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=== Contact Information  ===


'''Collection Description'''
'''E-mail:'''&nbsp; [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/contact.asp Contact Form]<br>'''Address:'''  


The Library was founded in 1823 and is the most comprehensive resource in the world for the study of Virginia history, culture, and government. The collection includes books, periodicals, government records (state depository library), maps, newspapers,  archival records, architectural drawings and plans, manuscripts, rare books, prints and photographs, ephemera, and fine art.
:The Library of Virginia<br>800 East Broad Street<br>Richmond, VA 23219


'''Contact Information'''
<br> '''Telephone:''' 804.692.3500<br>'''Fax:'''&nbsp;&nbsp;


Library of Virginia
'''Hours and holidays:'''<br>


800 E. Broad Street
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<br>


Richmond, VA 23219
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>


'''Telephone''': 804-692-3500
*[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ Internet site]<br>
*[http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F Online catalogue] <br>


'''Library Reference:''' 804-692-3777
Digital collections include:<br>
''Land Records''<br>


'''Archives Reference:''' 804-692-3888<br>Fax: 804-692-3556     
*Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants<br>
''Vital Records''<br>


'''Hours'''    
*Virginia Death Indexing<br>
*Henley Marriage/Obituary Index to Virginia Newspapers<br>
*Marriage Index for ''Richmond Enquirer''/''Richmond Visitor''<br>
*Obituary Index for ''Richmond Enquirer''/''Richmond Visitor''<br>
*Petersburg Public Library Newspaper Index<br>


*Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/press/Updated_Reopening_News_Release_7.24.2020.pdf by appointment only].
''Probate Records''<br>


'''Holidays'''
*Index to Wills and Administrations<br>


*Please check our [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/calendar.asp News &amp; Events Calendar] for any changes to our regular hours due to holiday closings, special events, or inclement weather. <br>
''Church Records''<br>


'''Planning Your Visit'''
*Bristol Church and Family Cemeteries Index<br>


*Please see our [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/visit.asp Visitors Guide] for everything you need to know before coming to the Library including directions, parking, collection access policies, use of microfilm scanners, and more.
''Military Records''<br>


<br>'''Website and Catalog'''
*Confederate Disability Applications and Receipts<br>
*Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows<br>
*Index to Confederate Veteran Magazine<br>
*Culpeper County Classes, 1781<br>
*Dunmore's War (Virginia Payrolls/Public Service Claims, 1775)<br>
*World War I History Commission Questionnaires<br>
*Index to Virginia Confederate Rosters<br>
*Index to War of 1812 Pay Rolls and Muster Rolls<br>
*Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants<br>
*Revolutionary War Land Office Military Certificates<br>
*Revolutionary War Public Service Claims<br>
*Revolutionary War Rejected Claims<br>
*Revolutionary War Virginia State Pensions<br>
*Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers' Home Applications for Admission<br>


*[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ Library of Virginia Home]
''European Sources about Virginians''<br>
*[https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=01LVA_INST:01LVA&lang=en Online catalog]


'''Databases & eBooks'''
*Virginia Colonial Records Project<br>


*All visitors to the Library have access to an extensive [https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/az.php collection of research databases]. The Library of Virginia is a FamilySearch affiliate library which enables onsite users to have access to 400 million digitized records that are otherwise only available at LDS Church FamilySearch centers. Virginia residents can [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/policies/circ.htm register for an online library account] to access many databases from home.
''Coats of Arms''<br>


'''Digital Collections'''
*Index to Sources on Family Coats of Arms<br>


*Digital collections in the catalog include: land records; vital records; Virginia Death Indexing; Henley Marriage/Obituary Index to Virginia Newspapers; Marriage and Obituary Index for Richmond Enquirer/Richmond Visitor; Petersburg Public Library Newspaper Index; Probate Records; Index to Wills and Administrations; Church Records; Bristol Church and Family Cemeteries Index; Military Records; Virginia Colonial Records Project; Coats of Arms; Index to Sources on Family Coats of Arms; Biographies; WPA Life Histories Collection.
''Biographies''<br>
* Additional digital collections are available on the Library's [https://virginiamemory.com '''Virginia Memory'''] website including the [http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/chancery/ Chancery Records Index], [http://virginiachronicle.com/ Virginia Chronicle] (newspapers), and [http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/aan/ Virginia Untold: the African American Narrative].


'''Guides & Indexes'''
*S. Bassett French Biographical Sketches<br>
*WPA Life Histories Collection<br>


*The Library provides a collection of [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/using_collections.asp#_guides research guides] for our print, newspaper, manuscript, and archival collections.
=== Collection Description  ===


'''InterLibrary Loan'''
=== Tips  ===


*The Library provides a free [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/ill.php interlibrary loan service] and sends materials to libraries worldwide. Many [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/ Virginia county and city records on microfilm] are available via interlibrary loan.
=== Guides  ===


'''Tips'''
<br>
 
=== 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.


* Many digitized items in the Library's collections are displayed as Tiff images.  Your computer will need to recognize and handle the .tif images properly.  [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/tifftips.htm How to configure your computer for Tiff files].
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>
*Ordering Materials. Pre-paid service fee required. [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/order.asp Orders can be placed online, by mail, by telephone, or by fax.]


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


*John S. Salmon, comp.. ''A Guide to State Records in the Archives Branch''. (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1985). {{FSC|478979|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 A3sj}}
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>
*Suzanne Smith Ray, ''A Preliminary Guide to Pre- 1904 County Records in the Archives Branch, Virginia State Library and Archives''. (Richmond, Virginia: Library and Archives, [1988?]). {{FSC|626107|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 A3r}}
*Lyndon H. Hart, ''A Preliminary Guide to Pre-1904 Municipal Records in the Archives Branch, Virginia State Library and Archives''. (Richmond, Virginia Library and Archives, [1988?]). {{FSC|626110|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 A3h}})
*Virginia State Library. Archives and Records Division. ''Annual Reports of Archival Accessions''. (Richmond, Virginia: Library and Archives, 1971–). {{FSC|939150|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 A35v}}


'''Other Repositories'''
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*<br>


*[https://www.virginiahistory.org/ Virginia Museum of History and Culture], Richmond, VA - A major repository, research, and teaching center for Virginia history.
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>
*[https://thevalentine.org/ The Valentine], Richmond, VA -  Museum dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond's history.


*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, UT -  Library has 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.
*[[Virginia Historical Society]]
*[[Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, IN - Premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military records, census records, directories, and passenger lists.


*[[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.
=== Sources  ===
*[[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.
 
*[https://msa.maryland.gov/ Maryland State Archives], Annapolis, MD - Census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, and naturalizations.
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Library of Virginia

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:  Contact Form
Address:

The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219


Telephone: 804.692.3500
Fax:  

Hours and holidays:

Directions, maps, and public transportation:

Internet sites and databases:

Digital collections include:
Land Records

  • Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants

Vital Records

  • Virginia Death Indexing
  • Henley Marriage/Obituary Index to Virginia Newspapers
  • Marriage Index for Richmond Enquirer/Richmond Visitor
  • Obituary Index for Richmond Enquirer/Richmond Visitor
  • Petersburg Public Library Newspaper Index

Probate Records

  • Index to Wills and Administrations

Church Records

  • Bristol Church and Family Cemeteries Index

Military Records

  • Confederate Disability Applications and Receipts
  • Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows
  • Index to Confederate Veteran Magazine
  • Culpeper County Classes, 1781
  • Dunmore's War (Virginia Payrolls/Public Service Claims, 1775)
  • World War I History Commission Questionnaires
  • Index to Virginia Confederate Rosters
  • Index to War of 1812 Pay Rolls and Muster Rolls
  • Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants
  • Revolutionary War Land Office Military Certificates
  • Revolutionary War Public Service Claims
  • Revolutionary War Rejected Claims
  • Revolutionary War Virginia State Pensions
  • Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers' Home Applications for Admission

European Sources about Virginians

  • Virginia Colonial Records Project

Coats of Arms

  • Index to Sources on Family Coats of Arms

Biographies

  • S. Bassett French Biographical Sketches
  • WPA Life Histories Collection

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

Tips[edit | edit source]

Guides[edit | edit source]


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 Library of Virginia, 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]