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== Virginia Research Strategies == | == Virginia Research Strategies == | ||
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Virginia<br> | |||
===Finding Virginia Birth, Marriage or Death Records=== | |||
*[[GuidedResearch:Virginia|Finding Virginia Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]] | |||
===Finding Virginia Records=== | |||
*[[Virginia Record Finder]] | |||
===Virginia Statewide Databases=== | |||
*[[Virginia Online Genealogy Records]] | |||
*[[Virginia | ===Virginia Research Process=== | ||
*[[How to Find Virginia Birth Records|How to | *[[Step-by-Step Virginia Research, 1880-Present]] | ||
*[[How to Find Virginia Marriage Records|How to | *[[Step-by-Step Virginia Research, 1850-1910]] | ||
*[[How to Find Virginia Death Records|How to | *[[Virginia Descendancy Research]] | ||
*[[How to Find Virginia Birth Records|How to Find Birth Records]] | |||
*[[How to Find Virginia Marriage Records|How to Find Marriage Records]] | |||
*[[How to Find Virginia Death Records|How to Find Death Records]] | |||
== Virginia Research Tips == | == Virginia Research Tips == | ||
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'''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | '''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | ||
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*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1912 and compliance date is unknown.<ref>''Virginia Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 33. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Virginia.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | |||
*'''''County registration:''''' From 1853 to 1896, the state required the counties to record births and deaths. Registration of births and deaths was not required between 1896 and 14 June 1912, but the health departments of some cities kept birth and death records during that period.<ref>''Virginia Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 33. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Virginia.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | *'''''County registration:''''' From 1853 to 1896, the state required the counties to record births and deaths. Registration of births and deaths was not required between 1896 and 14 June 1912, but the health departments of some cities kept birth and death records during that period.<ref>''Virginia Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 33. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Virginia.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | ||
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Virginia Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Virginia. | *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Virginia Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Virginia. | ||
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== Further Virginia Research == | == Further Virginia Research == | ||
* | *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Virginia.pdf Virginia Family History Library Research Outline] | ||
* | *[https://usgenwebsites.org/vagenweb/ VAGenWeb] - Virginia GenWeb Project | ||
* | *[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/va/ Cyndi's List] - Virginia genealogy websites | ||
* | *[http://genealogytrails.com/vir/ Virginia Genealogy Trails] - Collection of transcribed data for the state of Virginia | ||
*[http://www.raogk.org/Virginia-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Virginia Records Guide | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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