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==== Virginia ==== | ==== Virginia ==== | ||
'''Address:''' | '''Address:''' | ||
{{Block indent|Virginia Museum of History and Culture }} | |||
{{Block indent|428 North Arthur Ashe Boulevard }} | |||
{{Block indent|Richmond, Virginia 23220}} | |||
'''Telephone:''' 804-358-4901 | '''Telephone:''' 804-358-4901 | ||
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'''Public transportation, maps, and directions:''' <br> | '''Public transportation, maps, and directions:''' <br> | ||
*[ | *[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:// | *[http://librarycatalog.virginiahistory.org/final/portal.aspx Library Collections Catalog Online] | ||
*[ | *[https://virginiahistory.org/ Virginia Museum of History and Culture] | ||
*[ | *[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 ==== | ==== 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 | *[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 | ||
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==== Internet Sites ==== | ==== 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 === | ||
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)}}. {{ | 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> | ||
=== 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 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> | ||
*[ | *[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 & 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> | ||
*[ | *[https://msa.maryland.gov/ Maryland State Archives], census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, naturalizations. | ||
=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:01, 20 August 2025
Contact InformationVirginiaAddress: 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
Internet SitesCollection DescriptionGood 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] TipsAdmission to the research library and museum is free.[1] GuidesAlternate RepositoriesIf 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
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