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Traverse the peaks and valleys of your family tree with our guide to tracing Appalachian ancestry.
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Learn about Virginia's history and available records in this research guide that includes a map and bibliography.
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Find out if you have family ties to America's first permanent English settlement—just in time for its 400th anniversary.
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Find contact information for archives, libraries and other genealogical organizations in Virginia.
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The Civil War sesquicentennial doesn't just mark the 150th anniversary of a war. It also honors the freedom of 4 million enslaved humans.
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Get the essential facts, advice and resources you need to find your ancestors in Washington DC.
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Following centuries of speculation about its ethnic origins, a multiracial group in southern Appalachia known as the Melungeons may finally have some real answers about where its people come from.
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Click to your roots from Alabama to Wyoming on these 75 stellar state-focused websites.
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Whether your Richmond ancestors came in Colonial times and migrated to other places or stayed and helped build what is today one of the centers of the New South, you'll find plenty of records to uncover their story.
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Our county-by-county listing of Virginia has contact information and dates vital records for historic and modern-day counties.
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