The Brantley Collection of Southampton County Court Record Books The Brantly Collection’s Southampton Project images and indexes were donated in 2023 to the Virginia Genealogical Society to ensure their continued online availability. All of the early record books at the Southampton County courthouse were imaged and indexed and are available at the Brantley Association website. … Read more
Seven Virginia research articles that previously appeared in the NGS Magazine are now available on the VGS website at https://www.vgs.org/virginia-research-articles/. VGS thanks the National Genealogical Society and the authors for allowing us to post these articles.
Vol XLIX, issue 1, of the VGS Newsletter is now available for members to read online.
The Library of Virginia announced recently they have digitized thirty-nine “Free Negro Registers” and placed them on Virginia Untold. The registers cover various dates from the late 18th to mid-19th century in multiple counties across Virginia. Counties represented are Alleghany, Amelia, Arlington, Bedford, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Fairfax, Fauquier, Goochland, Henrico, King George, Lancaster, Loudoun, … Read more
Virginia Chronicle, the Library of Virginia’s freely accessible digital newspaper database, has recently added a notable assortment of new titles, including school newspapers, labor newspapers, and additional dailies and weeklies from throughout the Commonwealth.