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 *[http://www.vahistorical.org/storyofvirginia.htm The Story of Virginia]
 *[http://marg.mhost.com/vahistory.html Virginia History Websites]
-*[http://www.genealogical-gleanings.com/Early%20Virginia.htm Early Colonial Virginia]&nbsp;&nbsp; Histories of the Old Counties&nbsp; Contains brief histories of early settlers.
+*[http://www.genealogical-gleanings.com/Early%20Virginia.htm Early Colonial Virginia]   Histories of the Old Counties  Contains brief histories of early settlers.
 *[http://books.google.com/books?id=0RlL0mHKyH8C&pg=PA140&lpg=PA140&dq=African-american+research+resources+genealogy+forum&source=bl&ots=3O9_6__0kD&sig=tvDTtLc8xSkXhRaVF1m46k_twMs&hl=en&ei=_ONTS_-MB4-YtgeqyvmmCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CBUQ6AEwBTgo#v=onepage&q&f=false Virginia genealogy: sources &amp; resources] By Carol McGinnis<br>
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 The following important events in the history of [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]] affected political jurisdictions, family movements, and record keeping. The following important events affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements.
-*'''1607:'''&nbsp; The Virginia Company of London founded the first permanent English settlement in America at Jamestown.
+*'''1607:'''  The Virginia Company of London founded the first permanent English settlement in America at Jamestown.
 *'''1617:''' Pocahontas died and buried in England<ref>A replica of the Pocahontas cameo broach was presented to Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Virginia in 2007, see: [http://portraitcameos.com/wp/the-royal-cameo/"My Cameo for Queen Elizabeth II"], Portrait Cameos. Accessed 25 June 2011.</ref>
-*'''1624'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; The King dissolved the Virginia Company and established Virginia as a crown colony with an elected General Assembly.&nbsp;&nbsp;</nowiki>
+*'''1624'''<nowiki>:  The King dissolved the Virginia Company and established Virginia as a crown colony with an elected General Assembly.  </nowiki>
 *'''1697''': Some Indians had received education at Williams and Mary's College
 *'''1711-1712''' Tuscarora Wars
-*'''1710-1740s'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; Passes across the Blue Ridge mountains leading from eastern Virginia into the Shenandoah Valley were discovered. Emigrants from Pennsylvania and New Jersey began to enter the valley.&nbsp;&nbsp;</nowiki>
+*'''1710-1740s'''<nowiki>:  Passes across the Blue Ridge mountains leading from eastern Virginia into the Shenandoah Valley were discovered. Emigrants from Pennsylvania and New Jersey began to enter the valley.  </nowiki>
-*'''1750-1784'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; Land grants made to the Ohio Company encouraged exploration beyond the Alleghenies. The new area southeast of the Ohio River was organized by Virginia in 1775 as the District of West Augusta, although much of this was ceded to Pennsylvania in 1786.&nbsp;&nbsp;</nowiki>
+*'''1750-1784'''<nowiki>:  Land grants made to the Ohio Company encouraged exploration beyond the Alleghenies. The new area southeast of the Ohio River was organized by Virginia in 1775 as the District of West Augusta, although much of this was ceded to Pennsylvania in 1786.  </nowiki>
 *'''1754-1763''': French and Indian War
-*'''1770s'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; The Wilderness Road opened access across the Cumberland Gap from Virginia into Kentucky. The area that was to become Kentucky was organized as Kentucky County, Virginia, in 1776.&nbsp;&nbsp;</nowiki>
+*'''1770s'''<nowiki>:  The Wilderness Road opened access across the Cumberland Gap from Virginia into Kentucky. The area that was to become Kentucky was organized as Kentucky County, Virginia, in 1776.  </nowiki>
-*'''1780s'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; In 1784, Virginia formally ceded its claims north of the Ohio River to the United States. In 1788 Virginia ratified the United States constitution to become a state.&nbsp;&nbsp;</nowiki>
+*'''1780s'''<nowiki>:  In 1784, Virginia formally ceded its claims north of the Ohio River to the United States. In 1788 Virginia ratified the United States constitution to become a state.  </nowiki>
-*'''1792'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; Kentucky became a separate state.&nbsp;&nbsp;</nowiki>
+*'''1792'''<nowiki>:  Kentucky became a separate state.  </nowiki>
-*'''1861-1870'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; Most of Virginia joined the Confederacy, although fifty western counties broke off and were admitted to the Union as the state of West Virginia in 1863. Virginia was readmitted to the Union in 1870.&nbsp;&nbsp;</nowiki>
+*'''1861-1870'''<nowiki>:  Most of Virginia joined the Confederacy, although fifty western counties broke off and were admitted to the Union as the state of West Virginia in 1863. Virginia was readmitted to the Union in 1870.  </nowiki>
 *'''1898:''' Over 300,000 men were involved in the [http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ Spanish-American War] which was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines.
 *'''1917–1918:''' More than 26 million men from the United States ages 18 through 45 registered with the Selective Service. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I World War I] over 4.7 million American men and women served during the war.