The Library of Virginia

Table of Contents. In addition to the links below, are the Inter-Library Loan guidelines and listings of Pre-1865 and Post 1865 County Court Records available on microfilm through inter-library loan.

Digital Collections. From this page, the On-Line Library Catalog, Archives and Manuscripts (Including Bible Records), Virginia Colonial Records, and Electronic Card Indexes (Military rosters, patents, wills, etc.) can be accessed. A description of the collections is also available.

VA-Notes. Virginia Notes is an on-line series in Virginia documents by Daphne Gentry of the Library of Virginia's Publications and Educational Services Division. The current articles cover such topics as tithables, headrights, poll books, tax lists, and descriptions of standard references such a Swem's Index, Virginia Wills and Administrations, and Chalkey's Chronicles.


Genealogy Home Page. In addition to links to Library of Virginia resources, links are also provided to other sites of genealogical interest. Among the other links are surname search resources, name look-up offers, government resources and geographical mapping resources.

The Virginia Newspaper Project. A bibliography of newspapers housed in Virginia repositories.

Early Virginia Religious Petitions9-16-99

Virginia Genealogical Society - Included on the site is information on membership in the Society, publications available for sale, Society projects, upcoming seminars, and the query portion of the Society's newsletter.

Afro-American Sources in Virginia - A Guide to Manuscripts. Michael Plunkett, Editor, University Press of Virginia. This site is a comprehensive listing and brief description of manuscripts containing information on African-Americans, slaves and freemen, at the Virginia Historical Society.

Virginia Newspaper Project

Webcats Library Catalogs on the World Wide Web - University of Sasketchawan Libraries.. On-line library catalogs for such libraries as the College of William and Mary, James Madison University, the University of Virginia, etc.

National Union Catalog of Manuscripts Collections. On-line archive catalogs for such repositories as the College of William and Mary, Hampden-Sydney College, Old Dominion, the University of Virginia, etc.

Virginia Towns, Cities and Counties Page - VAGenWeb Project

Virginia Church Parishes - USGenWeb Project

Virginia Miscellaneous Information - USGenWeb Project. Information on such subjects as early Virginia marriage laws, etc.

Virginia Civil War Query Forum Page - USGenWeb Project

Virginia Research Room - Lineages, Inc.. Among the information available at this site is "A Brief Documentary History of Virginia" (on-line text of historical documents), the 1704 Quit Rent Rolls, and the 1846 U. S. Postal Guide.