Researching Your Virginia Ancestors

State Capital: Richmond
First settled: 1607
Became a royal colony: 1624
Admitted as the 10th state in 1788

In addition to the counties, Virginia has several independent cities.

Handybook for Genealogists (10th or 11th edition) and/or Ancestry's Redbook (you'll want the 3rd edition) section on Virginia includes maps, historical information, vital records coverage and a bibliography of resources,

Franklin. Virginia Genealogical Resources

Good. Finding your people in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia: A Genealogical Guide.

Schweitzer. Virginia Genealogical Research

Audio tapes from genealogy conferences, with "Virginia" in the title.

Swem. Virginia Historical Index

* FHLVirginia Research Outline
* Virginia Gen Web
* ALHN Virginia page
* Library of Virginia & Virginia Archives
* Virginia Historical Society Research Page
* Virginia Genealogical Society
* Virginia Genealogy Society Directory
* Virginia Newspaper Project
* Virginia Vital Records (official)
* Vitalrec Virginia Page
* Virginia Black Sheep Ancestors
* Virginia's Burned Counties
* University of Virginia Burned Record Counties Database
More links:
* Genealogy Today's State Gen Site: Virginia
* Rootsweb: United States Resources: Virginia
* Genealink's Virginia Page
* Access Genealogy's List of Virginia Links
* Cyndi's List Virginia Page