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==== Virginia ==== | ==== Virginia ==== | ||
'''E-mail:''' <br> | |||
'''Address:''' | '''Address:''' | ||
:Virginia | :Virginia Historical Society | ||
:428 North | :428 North Boulevard | ||
:Richmond, Virginia 23220 | :Richmond, Virginia 23220 | ||
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'''Public transportation, maps, and directions:''' <br> | '''Public transportation, maps, and directions:''' <br> | ||
*[ | *[http://www.vahistorical.org/visit/directions_vahouse.htm Directions to Virginia House] | ||
{{Wikipedia|Virginia Historical Society}} | {{Wikipedia|Virginia Historical Society}} | ||
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'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
*[http:// | *[http://vhs3.vahistorical.org/star/x.starmarc.html Virginia Historical Society Catalog Online] | ||
*[ | *[http://www.vahistorical.org/ Virginia Historical Society home page] | ||
*[ | *[http://www.vahistorical.org/publications/past_issues.htm Virginia Magazine of History and Biography], tables of contents, indexes, online access tips | ||
==== West Virginia ==== | ==== West Virginia ==== | ||
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==== Internet Sites ==== | ==== Internet Sites ==== | ||
*[ | *[http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvhssoc.html West Virginia Historical Society] | ||
*[ | *[http://www.wvculture.org/history/histsocs.html West Virginia Historical, Genealogical, and Preservation Societies] | ||
*[ | *[http://westernvahistory.org/ Historical Society of Western Virginia] | ||
=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
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=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
Admission to the research library and museum is free.<ref name="visit">"Visit the VHS," ''Virginia | 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> | ||
=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
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*[[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 === | === Sources === | ||
Revision as of 14:14, 14 December 2022
Contact Information[edit | edit source]Virginia[edit | edit source]E-mail: Address:
Telephone: 804-358-4901 Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed federal holidays[1] Public transportation, maps, and directions: Internet sites and databases:
West Virginia[edit | edit source]
Internet Sites[edit | edit source]Collection Description[edit | edit source]Good place to start researching West Virginia ancestors. Original manuscripts, biographies, county histories, and tax records,[2] family folders, birth, marriages, deaths, maps, naturalizations, newspapers, periodicals, photos, directories, and county court records.[3] Tips[edit | edit source]Admission to the research library and museum is free.[1] Guides[edit | edit source]Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a record at the West Virginia Archives and History, a similar record may be available at one of the following. Similar Collections
Neighboring Collections
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