Links to resources on the web

Genealogy

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

Virginia Genealogical Society
• www.vgs.org/

Research locations (Virginia Genealogical Society) :
• www.vgs.org/societies.html
List of genealogical and historical societies in Virginia

Family history resources at the Library of Congress
• www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/

Virginia Vital Statistics Genealogy Information
• www.vdh.state.va.us/vital_records/gene.htm

Board for Certification of Genealogists
• www.bcgcertification.org/

FamilySearch 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.com/

General Virginiana

Commonwealth of Virginia Home Page
• www.virginia.gov

The Library of Virginia Home Page
• www.lva.lib.va.us/

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
• www.history.org/

The Mariners' Museum - Newport News, Virginia
• www.mariner.org

The Virtual Library of Virginia - Special Collections
• http://spec.lib.vt.edu/viva/

Preservation Directory - Virginia Preservation Organizations
• www.preservationdirectory.com

Library of Virginia Newspaper Database
• www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/news/newsabout.htm

Richmond

City of Richmond Home Page
• www.ci.richmond.va.us

Hollywood Cemetery
• www.hollywoodcemetery.org/

Valentine Richmond History Center
• www.richmondhistorycenter.com

Maymont Foundation
• www.maymont.org
Maymont was the 100-acre Victorian country estate of Major James H. and Sallie May Dooley. Park includes nature center, native Virginia wildlife exhibits, childrens farm and carriage collection.

Civil War

Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission
• www.virginiacivilwar.org

The Valley of the Shadow
University of Virginia
• http://jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU/vshadow2/contents.html

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