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'News of Interest to Colored Readers,' 1927-1928

A ten-month column from the Alexandria Gazette written by African-American Estelle Lane about events in her community in Alexandria, Virginia.

A Guide to the Frederick County (VA.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1795-1871

A collection in the Library of Virginia.

A Guide to the Westmoreland County (VA.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1780-1863

A collection in the Library of Virginia.

African American Heritage of Virginia - VFH - Black History

From the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Contains biographical materials & information on significant historical sites throughout Virginia. Useful for anyone interested in the experience of African American people in Virginia & in the contributions African Americans have made to Virginia's history. Searchable by region, theme, era & keyword.

African-American Families Database

The AAFD project is hosted by the Central Virginia History Researchers (CVHR), a partnership among local historians, anthropologists, database designers, and community residents. CVHR is developing an on-line database for connecting African-American families to their antebellum roots and tracing patterns of community formation in the post-bellum period.

AfriGeneas | African Ancestry in Virginia

Afro-American Sources in Virginia - A Guide to Manuscripts

Ancestry.com - Search Stories, Memories & Histories

Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Ancestry.com Wiki - African Americans of Virginia ^FREE

This entry was originally written by Johni Cerny and Gareth L. Mark for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.

Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia

Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County 1745-1800 by Lyman Chalkley.

Early Virginia / WVA Genealogy

A collection of family trees based on those who were the first settlers (1800s) of Monroe County, West Virginia. These early pioneers came primarily from nearby counties in Virginia, lying in what we currently know as Albemarle, Augusta, Botetourt, Fincastle, Giles, Greenbriar, Montgomery, Orange, Rockingham, and Rockbridge.

Fairfax Court Slavery Index

From the Fairfax Circuit Court Historic Records Center, a description of the index they created that lists the names of slaves found in Will Books and Deed Books in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware

History of over 500 African American families who were free in the colonial period through 1820.

Gateway to the Pamunkeys

The most powerful tribe of the Powhatan confederacy of tidewater Virginia and Maryland, was the Pamunkeys. Chief Powhatan was living among the Pamunkey when the English colonists first arrived in Virginia. This web site is devoted to the genealogy and history of these proud Native Americans.

GEDCOM Index - Virginia

Index of GEDCOM files found online, arranged by surname and given name.

Goronwy Owen 1723-1769

Celebrated Welsh Language poet/clergyman came to teach at William and Mary College. Became minister to St. Andrews Parish in Brunswick County. Four sons and daughter with many American descendents.

Online County and Town Histories - Virginia

This site provides over 3,000 links to free county and town histories published from 1850 to the early 1920s. These histories often contain detailed biographies of their citizens.

Our Family Tree - Virginia Genealogy

Collection of family trees and resources for the state of Virginia: Taylor, Smith, Burks, Lewis, Carter, Washington, Randolph, Lee, Smallwood, Jones

P.A. Miller - Slave Records from my research

Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Georgia, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Maryland.

Pleading the Belly -- Angela BARNETT Avoided 18th Century Death Penalty

The compelling story of Virginia woman of color who avoided hanging by becoming pregnant while imprisoned.