Library of Virginia

United States Virginia  Virginia Archives and LibrariesLibrary of Virginia

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Contact Information
E-mail:  Contact Us Form Address:


 * The Library of Virginia
 * 800 East Broad Street
 * Richmond, VA 23219

Telephone: 804-692-3500 Fax:  804-692-3556 Hours and holidays:


 * Monday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
 * Please check our News &amp; Events Calendar or contact us for any changes to our regular hours due to holiday closings, special events, or inclement weather.

Directions, maps, and public transportation:


 * Parking Information, Map, and Directions are found at the bottom of the page.

Internet sites and databases:


 * Library of Virginia Home. Contact Us, Forms, News & Events, Support the Library, About us, For The Public Section, For Localities and State Agencies Section, For Libraries & Educators Section.
 * Online catalogue

Digital collections include:

Land Records


 * Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants

Vital Records


 * Virginia Death Indexing
 * Henley Marriage/Obituary Index to Virginia Newspapers
 * Marriage Index for Richmond Enquirer/Richmond Visitor
 * Obituary Index for Richmond Enquirer/Richmond Visitor
 * Petersburg Public Library Newspaper Index

Probate Records


 * Index to Wills and Administrations

Church Records


 * Bristol Church and Family Cemeteries Index

Military Records

World War I


 * World War I History Commission Questionnaires

Civil War


 * Confederate Disability Applications and Receipts
 * Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows
 * Index to Confederate Veteran Magazine
 * Index to Virginia Confederate Rosters
 * Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers' Home Applications for Admission

War of 1812


 * Index to War of 1812 Pay Rolls and Muster Rolls

Revolutionary War


 * Culpeper County Classes, 1781
 * Dunmore's War (Virginia Payrolls/Public Service Claims, 1775)
 * Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants
 * Revolutionary War Land Office Military Certificates
 * Revolutionary War Public Service Claims
 * Revolutionary War Rejected Claims
 * Revolutionary War Virginia State Pensions

European Sources about Virginians


 * Virginia Colonial Records Project

Coats of Arms


 * Index to Sources on Family Coats of Arms

Biographies


 * S. Bassett French Biographical Sketches
 * WPA Life Histories Collection

Collection Description
Has a map collection, Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, Dunmore's War Collection, and Blandford Cemetery Survey Records Collection.

Tips

 * To order materials by mail or fax, please print and complete the applicable forms from the categories listed below, and return them to the Library of Virginia with payment. A fee of $25.00 is charged for all returned checks.


 * Fax orders: 804-692-3556


 * When planning a trip to the Richmond area, we recommend you check out the Richmond Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau. Please also check our calendar to ensure the Library will be open and available to the public during your planned visit.

Guides
These items are available: Research guides; Newspapers guides; Census Records Guides; and Using the Library of Virginia Collections Guides.

Alternate Repositories
If you cannot visit or find a record at the , a similar record may be available at one of the following.

Similar Collections


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Neighboring Collections


 * Virginia Historical Society,.
 * National Archives I, Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.
 * Daughters of the American Revolution Library, Washington DC, Revolutionary War and colonial period, including family and local histories, cemetery transcriptions, Bible records, 15,000 genealogical membership applications.
 * Maryland State Archives, census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, naturalizations.