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West Virginia University Library

E-mail:

Address:

Virginia Historical Society

428 North Boulevard

Richmond, Virginia 23220

Telephone: 804-358-4901

Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed federal holidays^[1]

Public transportation, maps, and directions:

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Virginia Historical Society

Internet sites and databases:

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Admission to the research library and museum is free.^[1]

If you cannot visit or find a record at the West Virginia University Library, a similar record may be available at one of the following.

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Visit the VHS," Virginia Historical Society, http://www.vahistorical.org/visit/location.htm, accessed 10 February 2012.

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-*[https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records pertaining to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records pertaining to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
 *[[Allen County Public Library]] (Indiana) has a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, Canadians.<br>