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 * Loudoun County, Virginia - over 60 pages of research tips!
 * Virginia Census - track down that difficult ancestor!
 * Virginia Tax Lists - want to know why they're one of Virginia's best kept secrets?
 * Early Virginia Religious Petitions, 1774-1802
 * Virginia Blacksheep Ancestors
 * Virginia Pioneers

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Did you know?

 * Many Virginia land and headright grants (1623-1782) have been indexed and published in Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants. 8 vols. 975.5 R2n v. 1 1963 etc. Once you find the name of the land grant recipient, you may access Images of the original records for free online at the Library of Virginia website (click the "Images &amp; Indexes" tab).
 * The first 30 volumes of The Virginia Genealogist are available to read in digital format at the subscription website New England Ancestors.org.
 * The first 40 volumes of the Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly (later called Magazine of Virginia Genealogy) are available to read in digital format at the subscription website Ancestry.com.
 * Index of Nineteenth Century Virginia Room by Room Inventories is a free online resource, courtesy: University of Mary Washington.