Virginia Genealogical Society

Purpose of the Society
The Virginia Genealogical Society was organized in 1960. Our mission is to:


 * promote and foster family history education and research
 * publish genealogical information
 * and share accumulated knowledge.

Record Collections
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 * Located: (Online, onsite)
 * How to access: (order information, website)
 * Why search this record: (can link to wiki article)

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Indexes for (add County/town/state name here)

 * (Name of index (if online add link to name of index) - How to access: (if not online, order info. If it is online, remove "How to access.") If there are too many to list, you can link to your society's webpage. See the Society Page Form for examples.)

Books

 * (general description or list of titles; if there are too many to list, you can link to your society's webpage)

Periodicals

 * (general description of list of titles; if there are too many to list, you can link to your society's webpage)

Family Files

 * (general description or list of surnames - this can include any paper files you want to list)

Misc

 * (general descriptions)

Publications for Sale
The Virginia Genealogical Society publications program includes three major series:


 * Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents: 1732-1776 (vols. 4-8). Land patent records are an invaluable genealogical and historical resource for researchers of early Virginia. The Virginia Genealogical Society has issued five volumes taking the three volumes of Nell Marion Nugent's abstracts of Virginia land patents to 1776.
 * Index to Virginia Estates: 1800-1865 (10 vols). Index of all Virginia estate-related records found in will books and other collections, typically on microfilm. This ten-volume set has been completed geographically. Funding for this series has been made possible in part by a grant from the Richard Slatten Endowment for Virginia History of The Community Foundation in memory of Richard Slatten, a former President of the Virginia Genealogical Society.
 * The Magazine of Virginia Genealogy vols. 1-40 are available on CD; vols. 34-45 are available for purchase as printed back issues.

Look-up Services
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How to Do Research in (add name of town/county here)

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Local Repositories Society Members Visit

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Benefits to Those Who Join the Society
Cost of membership and how to join:

Unlimited Online Access to:


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Newsletter/Periodical:

Free Look-ups:


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Field Trips:

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Meetings
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Workshops
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Board Meetings
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Indexing

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Other Projects

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Past Projects

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