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Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park

Digital State Archives - West Virginia

The WV state archives have some great family history tools, including Civil War records, other military lookups, online BMD (birth, marriage, death) certificates, and that whole Hatfields and McCoys thing they had going on. A fine bit of Americana.

Family History Library Catalog

From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.

FamilySearch - FamilySearch Centers in West Virginia

A list of local LDS Family History Centers along with addresses and hours of operation.

LIBCAT: US - West Virginia

A directory of library resources on the Internet.

LibDex - The Library Index - West Virginia

A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).

MARAC Regional Archives Institutions - West Virginia

Marshall University Libraries

National Archives and Records Administration

Newberry Library - West Virginia Genealogy

PublicLibraries.com - West Virginia

Repositories of Primary Sources: West Virginia

A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.

United Methodist Church - General Commission on Archives & History - Directory for Local and Regional United Methodist Archives

List of annual conference archive contacts for the state. For local Methodist church records, your best resource is the annual conference archives. The boundaries of the annual conference do not necessarily coincide with state boundaries, and some states may have several conferences within their borders.

West Virginia Library Commission

West Virginia State Archives

West Virginia University Libraries

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