Genealogy
LIBRARY RESOURCES (*Provided by the Library of Virginia through a grant from IMLS)
Ancestry (in-library use)
Ancestry* (at-home use; Virginia-only info)
Virginia Memory* – digital collections of photographs, maps, archival records, art, and records at the Library of Virginia
Virginia Yearbooks* – digitized yearbooks from throughout Virginia
Pittsylvania County Yearbooks
Databases & eBooks available through the Library of Virginia
OTHER USEFUL LINKS: Free and trusted resources available on the internet, curated for our patrons.
Access Genealogy – family history director and good Native American resources
The US Black Heritage Project at WikiTree – The US Black Heritage project is an ambitious effort to document African-American history. If you descend from formerly enslaved people or enslavers, WikiTree is one option to share your research results and assist others in the process.
Billion Graves – headstone records
British Library, India Office – records on British and European people in India pre-1950
Chronicling America – Historic American Newspapers (LoC link)
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System – Civil War records from the National Park Service
Daughters of the American Revolution – military service records and more
Family Search – the genealogy organization operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Find a Grave – the world’s largest gravesite collection
FreeBMD – civil registration index of births, marriages, and deaths for England and Wales
FreeCEN – transcribed census records from the UK
FreeReg – baptism, marriage, and burial records from parish register of the UK
Fulton History – historical newspapers from the U.S. and Canada
Geneaology Trails – transcribed genealogical records from across the US
Google News Archive – millions of archived newspaper pages
Guild of One-Name Studies – extensive surname research site
Hispanic Genealogy – list of resources for research Hispanic ancestry
Immigrant Ancestors Project – emigration registers for locating birthplaces of immigrant in their native countries, sponsored by the Center for Family History and Genealogy at Brigham Young University
Italian Genealogical Group – Italian American genealogy resources and databases
JewishGen – Jewish ancestry research
Library and Archives Canada – official archives of Canada
National Library of Ireland Genealogy Page
National Library of Scotland Family History Page
NativeWeb Genealogy – Native American genealogy resources and databases
Patriot Genealogy – Revolutionary War information from the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
POWVETS – WWII POW search for prisoners of war held in German camps
Preserve the Pensions – War of 1812 pension records
RootsWeb – world’s largest genealogy community
UK National Archives – official national archives of the UK
USGenWeb Project – massive free genealogy resource directory by US state and county
WorldGenWeb Project – genealogy resources by country and region
