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

• General Virginiana

• Richmond

• Civil War

Genealogy

Ancestry.com

• Researchers at the VHS library have access to Ancestry.com through a generous gift from National Society Daughters of Colonial Wars, Inc.

• www.ancestry.com

Genealogical Research Institute of Virginia (GRIVA)

• http://grivagenealogy.wordpress.com/

Research locations (Virginia Genealogical Society)

• List of genealogical and historical societies in Virginia

• http://www.vgs.org/component/content/article/36-vra-links-cat/94-vra-links

Family history resources at the Library of Congress

• www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy

Virginia Vital Statistics Genealogy Information

• Office of Vital Records, Virginia Department of Health - www.vdh.state.va.us/vital_records/gene.htm

• Library of Virginia (State Library and Archive) www.lva.virginia.gov

Board for Certification of Genealogists

• www.bcgcertification.org

Family Search Internet Genealogy Service

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

• www.familysearch.org

National Genealogical Society

• www.ngsgenealogy.org

RootsWeb.com Home Page

• www.rootsweb.ancestry.com

General Virginiana

Commonwealth of Virginia Home Page

• www.virginia.gov

Encyclopedia Virginia Home Page

• www.encyclopediavirginia.org

The Library of Virginia Home Page

• www.lva.virginia.gov

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

• history.org

The Mariners' Museum - Newport News, Virginia

• www.marinersmuseum.org/

The Virtual Library of Virginia - Special Collections

• http://spec.lib.vt.edu/viva/

Preservation Directory - Virginia Preservation Organizations

• www.preservationdirectory.com

Office of Vital Records, Virginia Department of Health

• www.vdh.state.va.us/vital_records/gene.htm

Library of Virginia Newspaper Database

• www.lva.virginia.gov/public/vnpl

Richmond

City of Richmond Home page

• www.richmondgov.com

Hollywood Cemetery

• www.hollywoodcemetery.org

Valentine Richmond History Center

• www.richmondhistorycenter.com

Civil War

Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission

• www.virginiacivilwar.org

The Valley of the Shadow

• University of Virginia

• http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/

Museum and White House of the Confederacy

www.moc.org

Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier

• www.pamplinpark.org

AmericanCivilWar.org

• www.americancivilwar.com

Civil War Traveler

• Sites and events in the heart of Civil War country

• www.civilwar-va.com

American Civil War Research and Genealogy Database

• Subscription service, free demo available

• www.civilwardata.com

Virginia Civil War Campaigns Historical Marker Guide

• The comprehensive guide to Virginia Civil War Historical markers

• www.markerhistory.com/virginia-civil-war-campaigns/