Virginia Archives, Libraries and Societies

Albemarle Charlottsville Historical Society
McIntire Building, 200 Second St. NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 296-1492
http://www.albemarlehistory.org

Alderman Library, University of Virginia
Box 400114, Charlottesville VA 22904
(434) 924-3021
http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/alderman

Alexandria Library
5005 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22304

Alleghany Highlands Genealogical Society
1011 N. Rockbridge St., Covington, VA 24426

Arlington Central Library
1015 N. Quincy St., Arlington, VA 22201

Augusta County Genealogical Society
2002 Lyndhurst Rd., Waynesboro, VA 22890

Augusta County Historical Society
Box 686, Staunton, VA 247401
(540) 248-4151
http://www.augustacountyhs.org

Bath County Historical Society
Box 180, Warm Springs, VA 24484
http://www.bathcountyhistory.org

Bedford Historical Society
Box 602, Bedford, VA 24523

Blue Ridge Regional Library
310 E. Church St., Box 5264, Martinsville, VA 24115

Bristol Public Library
701 Goode St., Bristol, VA 24201

Caroline County Genealogical Society
Box 324, Bowling Green, VA 22427

Carroll County Genealogical Club
Box 395, Hillsville, VA 24343

Carroll County Historical Society
Box 937, Hillsville, VA 24343

Carroll County Historical Society
515 N. Main St., Box 937, Hillsville, VA 24343

Central Virginia Genealogical Association
Box 5583, Charlottesville, VA 22905
http://cvga.avenue.org

Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia
Box 40, Chesterfield, VA 23832
http://www.chesterfieldhistory.com

Claiborne County Historical Society
Rt. 1, Box 589, Jonesville, VA 24263

College of William and Mary
Earl Gregg Swem Library, 400 Landrum Drive, Box 8794, Williamsburg, VA 23187
(757) 221-3050
http://www.swem.wm.edu

Culpeper Historical Society
Box 785, Culpeper, VA 22701

Culpeper Town and County Library
271 Southgate Shopping Center, Culpeper, VA 22701
(540) 825-8691
http://tlc.library.net/culpeper

Cumberland County Historical Society
Box 77, Cumberland, VA 23040

Danville Public Library
511 Patton St., Danville, VA 24541

Fairfax City Regional Library
Fairfax County Public Library System, 10360 North St., Fairfax, VA 22030

Fairfax Genealogical Society
Box 2290, Merrifield, VA 22116
http://www.fxgs.org

Fairfax County Historical Society
Box 415, Fairfax, VA 22038
http://www.fairfaxhistoricalsociety.org

Fauquier Heritage Society
Box 548, Marshall, VA 22115

Franklin County Genealogical Society
Box 316, Ferrum, VA 24088

Franklin County Historical Society
508 Franklin St., Rocky Mount, VA 24151
http://www.franklincountyvirginiahistoricalsoc.org

Fredericksburg Regional Genealogical Society
Box 42013, Fredericksburg, VA 22404
http://www.fredericksburggenealogy.org

Ft. Eustis Historical and Archaeological Association
Box 4408, Ft. Eustis, VA 23604

Genealogical Research Institute of Virginia
Box 29178, Richmond, VA 23242

Genealogical Society of Page County
c/o Page Public Library, 100 Zerkel St., Luray, VA 22835

Goochland County Historical Society
Box 602, Goochland, VA 23063
(804) 556-3966
http://www.goochlandhistory.org

Grayson County Historical Society
Box 529, Independence, VA 24348

Green County Historical Society
38 Court St., Box 185, Stanardsville, VA 22973

Hampton Public Library
4207 Victoria Blvd., Hampton, VA 23669

Handley Library
Box 58, Winchester, VA 22601
(540) 662-9041

Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society
Box 716, Dayton, VA 22812,
http://www.heritagecenter.com

Historical Society of Washington County
Box 484, Abingdon, VA 24212

Isle of Wight County Historical Society
Box 121, Smithfield, VA 23431
http://www.iwchs.com

James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library
908 Charles St., Fredericksburg, VA 22401
http://www.umw.edu/jamesmonroemuseum

Jefferson/Madison Regional Library
201 E. Market St., Charlottesville, VA 22902

Jewish Genealogical Society of Tidewater
Jewish Community Center, 7300 Newport Ave., Norfolk, VA 23505

Jones Memorial Library
2311 Memorial Ave., Lynchburg, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501

King George County Historical Society
Box 424, King George, VA 22485
http://www.kghistory.org

Lee County Historical and Genealogical Society
Box 231, Jonesville, VA 24263
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~valee/lchgs.htm

Library of Virginia
800 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 692-350
http://www.lva.virginia.gov

Martinsville Henry County Historical Society
Drawer 432, Martinsville, VA 24114
http://www.mhchistoricalsociety.com

Mary Ball Washington Museum
8346 Mary Ball Rd., Box 97, Lancaster, VA 22503
http://www.mbwm.org

Mathews County Historical Society
Box 885, Mathews, VA 23109

Menno Simons Historical Library and Archives, Eastern Mennonite College
1200 Park Rd., Harrisonburg, VA 22801
(540) 432-4177
http://www.emu.edu/library/historical-library

Mount Vernon Genealogical Society
1500 Shenandoah Rd., Alexandria, VA 22308

National Archives, Mid-Atlantic Region
900 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 606-0100
http://www.archives.gov/midatlantic

New River Historical Society
Box 373, Newborn, VA 24126
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vanrhs

Norfolk County Historical Society
c/o Chesapeake Public Library, 298 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322
http://www.chesapeake.lib.va.us/wallace/nchs.htm

Norfolk Genealogical Society
Box 12813, Thomas Corner Station, Norfolk, VA 23502

Norfolk Historical Society
Box 6367, Norfolk, VA 23508
http://www.norfolkhistorical.org

Northern Neck Historical Society
43 Courthouse Square, Box 716, Montross, VA 22520
(804) 493-8440
http://nnvhs.org

Orange County Historical Society
130 Caroline St., Orange, VA 22960
http://www.orangecovahist.org

Patrick County Genealogical Society
116 W. Blue Ridge St., Stuart, VA 24171
http://www.patcovahistory.org

Petersburg Public Library
137 S. Sycamore St., Petersburg, VA 23803

Pittsylvania Historical Society
Box 1146, Chatham, VA 24531
http://www.vintagedesigns.com/phs

Portsmouth Genealogical Society
Box 7062, Portsmouth, VA 23707

Presbyterian Church Archives
Union Theological Seminary, 34901 Brook Rd., Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 355-0671

Prince William County Genealogical Society
Box 2019, Manassas, VA 20108
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vapwcgs

Radford Public Library
30 W. Main St., Radford, VA 24141
(540) 731-3621 or (540) 731-4857
http://www.radford.va.us/library

Roanoke City Public Library
706 S. Jefferson St., Roanoke, VA 24016

Roanoke Valley Historical Society
Box 1904, Roanoke, VA 24008

Rockingham Public Library
45 Newman Ave., Harrisonburg, VA 22801

Shenandoah County Library
514 Stoney Creek Blvd., Edinburg, VA 22824
(504) 984-8200
http://www.shenandoah.co.lib.va.us

Simpson Library, Mary Washington College
801 College Ave., Fredericksburg, VA 22401
(703) 899-4594
http://www.umw.edu/library/about/simpson_library

Surry County Historical Society
Box 262, Surry, VA 23883
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vaschsm

Thomas Balch Library
208 W. Market St., Leesburg, VA 22075
(703) 777-0132
http://www.leesburgva.gov/index.aspx?page=84

Tidewater Genealogical Society
Box 7650, Hampton, VA 23666
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vatgs

Tidewater Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society
2200 Crossroad Trail, Virginia Beach, VA 23456

Virginia Baptist Historical Society
c/o Boatwright Memorial Library, Box 34, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA 23173
(804) 289-8434

Virginia Beach Genealogical Society
Box 62901, VA Beach, VA 23466
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vavbgs

Virginia Office of Vital Records
Box 1000, Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 662-6200
http://www.vdh.state.va.us/vital_records

Virginia Genealogical Society
1900 Byrd Ave., Suite 104, Richmond, VA 23230
http://www.vgs.org

Virginia Historical Society
428 North Blvd., Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 342-9677
http://www.vahistorical.org

Virginia-North Carolina, Piedmont Genealogical Society
Box 2272, Danville, VA 24541
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vancpgs/Index.htm

Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
1340 S. Pleasant Valley Road, Winchester, VA 22601
(540) 662-6550
http://www.winchesterhistory.org

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From the Family Tree Sourcebook
Also available: the State Research Guide Book, State Research Guides CD and The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy.