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Virginia Wiki Topics

Beginning Research

Record Types

Virginia Background

Cultural Groups

Local Research Resources

Online Resources

Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007 — index and images - How to Use this Collection
Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, ($), index/images
Order of Descendants of Ancient Planters
Germanna Foundation

Societies

Fairfax Genealogical Society
PO Box 2290
Merrifield, VA 222116-2290
Email: webmaster@fxgs.org
Website

National Genealogical Society
6400 Arlington Blvd., Suite 810
Falls Church, VA 22042-2318
Phone: 703-525-0050
Email: ngs@ngsgenealogy.org

Virginia Genealogical Society
1900 Byrd Avenue, Suite 104
Richmond, VA 23230-3033
Phone 804-285-8954
Email: mail@vgs.org

Virginia Historical Society
428 North Boulevard
PO Box 7311
Richmond, VA 23221-0311
Phone: 804-358-4901
Fax: 804-355-2399

The Virginia Historical Society has significant card catalogs for published and unpublished material. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope when requesting a search for information on a name.

VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 2272
Danville 24541-0272
Phone: 434-799-5195 ext. 8. (Cannot return long distance calls).
Email: vancsoc@gamewood.net

Online Resources

v • d• e Links to Virginia-related articles (see also West Virginia-related articles)

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Independent Cities	Alexandria • Bedford • Bristol • Buena Vista • Charlottesville • Chesapeake • Clifton Forge • Colonial Heights • Covington • Danville • Emporia • Fairfax • Falls Church • Franklin • Fredericksburg • Galax • Hampton • Harrisonburg • Hopewell • Lexington • Lynchburg • City of Manassas • Manassas Park • Martinsville • Newport News • Norfolk • Norton • Petersburg • Poquoson • Portsmouth • Radford • Richmond • Roanoke • Salem • Staunton • Suffolk • Virginia Beach • Waynesboro • Williamsburg • Winchester

Extinct Counties/Cities	Alexandria County • Dunmore • Elizabeth City • Fincastle • Illinois • Kentucky • Manchester • Nansemond • Norfolk • Norfolk (Lower) • Norfolk (New) • Norfolk (South) • Norfolk (Upper) • Princess Anne • Rappahannock (Old) • South Boston • Warwick • West Augusta • Yohogania

Counties gone to KY	Bourbon • Fayette • Jefferson • Kentucky (extinct) • Lincoln • Madison • Mason • Mercer • Nelson • Woodford

Counties gone to WV	Barbour • Berkeley • Boone • Braxton • Brooke • Cabell • Calhoun • Clay • Doddridge • Fayette • Gilmer • Greenbrier • Hampshire • Hancock • Hardy • Harrison • Jackson • Jefferson • Kanawha • Lewis • Logan • Marion • Marshall • Mason • McDowell • Mercer • Monongalia • Monroe • Morgan • Nicholas • Ohio • Pendleton • Pleasants • Pocahontas • Preston • Putnam • Raleigh • Randolph • Ritchie • Roane • Taylor • Tucker • Tyler • Upshur • Wayne • Webster • Wetzel • Wirt • Wood • Wyoming

Colonial Parishes	Abingdon • Accomac • Accomack • Albemarle • Amherst • Antrim • Appomattox • Argall's Gift • Augusta • Bath • Beckford • Berkeley • Blisland • Blount Point • Botetourt • Boutracy • Bristol • Bromfield • Brunswick • Bruton • Camden • Cameron • Charles City • Charles • Charles River • Chickacoan • Chickahominy • Chippokes • Chiskiack • Chotank • Christ Church (Lancaster Co.) • Christ Church (Middlesex Co.) • Chuckatuck • Cople • Cornwall • Cumberland • Dale • Denbigh • Dettingen • Drysdale • East • Elizabeth City • Elizabeth River • Fairfax • Fairfield • Farnham • Flowerdew Hundred • Fluvanna • Frederick • Fredericksville • Hamilton • Hampton • Hanover • Harrop • Henrico • Hog Island • Hungars • James City • Jordan's Journey • Kecoughtan • Kingston • King William • Lancaster • Lawnes Creek • Lee • Leeds • Lexington • Littleton • Lower (Elizabeth City Co.) • Lower (Isle of Wight Co.) • Lower (Lancaster Co.) • Lower (Nansemond Co.) • Lower (Northampton Co.) • Lower (Stafford Co.) • Lower (Upper Norfolk Co.) • Lower Suffolk • Lunenburg • Lynnhaven • Machodick • Manchester • Marston • Martin's Brandon • Martin's Hundred • Meherrin • Middle Plantation • Middletowne • Montgomery • Mulberry Island • New Poquoson • Newport • Nomini • Norborne • Northampton • North Farnham • Nottoway (Prince Edward Co.) • Nottoway (Southampton Co.) • Nutmeg Quarter • Occohannock • Overwharton • Patrick • Petsworth • Piankatank • Piscataway • Poropotank • Portsmouth • Potomac • Raleigh • Richmond • Rockbridge • Rockingham • Russell • St. Andrew's • St. Anne's (Albemarle Co.) • St. Anne's (Essex and Caroline Cos.) • St. Asaph's • St. Brides • St. David's • St. George's (Accomack Co.) • St. George's (Spotsylvania Co.) • St. James Northam • St. James Southam • St. James's (Goochland Co.) • St. James's (Mecklenburg Co.) • St. John's • St. Luke's • St. Margaret's • St. Mark's • St. Martin's • St. Mary's • St. Mary's Whitechapel • St. Patrick's • St. Paul's (Hanover Co.) • St. Paul's (King George Co.) • St. Peter's • St. Stephen's (King and Queen Co.) • St. Stephen's (Northumberland Co.) • St. Thomas • Shelburne • Sittenburne • Smith's Hundred • South • Southampton • South Farnham • Southwark • Stafford • Stanley Hundred • Stratton Major • Suffolk • Tillotson • Trinity (Lancaster Co.) • Trinity (Louisa Co.) • Truro • Upper (Elizabeth City Co.) • Upper (Isle of Wight Co.) • Upper (Lancaster Co.) • Upper (Nansemond Co.) • Upper (Northampton Co.) • Upper (Stafford Co.) • Upper Suffolk • Varina • Wallingford • Ware • Warrosquyoake • Warwick • Washington (Westmoreland Co.) • Washington (Washington Co.) • Waters Creek • West • West and Shirley • Westbury • Westover • Weyanoke • Wicomico • Wilmington • York • Yorkhampton

Major Repositories	Bristol Public Library · Germanna Foundation Library · Handley Regional Library · Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) · Historical Society of Washington, D.C. · John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library at Colonial Williamsburg · Jones Memorial Library · Library of Congress (Washington, DC) · Library of Virginia · Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library · Maryland State Archives (Annapolis, MD) · National Archives I (Washington, DC) · National Archives II (College Park, MD) · National Archives at Philadelphia (PA) · National Genealogical Society · New York Public Library (New York City, NY) · Pennsylvania State Archives (Harrisburg, PA) · Portsmouth Public Library · Roanoke County Public Library · Salisbury University Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture (Salisbury, MD) · Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown (Santa Cruz, CA) · University of Virginia Library · Virginia Department of Health · Virginia Historical Society · Virginia Theological Seminary · Washington National Records Center (Suitland, MD) · William and Mary College Swem Library

Migration Routes	Routes: Chesapeake Bay • James River • Potomac River • Rappahannock River • York River • Chesapeake and Ohio Canal • Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad • Fall Line Road (or Southern Road) • Great Indian Warpath • Great Trading Path • Great Valley Road • Kanawha Trail • King's Highway • National Road (Cumberland Road) • New River and Southern Trail • Occaneechi Path • Old Cherokee Path • Old Northwestern Turnpike • Pamunkey-New River Trail • Pioneer Road • Richmond Road • Richmond-Williamsburg Road • Saura-Saponi Trail • Secondary Coast Road • Upper Road • Wilderness Road • Wilmington, Highpoint, and Northern Trail • Ports: Atlantic Coast Ports • Accomack • Alexandria • Belvoir Plantation • Bermuda Hundred • Dumfries • Falmouth • Fredericksburg • Hampton • Jamestown • Leedstown • Norfolk • Port Royal • Portsmouth • South Quay • Suffolk • Tappahannock (aka Hobb's Hole) • Urbanna • Williamsburg • Yorktown

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-'''The Virginia Genealogical Society'''<br />1900 Byrd Avenue, Suite 104<br />Richmond, Virginia 23230-3033<br />Telephone (804) 285-8954<br />E-mail ''[mailto:mail@vgs.org mail@vgs.org]<br />''http://www.vgs.org/<br />
+=== Online Resources ===
+*{{RecordSearch|1932510|Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007}} — index and images - [[Virginia, Historical Society Papers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6131 Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly], ($), index/images
+*[http://www.ancientplanters.org/ Order of Descendants of Ancient Planters]
+*[http://germanna.org/2013/09/10/list-of-original-germanna-settlers/ Germanna Foundation]
+== Societies  ==
-'''Virginia Historical Society'''<br />428 North Boulevard <br />P.O. Box 7311 <br />Richmond, VA 23221-0311 <br />Telephone: 804-358-4901 <br />Fax: 804-355-2399 <br />http://www.vahistorical.org/
+'''Fairfax Genealogical Society'''<br>PO Box 2290<br>Merrifield, VA 222116-2290<br>Email: [mailto:webmaster@fxgs.org webmaster@fxgs.org]<br>[http://fxgs.org/ Website]
-The Virginia Historical Society has significant card catalogs for published and unpublished material. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope when requesting a search for information on a name.
+'''[[National Genealogical Society]]'''<br>6400 Arlington Blvd., Suite 810<br>Falls Church, VA 22042-2318 <br>Phone: 703-525-0050<br>Email: [Mailto:ngs@ngsgenealogy.org ngs@ngsgenealogy.org]
-'''VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society<br />'''P.O. Box 2272<br />Danville 24541-0272<br />Telephone: 434-799-5195 ext. 8. (Cannot return long distance calls). <br />E-mail address is [mailto:vancsoc@gamewood.net vancsoc@gamewood.net].
+[[Virginia Genealogical Society|'''Virginia Genealogical Society''']]<br>1900 Byrd Avenue, Suite 104<br>Richmond, VA 23230-3033<br>Phone 804-285-8954<br>Email: [mailto:mail@vgs.org mail@vgs.org]
-http://www.rootsweb.com/~vancpgs/Index.htm
+[[Virginia Historical Society|'''Virginia Historical Society''']]<br>428 North Boulevard <br>PO Box 7311 <br>Richmond, VA 23221-0311 <br>Phone: 804-358-4901 <br>Fax: 804-355-2399
-=== Online Resources ===
+The Virginia Historical Society has significant card catalogs for published and unpublished material. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope when requesting a search for information on a name.
+'''[[VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society|VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society]]<br>'''P.O. Box 2272<br>Danville 24541-0272<br>Phone: 434-799-5195 ext. 8. (Cannot return long distance calls). <br>Email: [mailto:vancsoc@gamewood.net vancsoc@gamewood.net]
+== Online Resources  ==
+{{Virginia|Virginia}}
-'''http://www.daddezio.com/society/hill/SH-VA-NDX.html'''
+[[Category:Virginia Societies]]