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*[http://blackcemeteriesportsmouthva.org The African American Historic Cemeteries of Portsmouth Virginia] (web): A friend's group of descendants and volunteers of the African American Cemeteries of Portsmouth: The Mt. Calvary Cemetery Complex (est. 1879), Lincoln Memorial Cemetery (est 1912), and Grove Baptist Church Cemetery (est. 1840). | *[http://blackcemeteriesportsmouthva.org The African American Historic Cemeteries of Portsmouth Virginia] (web): A friend's group of descendants and volunteers of the African American Cemeteries of Portsmouth: The Mt. Calvary Cemetery Complex (est. 1879), Lincoln Memorial Cemetery (est 1912), and Grove Baptist Church Cemetery (est. 1840). | ||
*[https://www.facebook.com/pages/African-American-Cemeteries-of-Hampton-Roads/126726900775531 African American Cemeteries of Hampton Roads] on Facebook. A community forum for the African American cemeteries of Hampton Roads, Virginia. Included are burial sites located in Norfolk, Hampton, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Newport News, and additional areas throughout the Tidewater region. | *[https://www.facebook.com/pages/African-American-Cemeteries-of-Hampton-Roads/126726900775531 African American Cemeteries of Hampton Roads] on Facebook. A community forum for the African American cemeteries of Hampton Roads, Virginia. Included are burial sites located in Norfolk, Hampton, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Newport News, and additional areas throughout the Tidewater region. | ||
*[http://www.africanamericancemeteries.com/va/ African American Cemeteries Online] includes transcribed records from Accomack, Albemarle, Amherst, Dinwiddie, Fairfax, Halifax, Henrico, Page, Prince William, Russell, and Sussex county cemeteries. | *[http://www.africanamericancemeteries.com/va/ African American Cemeteries Online] includes transcribed records from Accomack, Albemarle, Amherst, Dinwiddie, Fairfax, Halifax, Henrico, Page, Prince William, Russell, and Sussex county cemeteries. | ||
*[http://www.freedmenscemetery.org/index.shtml The Friends of Freedmen's Cemetery] in Alexandria includes an index of African American burials in the area. | |||
*[http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/cem/ African-American Cemeteries in Albemarle and Amherst Counties]. Project sponsored by the African American Genealogy Group of Charlottesville and Albemarle County. | *[http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/cem/ African-American Cemeteries in Albemarle and Amherst Counties]. Project sponsored by the African American Genealogy Group of Charlottesville and Albemarle County. | ||
The J.F. Bell Funeral Home in Charlottesville, Virginia maintained records of African American funerals, which are available [http://www.virginia.edu/woodson/projects/bell/ online] for the years 1917-1989. | |||
The Library of Virginia has prepared a list of [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/AA_newspaper_holdings.pdf African-American Newspapers] they hold. | The Library of Virginia has prepared a list of [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/AA_newspaper_holdings.pdf African-American Newspapers] they hold. | ||