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


'''E-mail:'''&nbsp; <br>
==== Virginia  ====


'''Address:'''  
'''Address:'''  


:Virginia Historical Society
:Virginia Museum of History and Culture
:428 North Boulevard  
:428 North Arthur Ashe 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]
*[https://virginiahistory.org/visit Visit Us]


{{Wikipedia|Virginia Historical Society}}  
{{Wikipedia|Virginia Historical Society}}  
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'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  


*[http://vhs3.vahistorical.org/star/x.starmarc.html Virginia Historical Society Catalog Online]  
*[http://librarycatalog.virginiahistory.org/final/portal.aspx Library Collections Catalog Online]  
*[http://www.vahistorical.org/ Virginia Historical Society home page]  
*[https://virginiahistory.org/ Virginia Museum of History and Culture]  
*[http://www.vahistorical.org/publications/past_issues.htm Virginia Magazine of History and Biography], tables of contents, indexes, online access tips
*[https://virginiahistory.org/research/research-resources/virginia-magazine-history-biography Virginia Magazine of History and Biography], tables of contents, indexes, online access tips
 
==== West Virginia  ====
 
*[http://www.swcp.com/~dhickman/arfhs.html The Allegheny Regional Family History Society] <br>Post Office Box 1804<br>Elkins, West Virginia 26241<br>Email: arhfs@yahoo.com
 
*[[West Virginia Archives and Libraries]]
 
==== Internet Sites  ====
 
*[https://archive.wvculture.org/history/wvhs/wvhssoc.html West Virginia Historical Society]
 
*[https://archive.wvculture.org/history/archives/histsocs.html West Virginia Historical, Genealogical, and Preservation Societies]
 
*[https://roanokehistory.org/ Historical Society of Western Virginia]


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


'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''
Good place to start researching West Virginia ancestors. Original manuscripts, biographies, county histories, and tax records,<ref name="DB117">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 117. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> family folders, birth, marriages, deaths, maps, naturalizations, newspapers, periodicals, photos, directories, and county court records.<ref>[http://www.wvculture.org/history/archivesindex.aspx West Virginia Archives and History] in ''West Virginia Division of Culture and History'' (accessed 21 December 2013).</ref>
 
[[Virginia Historical Society Papers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Virginia Historical Society Papers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


=== Tips  ===
=== Tips  ===


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>  
Admission to the research library and museum is free.<ref name="visit">"Visit the VHS," ''Virginia Museum of History and Culture,'' https://virginiahistory.org/visit, accessed 23 May 2023.</ref>  


=== Guides  ===
=== Guides  ===
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'''''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.  
*[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.  
*[[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>


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*[[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>  
*[http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives], census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, naturalizations.
*[https://msa.maryland.gov/ Maryland State Archives], census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, naturalizations.


=== Sources  ===
=== Sources  ===
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{{Virginia|Virginia}} <br>
[[Category:West Virginia Archives and Libraries]]
 
See also [[A Checklist of Compiled Sources & Where to Find Them]]<br>  
 
[[Category:Virginia_Repositories]] [[Category:Virginia]]

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West Virginia Archives and History

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

Virginia[edit | edit source]

Address:

Virginia Museum of History and Culture
428 North Arthur Ashe 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:

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

  • 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.
  • 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 Museum of History and Culture, https://virginiahistory.org/visit, accessed 23 May 2023.
  2. ↑ William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 117. At various libraries (WorldCat). FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d.
  3. ↑ West Virginia Archives and History in West Virginia Division of Culture and History (accessed 21 December 2013).
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