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. The Library is closed often during a given month for various reasons.

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 &amp; Events, Support the Library, About us, For The Public Section, For Localities and State Agencies Section, For Libraries &amp; Educators Section.
 * Online catalogue. The LVA Catalog combines the "Books &amp; Journals" catalog, the "Archives &amp; Manuscripts" catalog, and the "Images &amp; Indexes" databases. You can search these catalogs simultaneously by using the "Full Catalog" page. You may also search each catalog separately by clicking on the catalog name or by using the navigation tabs above.
 * Digital collections include: *Land Records; Vital Records; Virginia Death Indexing; Henley Marriage/Obituary Index to Virginia Newspapers; Marriage and 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; Virginia Colonial Records Project; Coats of Arms; Index to Sources on Family Coats of Arms; Biographies; WPA Life Histories Collection.
 * Circuit Court Records Preservation Program Page dedicated to the Program and access to various links.  For example:   County and City Records - online guides and databases to county and city records available at the Library of Virginia, including court, land, vital, and probate records.

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.