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Archival Resources of the Virginias (formerly Virginia Heritage)

A consolidated database of finding aids that provides information about the vast array of manuscripts and archival materials housed in Virginia and West Virginia.

Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park

Digital Library of Appalachia

Provides online access to archival and historical materials related to the culture of the southern and central Appalachian region. The contents of the DLA are drawn from special collections of Appalachian College Association member libraries.

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.

Documenting the American South

Sponsored by the University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, this is a a digital publishing initiative that provides Internet access to texts, images, and audio files related to southern history, literature, and culture. Currently DocSouth includes sixteen thematic collections of books, diaries, posters, artifacts, letters, oral history interviews, and songs.

FamilySearch - Family History Center Locator: West Virginia

From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.

FamilySearch Catalog

From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Microfilm loans can be ordered and then sent to your local Family History Center.

LibDex - The Library Index - West Virginia

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

Library of Congress - Search results for West Virginia

Marshall University Libraries

National Archives and Records Administration

Newberry Library - West Virginia Genealogy

Public Libraries in the United States - West Virginia

A directory with detailed information for public libraries in each state.

PublicLibraries.com - West Virginia

Smith's Master Index to Maritime Museum Websites - West Virginia (Wayback Machine)

United Methodist Church - Annual Conference Commissions on Archives and History

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 & Regional History Center

From West Virginia University Libraries. The WVRHC collects, preserves, and provides public access to materials that show the history and culture of West Virginia and the central Appalachian region. The WVRHC has an extensive and varied collection of materials available for genealogical research, including published and unpublished genealogies, public records, military records, photographs, newspapers, and manuscript materials.

West Virginia Archives and History

West Virginia Library Commission

West Virginia Memory Project