000<br>'''Fax:''' &nbsp;802-000-0000<br>  
:757-221-3067<br>  
:Chat swemrefdesk<br>  


'''Hours and holidays:'''<br>  
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30 <br>  


:Mondays-Thursdays: 8 a.m.-2 a.m.
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;{''Optional''} <br>  
:Fridays: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
:Saturdays: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
:Sundays: 10 a.m.-2 a.m.<br>


Visit [https://swem.wm.edu/about-swem/hours Hours page] to see upcoming Holiday schedule.<br>  
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  


'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''  
*Repository Internet site ''{create a link for each bullet, and then give a line or two listing content so the reader will know if it is worthwhile to click on that link}.''<br>
*Repository catalog online. <br>
*Repository database. <br>
*other(s).<br>


*[https://swem.wm.edu/locationmap Directions using Google Maps]<br>  
=== Collection Description  ===
*[https://swem.wm.edu/locationmap/visitor-parking Visitor Parking] and where parking permits can be purchased at.  
 
*[https://swem.wm.edu/locationmap/disability-parking Disability Parking] information.
{''Please briefly '''describe the strengths and weaknesses''' of each collection for genealogists (about two or three sentences for smaller collections).<ref>Source 2.</ref> For example, explain the collection size, who (which ethnic, political, or religious groups) are covered, dates covered, jurisdictions covered, record types available, significant indexes, and any noteworthy record loss or gaps.<ref>Source 3.</ref>''}
*[http://www.wm.edu/about/visiting/campusmap/index.php Campus Map]
 
*[http://www.wm.edu/about/visiting/directions/index.php Maps &amp; Detailed Directions to Campus] Campus Map; Williamsburg Area Map; By Air or Train; Driving Directions; Off-Campus parking; Free college parking; Parking pass information.
=== Tips  ===


'''Internet sites and databases:'''<br>
{Optional}


*[http://guides.swem.wm.edu/genealogy Genealogy Resources at SWEM]
=== Guides  ===
*[https://swem.wm.edu/ Home]. About SWEM; Research; Services; News &amp; Events; Exhibits &amp; Programs; Giving; Catalog; News; Exhibits.
*[https://swem.wm.edu/research/search-catalog Search the Library Catalog]: New, and the Classic Catalog both describe holdings. Search for books, movies, articles, archives, website. Also in [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat].
*[https://swem.wm.edu/research/special-collections Special Collections]. Manuscripts, major historical repository, books &amp; periodicals.
*[https://swem.wm.edu/databases/by-subject/16 History Databases] Many newspaper databases.
*Genealogical resources on New York and New England from the New England Historic Genealogical Society.<br>


=== Collection Description ===
{''Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. ''}
 
=== Alternate Repositories ===
 
{''&nbsp;'''List''' (link to a Wiki article for) '''at least one or more other repositories''' that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.''}
 
If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.


Swem Library has a strong collection in local, family (primarily Southern) and Virginia history through the nineteenth century.<ref>[http://guides.swem.wm.edu/genealogy About] at Earl Gregg Swem Library] (accessed 29 October 2012).</ref> Virginia genealogy in particular and Southern genealogy in general as well as collections, such as Boddie’s Historical Southern Families and Pecquet du Bellet’s Some Prominent Virginia Families. Books of genealogical interest that might include those who settled in Virginia, such as Hotten’s Original Lists of Persons of Quality and Filby’s Passenger and Immigration Lists Index. Militaria, such as the Roster of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865, Index to Revolutionary War Service Records, and Virginia Soldiers of 1776. The Virginia Historical Index, by E. G. Swem, and the publications indexed in it. Journals directly relevant to Virginia genealogy. Books about the College of William and Mary, including the Colonial Echo yearbooks An up-to-date reference collection that includes guides on doing genealogy, information on the census, online resources, etc.<br>  
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  


=== Tips  ===
*Alternate Repository ''{create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}''<br>
*<br>


*The section of the SWEM library for genealogical research is officially called the Mary and Dennis Rebman Virginia Genealogy Resource Center.<br>
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
*Fill out this online form to schedule a [https://swem.wm.edu/forms/research-assistance-appointment Research Assistance Appointment].<br>
*Copy machine on the left on the first floor will scan for free. <ref>[https://foursquare.com/v/earl-gregg-swem-library/4b70bda5f964a5206f2c2de3 Tip] at Earl Gregg Swem Library] (accessed 29 October 2012).</ref>


=== Guides  ===
*<br>
*<br>


*[http://guides.swem.wm.edu/genealogy Subject Guide] for Genealogy Resources at SWEM. Getting Started; Finding Books; Key Guides; Census Records; Ships' Passenger Lists; Vital Records; Will and Probate Records; Local History; Churches, Funeral Homes, Cemeteries; Newspapers; Periodicals &amp; Indexes; Other Repositories; Web Links.
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
*[http://guides.swem.wm.edu/ Research Guides] Genealogy; History.<br>


*<br>


=== Sources  ===
=== Sources  ===
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[[Category:United_States_Repositories|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:James_City_County,_Virginia|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Virginia Archives and Libraries|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:WorldCat_libraries]]
[[Category:United_States_Repositories|{{PAGENAME}}]]  
[[Category:James City County, Virginia|{{PAGENAME}}]]  
[[Category:Virginia|{{PAGENAME}}]]

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William and Mary College Swem Library
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Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1]  repository@whatever.net

Address:[1]

000 Santa's Workshop Lane
North Pole, AK 99999-9999

Telephone:[1]  800-000-0000, or 801-000-0000
Fax:  802-000-0000

Hours and holidays:[1]  Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30

Directions, maps, and public transportation:[1]  {Optional}

Internet sites and databases:

  • Repository Internet site {create a link for each bullet, and then give a line or two listing content so the reader will know if it is worthwhile to click on that link}.
  • Repository catalog online.
  • Repository database.
  • other(s).

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

{Please briefly describe the strengths and weaknesses of each collection for genealogists (about two or three sentences for smaller collections).[2] For example, explain the collection size, who (which ethnic, political, or religious groups) are covered, dates covered, jurisdictions covered, record types available, significant indexes, and any noteworthy record loss or gaps.[3]}

Tips[edit | edit source]

{Optional}

Guides[edit | edit source]

{Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. }

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

{ List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.}

If you cannot visit or find a source at the William and Mary College Swem Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}

Similar Collections



Neighboring Collections


Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Source 1.
  2. Source 2.
  3. Source 3.