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[[Image:National Archives and Records Administration.jpg|right|225px|National Archives and Records Administration.jpg]]'''[[National Archives and Records Administration]]'''<br>700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br> Washington DC<br> Telephone: 1-866-272-6272<br> Fax: 301-837-0483<br> E-mail: [http://www.archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html National Archives and Records Administration]<br> Internet: http://archives.gov/ <br><br> | [[Image:National Archives and Records Administration.jpg|right|225px|National Archives and Records Administration.jpg]]'''[[National Archives and Records Administration]]'''<br>700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br> Washington DC<br> Telephone: 1-866-272-6272<br> Fax: 301-837-0483<br> E-mail: [http://www.archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html National Archives and Records Administration]<br> Internet: http://archives.gov/ <br><br> | ||
:Nationwide censuses, pre-WWI military service and pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees. The National Archives Building in Washington, DC (Archives I), houses textual and microfilm records relating to genealogy, American Indians, pre-World War II military and naval-maritime matters, the New Deal, the District of Columbia, the Federal courts, and Congress.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 31 December 2013 | :Nationwide censuses, pre-WWI military service and pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees. The National Archives Building in Washington, DC (Archives I), houses textual and microfilm records relating to genealogy, American Indians, pre-World War II military and naval-maritime matters, the New Deal, the District of Columbia, the Federal courts, and Congress.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref> <br><br> | ||
'''[[Library of Congress]]'''[[Image:Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg|right|330px|Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg]]<br> 101 Independence Ave. SE <br> Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G4 <br> Washington, D.C. 20540-4660 <br> Telephone:<ref name="ContInfo" /> Reading Room: 202-707-5537<br> Fax:<ref name="ContInfo" /> 202-707-1957 <br> E-mail: [http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-genealogy.html Ask a Librarian]<ref name="ContInfo"> | '''[[Library of Congress]]'''[[Image:Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg|right|330px|Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg]]<br> 101 Independence Ave. SE <br> Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G4 <br> Washington, D.C. 20540-4660 <br> Telephone:<ref name="ContInfo" /> Reading Room: 202-707-5537<br> Fax:<ref name="ContInfo" /> 202-707-1957 <br> E-mail: [http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-genealogy.html Ask a Librarian]<ref name="ContInfo">[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/address.html Contact Information] in ''The Library of Congress'' (accessed 12 May 2010).</ref> <br>Internet: http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ <br><br> | ||
:The "Local History and Genealogy Reading Room" has moved to the main reading room, but services are unchanged. They are part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, and collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources.<ref>[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/lhgcoll.html The Collections] in ''Local History and Genealogy Reading Room'' in ''The Library of Congress'' (accessed 8 January 2014).</ref><br><br> | :The "Local History and Genealogy Reading Room" has moved to the main reading room, but services are unchanged. They are part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, and collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources.<ref>[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/lhgcoll.html The Collections] in ''Local History and Genealogy Reading Room'' in ''The Library of Congress'' (accessed 8 January 2014).</ref><br><br> | ||
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[[Image:Library of Virginia.jpg|right|250px|Library of Virginia.jpg]]'''[[Library of Virginia]]''' <br>800 East Broad Street <br>Richmond, VA 23219-8000<br>Telephone: 804-692-3500 <br>Fax: 804-692-3556<br>E-mail: [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/contact.asp Contact Us] Select department to open dialog box.<br>Internet: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ <br><br> | [[Image:Library of Virginia.jpg|right|250px|Library of Virginia.jpg]]'''[[Library of Virginia]]''' <br>800 East Broad Street <br>Richmond, VA 23219-8000<br>Telephone: 804-692-3500 <br>Fax: 804-692-3556<br>E-mail: [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/contact.asp Contact Us] Select department to open dialog box.<br>Internet: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ <br><br> | ||
:Their large genealogical collection has family Bibles, birth, marriages, deaths, divorces, histories, biographies, and newspapers. Many of their manuscripts are now online. The '''''General Library''''' contains printed materials, while the '''''Research and Information Services Division''''' consists of government records and other historical documents. Many collections are available '''''online''''', such as Confederate pensions, veterans and widows, an index to wills and | :Their large genealogical collection has family Bibles, birth, marriages, deaths, divorces, histories, biographies, and newspapers. Many of their manuscripts are now online. The '''''General Library''''' contains printed materials, while the '''''Research and Information Services Division''''' consists of government records and other historical documents. Many collections are available '''''online''''', such as Confederate pensions, veterans and widows, an index to wills and administrations, Revolutionary War bounty land, and Virginia Land Office patents and grants.<ref name="DB97" /> <ref>[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/using_collections.asp#_guides Using the Collections] in ''Library of Virginia'' (accessed 7 January 2014).</ref><br><br> | ||
[[Image:Virginia Historical Society.jpg|right|250px|Virginia Historical Society.jpg]]'''[[Virginia Historical Society]]'''<br>428 North Blvd<br> Richmond, VA 23221-0311<br>Telephone: 804-358-4901<br>E-mail: [http://www.vahistorical.org/collections-and-resources/how-we-can-help-your-research/ask-curator-or-librarian/ask-librarian-about Ask a Librarian]] form<br>Internet: [http://www.vahistorical.org/collections-and-resources/how-we-can-help-your-research/looking-people Looking for People] <br><br> | [[Image:Virginia Historical Society.jpg|right|250px|Virginia Historical Society.jpg]]'''[[Virginia Historical Society]]'''<br>428 North Blvd<br> Richmond, VA 23221-0311<br>Telephone: 804-358-4901<br>E-mail: [http://www.vahistorical.org/collections-and-resources/how-we-can-help-your-research/ask-curator-or-librarian/ask-librarian-about Ask a Librarian]] form<br>Internet: [http://www.vahistorical.org/collections-and-resources/how-we-can-help-your-research/looking-people Looking for People] <br><br> | ||
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[[Image:Univ of Virginia Library.png|right|300px|Univ of Virginia Library.png]]'''[[University of Virginia Library]]'''<br>PO Box 400113<br>Charlottesville VA 22904-4113<br>Telephone: 434-924-3021<br>Fax: 434-924-1431<br>E-mail: [mailto:library@virginia.edu library@virginia.edu]<br>Internet: http://www.library.virginia.edu/ <br><br> | [[Image:Univ of Virginia Library.png|right|300px|Univ of Virginia Library.png]]'''[[University of Virginia Library]]'''<br>PO Box 400113<br>Charlottesville VA 22904-4113<br>Telephone: 434-924-3021<br>Fax: 434-924-1431<br>E-mail: [mailto:library@virginia.edu library@virginia.edu]<br>Internet: http://www.library.virginia.edu/ <br><br> | ||
:Virtually a second state archives with a large genealogical collection, colonial records, federal, private, and state manuscripts, vital records, censuses, maps, military records, newspapers, periodicals, African American genealogy, and computer databases.<ref name="DB113" /> <ref>[http://guides.lib.virginia.edu/content.php?pid=81921&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;sid=608081 Genealogy] in ''University of Virginia Library'' (accessed 7 January 2014).</ref><br><br> | :Virtually a second state archives with a large genealogical collection, colonial records, federal, private, and state manuscripts, vital records, censuses, maps, military records, newspapers, periodicals, African American genealogy, and computer databases.<ref name="DB113" /> <ref>[http://guides.lib.virginia.edu/content.php?pid=81921&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;sid=608081 Genealogy] in ''University of Virginia Library'' (accessed 7 January 2014).</ref><br><br> | ||
:*University of Virginia Library, ''Virginia Genealogy: A Guide to Resources in the University of Virginia Library'' (Charlottesville, Virginia: University Press of Virginia, 1983). {{WorldCat|8494964|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|76157|item|disp=FHL book 975.5 D23u}}).<br> | :*University of Virginia Library, ''Virginia Genealogy: A Guide to Resources in the University of Virginia Library'' (Charlottesville, Virginia: University Press of Virginia, 1983). {{WorldCat|8494964|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|76157|item|disp=FHL book 975.5 D23u}}).<br> | ||