West Virginia Archives, Libraries and Societies

Allegheny Regional Family History Society
Box 1804, Elkins, WV 26241
http://www.swcp.com/~dhickman

Archives and History Library
The Cultural Center, Capitol Complex
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E., Charleston,
WV 25305, (304) 558-0220
http://www.wvculture.org/history

Berkeley County Genealogical-Historical Society
Box 1624, Martinsburg, WV 25402
(304) 267-4713
http://www.bchs.org

Boone County Genealogical Society
375 Main St., Madison, WV 25130
(304) 369-7842
http://www.boonewvgen.org

Brooke County Genealogical Society
Box 144, Beech Bottom WV 26030
http://www.brookecountywvgenealogy.org

Cabell County Public Library
455 Ninth St. Plaza, Huntington, WV 25701
(304) 528-5700
http://cabell.lib.wv.us

Cabell-Wayne County Historical Society
Box 9412, Huntington, WV 25704
http://www.kindredtrails.com/WV_Cabell.html

Central West Virginia Genealogy & History Library
45 Abbotts Run Road, Horner, WV 26372
(304) 269-7091
http://www.hackerscreek.com/library1.htm

Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia
1608 Virginia St. E., Box 5400, Charleston, WV 25361
(304) 344-3597
http://www.wvdiocese.org

Genealogical Society of Fayette and Raleigh Counties
Box 68, Oak Hill, WV 25901
http://www.mywestvirginiagenealogy.com/wv-county-raleigh.html

Gilmer County Historical Society
Box 235, Glenville, WV 26351
(304) 462-4295
http://www.wvgenweb.org/gilmer

Jackson County Historical Society
Box 22, Ripley, WV 25271
(304) 372-5343
http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/1164599

Kanawha Valley Genealogical Society
Box 8555, South Charleston, WV 25303
(304) 776-1037
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvkvgs

Library of Virginia
800 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 692-3500
http://www.lva.virginia.gov

Lincoln County Genealogical Society
7999 Lynn Ave., Hamlin, WV 25523
(304) 824-5634 or (304) 824-3319
http://www.lincolnwvgen.org

Logan County Genealogical Society
Box 1959, Logan, WV 25601
http://www.wvgenweb.org/logan/logan.htm

Marion County Genealogical Club
c/o Marion County Library, 321 Monroe St., Fairmont, WV 26554
(304) 366-1210
http://www.marioncountypubliclibrary.org

Mason County Genealogical-Historical Society
200 6th St., Point Pleasant WV 25550
(304) 558-9100
http://www.mywestvirginiagenealogy.com/wv-county-mason.html

Mercer County Genealogical-Historical Society
Box 5012, Princeton, WV 24740
(304) 425-2697
http://www.wvculture.org/history/histsocs.html

Methodist Historical Society, West Virginia Wesleyan College
Annie M. Pfeiffer Library, College Ave., Buckhannon, WV 26201
(304) 473-8013
http://www.wvwc.edu/lib

Mineral County Historical Landmark Commission
Box 1325, Keyser, WV 26726
(304) 788-3989
http://mincohistfoundation.org

Mingo County Genealogical Society
101 Logan St., Williamson, WV 25661
(304) 235-6029 or (304) 235-6030
http://williamsonlibrary.lib.wv.us/Genealogy/genealogy.htm

Monroe County Historical Society
Box 465, Union, WV 24983
http://monroewvhistory.org

Morgan County Historical and Genealogical Society
Box 52, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvmorgan

Morgantown Public Library
373 Spruce St., Morgantown, WV 26505
(304) 291-7425
http://morgantown.lib.wv.us

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

Palatines to America, West Virginia Chapter
240 Waitman St., Morgantown, WV 26501
(304) 292-2991
http://www.palam.org/chapters.php?chapter=6

Pendleton County Historical Society
Main St., Franklin, West VA 26807

Pocahontas County Historical Society
810 2nd Ave., Marlinton, WV 24954
(304) 799-4973

Ritchie County Historical Society
310 Myles Ave., Pennsboro, WV 26415
(304) 659-3962
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvritchi/rchs.htm

Roane County Historical Society
Box 161, Spencer, WV 25276
http://www.wvroane.org

Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
Box 230, Wheeling, WV 26003
(888) 434-6237
http://www.dwc.org

State Auditor
Capitol Building, County Collections Division, Building-1 Room W-100, Charleston, WV 25305
(877) 982-9148
http://www.wvsao.gov/countycollections

Taylor County Public Library
200 Beech St., Grafton, WV 26354
(304) 265-6121
http://taylor.clark.lib.wv.us/history.htm

Taylor County Historical and Genealogical Society
Box 522, Grafton, WV 26354
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvtaylor/tchgs.htm

Tri-State Genealogical and Historical Society
717 Washington St., Newell, WV 26050
(304) 387-2467
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvtsghs/index.html

Tyler County Historical Society
Box 317, Dodd St., Middlebourne, WV 26149
(304) 758-4288 or (304) 758-4432
http://www.wvgenweb.org/tyler/Pages/museum.htm

Upshur County Historical Society
Box 2082, Buckhannon, WV 26201
http://www.upshurcountyhistoricalsociety.com

West Virginia Division of Vital Statistics, Bureau of Public Health
Capitol Complex, Building 3, Room 516, Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-2931
http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/hsc/vital/genealogy.asp

West Augusta Historical and Genealogical Society
Box 414, Mannington, WV 26582

West Virginia Midland Trail Genealogical Society
2614 Furlong Ave., St. Albans, WV 25177
(304) 727-5655
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvmtgs

West Virginia Baptist Historical Society
Route #2, Box 304, Ripley, WV 25271
http://wvbhs.com

West Virginia University Library
Colson Hall, Box 6069, Morgantown, WV 26506
(304) 293-4040
http://www.libraries.wvu.edu

West Virginia Genealogical Society
Box 249, Elkview, WV 25071
(304) 965-1179
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvgs

Wheeling Area Genealogical Society
Box 6450, Wheeling, WV 26003
http://www.lindapages.com/wags-ohio/index.htm

Wyoming County Historical Museum
Box 2041, Oceana, WV 24870
(304) 682-6231
http://wyomingcountymuseum.webs.com

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