Virginia Historical Records

The state of Virginia was home to the first English colony in North America; it was thought of as one of England’s dominions, or territory. That’s why it’s nicknamed the Old Dominion State. Virginia was named after Queen Elizabeth I, who was called the Virgin Queen.

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Virginia vital records Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940 6,098,483 records available Virginia, Lynchburg Obituaries 444,960 records available Virginia, Newport News Obituaries 243,911 records available Virginia, Norfolk Burials 182,556 records available Virginia, Winchester, Evening Star Obituaries, 1899-1909 5,806 records available Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia 990 records available A History of Shenandoah, Virginia 878 records available See the entire collection catalog of vital records in Virginia	Virginia histories, memories and biographies Colonial Men And Times (1916) 1,320 records available Lee of Virginia, 1642-1892 (1895) 1,254 records available History of the Lemen Family, of Illinois, Virginia 1,151 records available Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 24 1,147 records available Kentucky. a History of the State 1,117 records available Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, 25 1,102 records available Writings of Colonel William Byrd, of Westover in Virginia 1,088 records available Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 2 1,049 records available Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 32 1,031 records available Descendants of Capt. Thomas Carter of "Barford", Lancaster County, Virginia, 1652-1912 996 records available Genealogy of the Greenlee Families in America, Scotland, Ireland and England 980 records available Genealogy of the Descendants of John Walker of Wigton, Scotland (1902) 886 records available Genealogy of the Descendants of John Walker of Wigton, Scotland with Records of a Few Allied Families 880 records available History And Genealogy of the Montague Family of America, Descended From Richard Montague of Hadley, Massachusetts, And Peter Montague of Lancaster Co., Virginia (1886) 837 records available Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume 5 (1915) 852 records available Memoir of William Madison Peyton, of Roanoke (1873) 820 records available The House of Fowler: A History of the Fowler Families of the South 787 records available A Family Called Fort: The Descendants of Elias Fort of Virginia 785 records available See the entire collection catalog of histories, memories and biographies in Virginia
Virginia schools and universities Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA), 1969 - 1990 3,013 records available Medical College of Virginia (Richmond, VA), 1913 - 1923 2,901 records available Princess Anne County High School, Yearbook (Lynnhaven, Virginia) 908 records available Union Kempsville High School (Vginia Beach, VA), 1963 - 1969 813 records available See the entire collection catalog of schools and universities in Virginia
Virginia government, land, court and willsLegislative Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia, Volume 1 1,122 records available See the entire collection catalog of government, land, court and wills in Virginia
Virginia schools and universities Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA), 1969 - 1990 3,013 records available Medical College of Virginia (Richmond, VA), 1913 - 1923 2,901 records available Princess Anne County High School, Yearbook (Lynnhaven, Virginia) 908 records available Union Kempsville High School (Vginia Beach, VA), 1963 - 1969 813 records available See the entire collection catalog of schools and universities in Virginia	Virginia military records Service Records of Confederate Soldiers 1,663,575 records records available Arlington National Cemetery 399,950 records available Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, 1775 - 1783 895 records available Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio In the War of the Rebellion, 1861 - 1866, Volume 7 810 records available See the entire collection catalog of military records in Virginia
Virginia government, land, court and wills Legislative Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia, Volume 1 1,122 records available See the entire collection catalog of government, land, court and wills in Virginia	Virginia directories, guides and references History of Southwest Virginia, 1746 - 1786, Washington County, 1777 - 1870 929 records available Kegley's Virginia Frontier 853 records available Kegley's Virginia Frontier 848 records available See the entire collection catalog of directories, guides and references in Virginia
See the entire collection catalog of government, land, court and wills in Virginia	See the entire collection catalog of directories, guides and references in Virginia
Virginia government, land, court and willsLegislative Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia, Volume 1 1,122 records available	Virginia directories, guides and referencesHistory of Southwest Virginia, 1746 - 1786, Washington County, 1777 - 18701,122 records available

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