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'''Virginia Historical Society'''. [http://vhs3.vahistorical.org/collections-and-resources/search-collections Search] for a surname or conduct a subject search for all the genealogies available for particular counties. | '''Virginia Historical Society'''. [http://vhs3.vahistorical.org/collections-and-resources/search-collections Search] for a surname or conduct a subject search for all the genealogies available for particular counties. | ||
'''FamilySearch Catalog'''. Use the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog "Last names"] search to pinpoint books about specific families in this large collection at the | '''FamilySearch Catalog'''. Use the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog "Last names"] search to pinpoint books about specific families in this large collection at the FamilySearch Library. | ||
'''PERSI'''. This database, available online both at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) and [http://www.heritagequestonline.com/ HeritageQuestOnline] ($), searches the titles of articles published in genealogy journals. It can help you learn if anyone has published information in this format on your particular family tree. | '''PERSI'''. This database, available online both at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) and [http://www.heritagequestonline.com/ HeritageQuestOnline] ($), searches the titles of articles published in genealogy journals. It can help you learn if anyone has published information in this format on your particular family tree. | ||
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'''Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Genealogical Collection.''' | '''Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Genealogical Collection.''' | ||
This collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, marriage records, death records, obituaries, and wills. It was microfilmed in 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, DC, and is available on 44 films at the | This collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, marriage records, death records, obituaries, and wills. It was microfilmed in 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, DC, and is available on 44 films at the FamilySearch Library. The volumes are generally arranged by county and many have individual indexes. These are listed in several entries in the FamilySearch Catalog under ''Daughters of the American Revolution (Virginia)''.<br> | ||
'''George Harrison Sanford King Papers''', 1914-1985. Held at the [[Virginia Historical Society]] (100,000+ pages). They are particularly useful for those studying families in the burned record Caroline, King George, and Stafford counties.<ref>Susan Chiarello, "George Harrison Sanford King's Card File," ''Magazine of Virginia Genealogy'', Vol. 45, No. 1 (Feb. 2007):5. {{FSC|478773|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 B2vs}}. Explanation by Barbara Vines Little.</ref> These records are available {{RecordSearch|1932510|online}} for free at FamilySearch. King's card index is being published in the ''Magazine of Virginia Genealogy'' (beginning with Volume 45).<br> | '''George Harrison Sanford King Papers''', 1914-1985. Held at the [[Virginia Historical Society]] (100,000+ pages). They are particularly useful for those studying families in the burned record Caroline, King George, and Stafford counties.<ref>Susan Chiarello, "George Harrison Sanford King's Card File," ''Magazine of Virginia Genealogy'', Vol. 45, No. 1 (Feb. 2007):5. {{FSC|478773|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.5 B2vs}}. Explanation by Barbara Vines Little.</ref> These records are available {{RecordSearch|1932510|online}} for free at FamilySearch. King's card index is being published in the ''Magazine of Virginia Genealogy'' (beginning with Volume 45).<br> | ||
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'''Ardery Collection''', ca. 1750-1970. This is a set of volumes and files that contain information gathered by Julia Hoge Spencer Ardery from the 1920s to the 1960s on Virginia and Kentucky families. The information was extracted from newspaper accounts, family newsletters, family Bibles, military records, historical journals, and vital records. The collection is indexed, but most of the volumes and files are in several alphabetical series. | '''Ardery Collection''', ca. 1750-1970. This is a set of volumes and files that contain information gathered by Julia Hoge Spencer Ardery from the 1920s to the 1960s on Virginia and Kentucky families. The information was extracted from newspaper accounts, family newsletters, family Bibles, military records, historical journals, and vital records. The collection is indexed, but most of the volumes and files are in several alphabetical series. | ||
The original collection is at the Margaret I. King Library (University of Kentucky, Special Collections and Archives, 110 King Library North, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0039; Telephone: 606-257-8611; Fax: 606-257-8379). {{FSC|192838|title-id|disp=The | The original collection is at the Margaret I. King Library (University of Kentucky, Special Collections and Archives, 110 King Library North, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0039; Telephone: 606-257-8611; Fax: 606-257-8379). {{FSC|192838|title-id|disp=The FamilySearch Library has a copy of part of the collection on 81 films microfilmed in 1970 beginning with film 831459}}. The King Library has additional files (not microfilmed) on more than 100 families. A list of the family surnames was published by the Kentucky Genealogical Society in: | ||
*Brian D. Harney,''Cumulative Index to "Bluegrass Roots", 1973-1984'' (Frankfort, Ky: Kentucky Genealogical Society, 1985). {{FSC|976.9 B2b |disp=(FS Library book 976.9 B2b index.)}} | *Brian D. Harney,''Cumulative Index to "Bluegrass Roots", 1973-1984'' (Frankfort, Ky: Kentucky Genealogical Society, 1985). {{FSC|976.9 B2b |disp=(FS Library book 976.9 B2b index.)}} | ||
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To help interpret citations and locate the original sources, use the colored pages in some volumes or use the book: | To help interpret citations and locate the original sources, use the colored pages in some volumes or use the book: | ||
*Clark, Patricia L., and Dorothy Huntsman, eds. {{FSC|655803|title-id|disp=''''Key Title Index to the American Genealogical-Biographical Index''<nowiki>: Register of | *Clark, Patricia L., and Dorothy Huntsman, eds. {{FSC|655803|title-id|disp=''''Key Title Index to the American Genealogical-Biographical Index''<nowiki>: Register of FamilySearch Library Call Numbers</nowiki>'''''}}. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. {{FSC|655803|title-id|disp=(FS Library book 973 D22am index; film 1698167 item 4; fiche 6088377.)}} Shows sources that are at the FamilySearch Library and their call numbers. Many genealogies have also been published in periodicals (see [[Virginia Periodicals]]). | ||
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | '''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | ||
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