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'''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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*[[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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