1: Research
2: Archives and Libraries
3: Vital and Census Records
4: Church and Cemetery Records
5: Emigration and Immigration
6: Military Records
7: Probate, Land and Court
8: Maps and Gazetteers
9: Newspapers
10: Get Help
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Goal 1: Learn about Virginia research and records.
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AGet started with research for your Virginia ancestors.
Class Outlines: Basic
Summary
- Learn successful research strategies for Virginia ancestors.
- Record Finder: Use the Record Finder to determine records for Virginia research.
- Introduction: Learn about basic Virginia research strategies.
FS—Virginia Research Tips and Strategies - Here is an introduction to doing genealogy in Virginia.
APL—Beginning Virginia Genealogical Research—63:03 - 2023
- Follow this research study for Virginia ancestors, from 1880 to the present.
FS—Step-by-Step Virginia Research, 1880-Present - Get an overview of Virginia research in this video.
FS—Virginia Overview—4:04 - Learn tips for Virginia research in these Ancestry videos.
AAC—A Little Background—4:16 (account required)
AAC—Sketching Out When and Where—4:16 - Ancestry: Explore resources for Virginia research on Ancestry.
AC—Virginia Resources
AC—Virginia State Research Guide, 5 pgs. - Record Finder: Use the Virginia Record Finder to decide on records to search.
FS—Virginia Record Finder - Explore a variety of records on the
LDSGenealogy site. - Explore historical photo sites on Ancestor Hunt.
- Explore resources for school yearbooks on the Ancestor Hunt site.
- Learn about research in colonial Virginia.
AC—Colonial Virginia - African American: Learn about African Americans in Virginia in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: African American Resources for Virginia - Learn more about African American records.
AG—Virginia African American Records - Learn more about resources for African American research before 1870.
African American research at the Library of Virginia to 1870 - Explore narrative resources at the Virginia Untold site.
- Explore the African American Gateway for Virginia.
- Native American: Learn about American Indians in Virginia in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: Indians of Virginia
Additional Records
Ethnic
B Learn about Virginia state history.
- Explore Virginia historical resources on FamilySearch.
FS—Virginia History - Explore Virginia history on Wikipedia.
History
History of Virginia - Learn about Virginia history on InfoPlease.com.
Virginia History - Explore the Encyclopedia Virginia.
- Explore the Virginia Places site to learn about geography and history.
Virginia Counties
Name = FamilySearch; A = Ancestry; L = Linkpendium; G = Genealogy Inc; U = USGenWeb; T = GenealogyTrails; F = Facebook
QUIKLinks: County/City Records