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-''[[United States]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Virginia]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Virginia Genealogy|Genealogy]]''
+''[[United States]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Virginia]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Virginia_Genealogy|Genealogy]]''
 Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. Sometimes these must be searched in person. Lists of published genealogies are underway for each county in Virginia in FamilySearch Wiki and&nbsp;many important genealogical collections covering all of [[Virginia]] are described below.
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 ==== Family Tree Databases  ====
 '''World Connect'''. More than 12,000,000 Virginians appear in family trees submitted to the online ''[http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com World Connect Project]''. The accuracy of the data varies, but the database is commendable for its ability to include transcribed sources within each individual's file. These databases will provide many researchers clues as to what has been done in the past, and where future research efforts should be directed.
 ==== Digital Books  ====
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 #[http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Early_Chesapeake/default.aspx The DNA of the Early Chesapeake] project at FamilyTreeDNA lists many Virginia compiled genealogies. Project administrators correlate DNA evidence and genealogical material.
 #[http://www.familytreedna.com/public/va-1600s/default.aspx VA-1600s Geographic Project] at FamilyTreeDNA was organized as a storage place for DNA results of people whose ancestors lived in Virginia before 1700. More than 75 samples have been collected.
+#[http://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Germanna Germanna DNA Project] at FamilyTreeDNA focuses on the Germans who settled in Virginia in 1714 and 1717. More than 200 samples have been collected.
 #[http://www.familytreedna.com/public/SWVirginia/default.aspx Virginia-SW Group Project] at FamilyTreeDNA focuses on Franklin, Patrick, Grayson, Smyth, Lee, Scott, Wise, Dickenson, Henry, Carroll, Wythe, Buchanan, Russell, Tazewell, Bland, Giles, Craig, Floyd, Bedford, Amherst, Pulaski, Pittsylvania, and Montgomery counties.<br>
 #[http://www.familytreedna.com/public/familiesofinterest/default.aspx Melungeon Families of Interest Project] at FamilyTreeDNA focuses on specific families thought to fit into the ethnic category of Melungeon. Some of these folks lived in Southwest Virginia.
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 '''FamilySearch Wiki Bibliographies'''. Lists of Virginia genealogies, county-by-county, are being compiled on FamilySearch Wiki. Some counties, for example, [[Augusta County, Virginia Genealogy|Augusta County]], list compiled genealogies for more than 600 families. Books and periodicals are being tapped to create these lists, which are currently available for the following counties:
 [[Accomack County, Virginia Genealogy|Accomack]]{{·}} [[Albemarle County, Virginia Genealogy|Albemarle]]{{·}} [[Alleghany County, Virginia Genealogy|Alleghany]]{{·}} [[Amelia County, Virginia Genealogy|Amelia]]{{·}} [[Amherst County, Virginia Genealogy|Amherst]]{{·}} [[Appomattox County, Virginia Genealogy|Appomattox]]{{·}} [[Arlington County, Virginia Genealogy|Arlington]]{{·}} [[Augusta County, Virginia Genealogy|Augusta]]{{·}} [[Bath County, Virginia Genealogy|Bath]]{{·}} [[Bedford County, Virginia Genealogy|Bedford]]{{·}} [[Bland County, Virginia Genealogy|Bland]]{{·}} [[Botetourt County, Virginia Genealogy|Botetourt]]{{·}} [[Brunswick County, Virginia Genealogy|Brunswick]]{{·}} [[Buchanan County, Virginia Genealogy|Buchanan]]{{·}} [[Buckingham County, Virginia Genealogy|Buckingham]]{{·}} [[Campbell County, Virginia Genealogy|Campbell]]{{·}} [[Caroline County, Virginia Genealogy|Caroline]]{{·}} [[Carroll County, Virginia Genealogy|Carroll]]{{·}} [[Charles City County, Virginia Genealogy|Charles City]]{{·}} [[Charlotte County, Virginia Genealogy|Charlotte]]{{·}} [[Chesterfield County, Virginia Genealogy|Chesterfield]]{{·}} [[Clarke County, Virginia Genealogy|Clarke]]{{·}} [[Craig County, Virginia Genealogy|Craig]]{{·}} [[Culpeper County, Virginia Genealogy|Culpeper]]{{·}} [[Cumberland County, Virginia Genealogy|Cumberland]]{{·}} [[Dickenson County, Virginia Genealogy|Dickenson]]{{·}} [[Dinwiddie County, Virginia Genealogy|Dinwiddie]]{{·}} [[Dunmore County, Virginia Genealogy|Dunmore]]{{·}} [[Elizabeth City County, Virginia Genealogy|Elizabeth City]]{{·}} [[Essex County, Virginia Genealogy|Essex]]{{·}} [[Fairfax County, Virginia Genealogy|Fairfax]]{{·}} [[Fauquier County, Virginia Genealogy|Fauquier]]{{·}} [[Fincastle County, Virginia Genealogy|Fincastle]]{{·}} [[Floyd County, Virginia Genealogy|Floyd]]{{·}} [[Fluvanna County, Virginia Genealogy|Fluvanna]]{{·}} [[Franklin County, Virginia Genealogy|Franklin]]{{·}} [[Frederick County, Virginia Genealogy|Frederick]]{{·}} [[Giles County, Virginia Genealogy|Giles]]{{·}} [[Gloucester County, Virginia Genealogy|Gloucester]]{{·}} [[Goochland County, Virginia Genealogy|Goochland]]{{·}} [[Grayson County, Virginia Genealogy|Grayson]]{{·}} [[Greene County, Virginia Genealogy|Greene]]{{·}} [[Greensville County, Virginia Genealogy|Greensville]]{{·}} [[Halifax County, Virginia Genealogy|Halifax]]{{·}} [[Hanover County, Virginia Genealogy|Hanover]]{{·}} [[Henrico County, Virginia Genealogy|Henrico]]{{·}} [[Henry County, Virginia Genealogy|Henry]]{{·}} [[Highland County, Virginia Genealogy|Highland]]{{·}}&nbsp;[[Isle of Wight County, Virginia Genealogy|Isle of Wight]]{{·}} [[James City County, Virginia Genealogy|James City]]{{·}}&nbsp;[[King and Queen County, Virginia Genealogy|King and Queen]]{{·}} [[King George County, Virginia Genealogy|King George]]{{·}} [[King William County, Virginia Genealogy|King William]]{{·}} [[Lancaster County, Virginia Genealogy|Lancaster]]{{·}} [[Lee County, Virginia Genealogy|Lee]]{{·}} [[Loudoun County, Virginia Genealogy|Loudoun]]{{·}} [[Louisa County, Virginia Genealogy|Louisa]]{{·}} [[Lunenburg County, Virginia Genealogy|Lunenburg]]{{·}} [[Madison County, Virginia Genealogy|Madison]]{{·}} [[Mathews County, Virginia Genealogy|Mathews]]{{·}} [[Mecklenburg County, Virginia Genealogy|Mecklenburg]]{{·}} [[Middlesex County, Virginia Genealogy|Middlesex]]{{·}} [[Montgomery County, Virginia Genealogy|Montgomery]]{{·}} [[Nansemond County, Virginia Genealogy|Nansemond]]{{·}} [[Nelson County, Virginia Genealogy|Nelson]]{{·}} [[New Kent County, Virginia Genealogy|New Kent]]{{·}} [[Norfolk County, Virginia Genealogy|Norfolk]]{{·}} [[Lower Norfolk County, Virginia Genealogy|Norfolk (Lower)]]{{·}} [[New Norfolk County, Virginia Genealogy|Norfolk (New)]]{{·}} [[Upper Norfolk County, Virginia Genealogy|Norfolk (Upper)]]{{·}} [[Northampton County, Virginia Genealogy|Northampton]]{{·}} [[Northumberland County, Virginia Genealogy|Northumberland]]{{·}} [[Nottoway County, Virginia Genealogy|Nottoway]]{{·}} [[Orange County, Virginia Genealogy|Orange]]{{·}} [[Page County, Virginia Genealogy|Page]]{{·}} [[Patrick County, Virginia Genealogy|Patrick]]{{·}} [[Pittsylvania County, Virginia Genealogy|Pittsylvania]]{{·}} [[Powhatan County, Virginia Genealogy|Powhatan]]{{·}} [[Prince Edward County, Virginia Genealogy|Prince Edward]]{{·}} [[Prince George County, Virginia Genealogy|Prince George]]{{·}} [[Prince William County, Virginia Genealogy|Prince William]]{{·}} [[Princess Anne County, Virginia Genealogy|Princess Anne]]{{·}} [[Pulaski County, Virginia Genealogy|Pulaski]]{{·}} [[Rappahannock County, Virginia Genealogy|Rappahannock]]{{·}} [[(Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia Genealogy|Rappahannock (Old)]]{{·}} [[Richmond County, Virginia Genealogy|Richmond]]{{·}} [[Roanoke County, Virginia Genealogy|Roanoke]]{{·}} [[Rockbridge County, Virginia Genealogy|Rockbridge]]{{·}} [[Rockingham County, Virginia Genealogy|Rockingham]]{{·}} [[Russell County, Virginia Genealogy|Russell]]{{·}} [[Scott County, Virginia Genealogy|Scott]]{{·}} [[Shenandoah County, Virginia Genealogy|Shenandoah]]{{·}} [[Smyth County, Virginia Genealogy|Smyth]]{{·}} [[Southampton County, Virginia Genealogy|Southampton]]{{·}} [[Spotsylvania County, Virginia Genealogy|Spotsylvania]]{{·}} [[Stafford County, Virginia Genealogy|Stafford]]{{·}} [[Surry County, Virginia Genealogy|Surry]]{{·}} [[Sussex County, Virginia Genealogy|Sussex]]{{·}} [[Tazewell County, Virginia Genealogy|Tazewell]]{{·}} [[Warren County, Virginia Genealogy|Warren]]{{·}} [[Warwick County, Virginia Genealogy|Warwick]]{{·}} [[Washington County, Virginia Genealogy|Washington]]{{·}} [[Westmoreland County, Virginia Genealogy|Westmoreland]]{{·}} [[Wise County, Virginia Genealogy|Wise]]{{·}} [[Wythe County, Virginia Genealogy|Wythe]]{{·}} [[Yohogania County, Virginia Genealogy|Yohogania]]{{·}} [[York County, Virginia Genealogy|York]]
 === '''Manuscript Collections'''  ===
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 '''Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Genealogical Collection.'''
 This collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, marriage records, death records, obituaries, and wills. It was microfilmed in 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, DC, and is available on 44 films at the Family History Library. The volumes are generally arranged by county and many have individual indexes. These are listed in several entries in the Family History Library Catalog under ''Daughters of the American Revolution (Virginia)''.<br>
 '''Ardery Collection''', ca. 1750-1970. This is a set of volumes and files that contain information gathered by Julia Hoge Spencer Ardery from the 1920s to the 1960s on Virginia and Kentucky families. The information was extracted from newspaper accounts, family newsletters, family Bibles, military records, historical journals, and vital records. The collection is indexed, but most of the volumes and files are in several alphabetical series.
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 *Brian D. Harney,''Cumulative Index to "Bluegrass Roots", 1973-1984'' (Frankfort, Ky: Kentucky Genealogical Society, 1985).&nbsp; {{FHL|976.9 B2b |disp=(Family History Library book 976.9 B2b index.)}}
 '''Genealogical Notes''' (Collection). This is a collection of typewritten and handwritten genealogical manuscripts by many different researchers. They were filmed at the Library of Virginia {{FHL|294139|item|disp=(Family History Library films 029883-89).}} The manuscripts are arranged alphabetically by surname. The records of each family are also listed in the Surname Search of the Family History Library Catalog.
 === Published Collections, Indexes, and Guides  ===
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 To help interpret citations and locate the original sources, use the colored pages in some volumes or use the book:
-*Clark, Patricia L., and Dorothy Huntsman, eds. {{FHL|655803|title-id|disp=''''Key Title Index to the American Genealogical-Biographical Index''<NOWIKI>: Register of Family History Library Call Numbers</NOWIKI>'''''}}. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. {{FHL|655803|title-id|disp=(Family History Library book 973 D22am index; film 1698167 item 4; fiche 6088377.)}} Shows sources that are at the Family History Library and their call numbers. Many genealogies have also been published in periodicals (see [[Virginia Periodicals]]).
+*Clark, Patricia L., and Dorothy Huntsman, eds. {{FHL|655803|title-id|disp=''''Key Title Index to the American Genealogical-Biographical Index''<nowiki>: Register of Family History Library Call Numbers</nowiki>'''''}}. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. {{FHL|655803|title-id|disp=(Family History Library book 973 D22am index; film 1698167 item 4; fiche 6088377.)}} Shows sources that are at the Family History Library and their call numbers. Many genealogies have also been published in periodicals (see [[Virginia Periodicals]]).
 === Writing and Sharing Your Family History  ===
 Sharing your own family history is valuable for several reasons:<br>
 *It helps you see gaps in your own research and raises opportunities to find new information.