Anthology of various groups (General to the State):
    American Indian Movement - Virginia Chapter:  We are a concerned group of American
         Indian Virginia Citizens that want to address issues that we feel are detrimental to
         the health and well being of our heritage and culture in the State of Virginia.
    Malungu - The African Origin of the American Melungeons:  They settled in Virginia one
         year before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. They sparked a major conflict
         between the Engllish Crown and American colonies one hundred and fifty years
         before the American Revolution. They lived free in the South nearly two hundred and
         forty years before the American Civil War...

Census of various kinds (General to the State):
    1790-1900 Virginia Tax Lists - Reconstructed 1790 and 1800 Federal Censuses using Tax
         List Microfilm Images with Every Name Indexes.
    1800 Census - "Free" African Americans:  States of Virginia, North Carolina,
         South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware (Free African Americans.com).
    1840 Census - Census of Virginia Pensioners Revolutionary or Military Service.

Eastern Shore of Virginia - Genealogy and History

Extinct Virginia Counties (not linked unless noted, ):
    (If you know of more to be added, please contact us.)

County Name Accawmack - Elizabeth City - Princess Anne -

Factual information Created in 1634. Renamed Northampton in 1642/43 Located in southeastern Virginia from 1634 to 1952, originally created in 1634 as Elizabeth River Shire. Became extinct or defunct in 1963.

Families, Relatives & Surnames (General to the State):
    Southwest Virginia surnames - Montgomery, Pulaski, and Floyd Counties
    Virginia Directory - Discovering Family History

Genealogical/Historical Commissions, Societies and Museums:
  Please click on graphic below, " " (if present)  for the entire GHLL county "package"
  (To list a local society, please contact us.)

County Name Alleghany - Amelia - Botetourt - Chesterfield - Goochland - Halifax - Henrico - Isle of Wight - Mecklenburg - Orange - Prince William - Princess Anne - Pulaski - Roanoke - Rockridge - Warwick - York - More here -

Society Name and Location Alleghany Highlands Genealogical Society, Inc. (Covington, VA) Amelia Historical Society (Amelia, VA) Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum (Fincastle, VA) Chesterfield Historical Society (Chesterfield, VA) Goochland Historical Society (Goochland, VA) Halifax County Historical Society (South Boston, VA) Henrico County Historical Society (Henrico, VA) Isle of Wight County Historical Society (Isle of Wight, VA) Southside Virginia Genealogical Society (South Hill, VA) Orange County Historical Society (Orange, VA) Prince William County Genealogical Society (Mannassa, VA) Princess Anne County / Virginia Beach Historical Society (Virginia Beach, VA) New River Historical Society/Wilderness Road Region Museum (Newbern, VA) Chesterfield Historical Society (Chesterfield, VA) Rockbridge Area Genealogical Society (Rockbridge Baths, VA) Newport News-Warwick Historical Preservation Assn. (Newport News, VA) York County Historical Society (Newport News, VA) soon..... and with more GHLL county links " "

Historical interest Buildings, Places, etc. (General to the State):
    Roanoke - Lost Colony Project
    Jamestown (History) - The Far East has its Mecca, Palestine its Jersualem, France its
         Lourdes, and Italy its Loretto, but America's only shrines are her altars of patriotism,
         the first and most potent being Jamestown; the sire of Virginia, and Virginia the
         mother of this great Republic. -- from a 1907 Virginia guidebook.
    Jamestown Society - The Jamestowne Society was organized for educational, historical,
         and patriotic purposes,...
    Virtual Jamestown - The Virtual Jamestown Archive is a digital research, teaching and
         learning project that explores the legacies of the Jamestown settlement and
         "the Virginia experiment." As a work in progress, Virtual Jamestown aims to shape
         the national dialogue on the occasion of the four hundred-year anniversary
         observance in 2007 of the founding of the Jamestown colony.

Libraries of Special interest (General to the State):
    Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library - (University of Virginia)
    Jones Memorial Library - the second oldest public library in Virginia, opened in
         June 1908.
    Library of Virginia - a Digital Library Project 2.2 million of Original Records, Documents,
         Photos and Maps that are online.
    Library of Virginia - Virginia Colonial Records Project

Migrations of various kinds (General to the State):
    Early Virginia Migrations - Orange, Frederick & Berkley Counties:  Sherrando and
         Hopewell Characteristics: 1730's, Quakers, Scots, Scotch-Irish. Philadelphia
         Perimeter, Some Stayed; Some Rode On, --- Principally to Augusta County,
         SW Virginia and Carolina.
    Migration Charts - In order to enhance your family history, we recommend including
         migration charts in your publication. AAG (Association of American Genealogists)
    Migrations Project - Virginia: 
    Virginia, West to Oregon - Since colonial times, Americans have been on the move.

American History and Genealogy Proj. American Local History Network Colonial Currency Cemetery Listings County maps of Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution General History Migration Patterns

State Archives (Govt.) State Archives (USGenWeb.) State Genealogy Forum State Genealogical Society State Historical Society State USGenWeb Site Symbols (Flag, Seal, etc.) Timeline (Historic)

U.S.A. - General Information links page
U.S.A. - Possessions & Territories