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Goal 10: Get Help


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Goal 10: Get help with your West Virginia research.


Choices


AUse Facebook pages to get answers to your questions.


  1. Visit the West Virginia Genealogy Network page on Facebook.
  2. Visit the U.S. South Genealogical Research Community Facebook page for FamilySearch.
  3. Visit the West Virginia Genealogy page on Facebook.
  4. See the Genealogy on Facebook list of Facebook groups dedicated to helping with research for West Virginia.

Regional Groups



BJoin a mailing list or message board for West Virginia research.


  1. Join the RootsChat forum and post questions about West Virginia research.
  2. Explore the West Virginia research mailing lists on Cyndi's List.
  3. Use the Ancestry message boards to read or post questions about West Virginia research.
  4. Get personalized help from a research volunteer at the Family History Library.
  5. Request scans or indexes from catalog records available at the Family History Library.

CLearn about West Virginia genealogy societies.


  1. Learn about genealogy societies in West Virginia in this FamilySearch Wiki article.

    FS—Wiki: West Virginia Societies

  2. Explore the West Virginia Genealogical Society site.
  3. Explore West Virginia genealogy society sites on Cyndi's List.
  4. Get help at a FamilySearch center in West Virginia.
Exercises



West Virginia Counties

Name = FamilySearch; A = Ancestry; L = Linkpendium; G = Genealogy Inc; U = USGenWeb; T = GenealogyTrails; F = Facebook

Barbour A L G U T
Berkeley A L G U T
Boone A L G U T F
Braxton A L G U T
Brooke A L G U T
Cabell A L G U T F
Calhoun L G U T F
Clay A L G U T
Doddridge L G U T
Fayette A L G U T F
Gilmer L G U T F
Grant L G U T
Greenbrier A L G U T F
Hampshire A L G U T
Hancock A L G U T
Hardy L G U T F
Harrison A L G U T
Jackson L G U T
Jefferson A L G U T
Kanawha A L G U T F
Lewis A L G U T
Lincoln A L G U T
Logan A L G U T F
Marion A L G U T F
Marshall A L G U T F
Mason A L G U T
McDowell A L G U T
Mercer A L G U T F
Mineral L G U T F
Mingo A L G U T
Monongalia A L G U T
Monroe A L G U T F
Morgan L G U T
Nicholas L G U T
Ohio A L G U T
Pendleton L G U T
Pleasants L G U T
Pocahontas L G U T
Preston A L G U T
Putnam A L G U T F
Raleigh A L G U T
Randolph L G U T F
Ritchie L G U T F
Roane L G U T
Summers A L G U T F
Taylor A L G U T
Tucker L G U T
Tyler L G U T
Upshur L G U T F
Wayne A L G U T
Webster L G U T
Wetzel L G U T F
Wirt A L G U T F
Wood A L G U T
Wyoming A L G U T F

Click here for a printable map of counties.