Recommended Online Resources
Recommended Online Resources
We offer a number of online resources that can be used in conjunction with research conducted in our library or through our online collections databases. The listing of a link does not constitute an endorsement of the web site by the VMHC.
Below is a list of our recommended online resources for the following categories:
Genealogy
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Researchers at the VHS library have access to Ancestry.com through a generous gift from National Society Daughters of Colonial Wars, Inc.
Family history resources at the Library of Congress
Virginia Vital Statistics Genealogy Information
Board for Certification of Genealogists
Family Search Internet Genealogy Service
General Virginiana
Commonwealth of Virginia Home Page
Encyclopedia Virginia Home Page
The Library of Virginia Home Page
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
The Mariners' Museum - Newport News, Virginia
The Virtual Library of Virginia - Special Collections
Preservation Directory - Virginia Preservation Organizations
Office of Vital Records, Virginia Department of Health
Virginia Newspaper Project (Library of Virginia)
Virginia Chronicle (Library of Virginia newspaper digital archive)
Richmond
Civil War
Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
Civil War Traveler
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Sites and events in the heart of Civil War country
American Civil War Research and Genealogy Database
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Subscription service, free demo available
Virginia Civil War Campaigns Historical Marker Guide
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The comprehensive guide to Virginia Civil War Historical markers