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:They have a relatively small family folder collection. Nevertheless, it is an important resource for settlers coming from '''''Pennsylvania, Maryland''''', and northern '''''Virginia''''' along the [[Great Valley Road]] into '''''Tennessee, Kentucky''''', and '''''North Carolina'''''.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 105.</ref><br><br> | :They have a relatively small family folder collection. Nevertheless, it is an important resource for settlers coming from '''''Pennsylvania, Maryland''''', and northern '''''Virginia''''' along the [[Great Valley Road]] into '''''Tennessee, Kentucky''''', and '''''North Carolina'''''.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 105.</ref><br><br> | ||
==== William and Mary | ==== College of William and Mary Library ==== | ||
[[Image:EG Swem Library.jpg|thumb|280px|EG Swem Library at William and Mary]][[ | [[Image:EG Swem Library.jpg|thumb|280px|EG Swem Library at William and Mary]][[College of William and Mary Library]]<br>P.O. Box 8794<br>Landrum Drive <br>College of William and Mary<br>Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8794<br>Telephone: 757-221-3050<br>Fax: 757-221-2635<br>E-mail: [mailto:sweref@wm.edu sweref@wm.edu]<br>Website: [http://guides.swem.wm.edu/genealogy EG Swem Library, Genealogy]<br><br> | ||
:Features the famous "Swem Index" of Virginia settlers. This library also has the original papers from Jamestown, the Virginia Company, manuscripts, and journals, including numerous genealogical references. This is the place for researching the earliest Virginia colonists. They also have censuses, ship's passenger lists, vital records, wills and probate records, local history, church records, funeral homes, cemeteries, newspapers, periodicals and indeses.<ref name="DB113" /> <ref>[http://guides.swem.wm.edu/genealogy Genealogy Resources at Swem] in ''Swem Library'' (accessed 7 January 2014).</ref><br><br> | :Features the famous "Swem Index" of Virginia settlers. This library also has the original papers from Jamestown, the Virginia Company, manuscripts, and journals, including numerous genealogical references. This is the place for researching the earliest Virginia colonists. They also have censuses, ship's passenger lists, vital records, wills and probate records, local history, church records, funeral homes, cemeteries, newspapers, periodicals and indeses.<ref name="DB113" /> <ref>[http://guides.swem.wm.edu/genealogy Genealogy Resources at Swem] in ''Swem Library'' (accessed 7 January 2014).</ref><br><br> | ||
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==== Handley Regional Library ==== | ==== Handley Regional Library ==== | ||
[[Handley Regional Library]]<br>100 W. Piccadilly Street<br>PO Box 58 <br>Winchester, VA 22604<br>Telephone: 540-662-9041<br>Fax: 540-722-4769<br>E-mail: [mailto:archives@handleyregional.org archives@handleyregional.org]<br>Website: [http://www.handleyregional.org/handley/default.asp Handley Regional Library]<br><br> | [[Handley Regional Library]]<br>100 W. Piccadilly Street<br>PO Box 58 <br>Winchester, VA 22604<br>Telephone: 540-662-9041<br>Fax: 540-722-4769<br>E-mail: [mailto:archives@handleyregional.org archives@handleyregional.org]<br>Website: [http://www.handleyregional.org/handley/default.asp Handley Regional Library]<br><br> | ||