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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 ==== | ||
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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 === | ||
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=== 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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*[[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 === | ||
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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