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Bibliography of Books on Central Virginia

Virginia genealogy: sources and resources
McGinnis, Carol. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1993. 494p.
Summary:
The most recent and most complete of the guides on this topic. As the subtitle indicates, it deals with the records to be found rather than the techniques of research.

Virginia historical index
Comp. by Earl Greg Swem. 2 vols. Gloucester, MA: P. Smith, 1965 [c1934].
Summary:
A subject, place-name, and every-name personal name index to the following titles:

Timesaving aid to Virginia-West Virginia ancestors
Wardell, Patrick G. Athens, GA: Iberian Press, c1985-
Summary:
This cumulative family-name index to a large number of books and periodicals on VA/WV can point to useful data which might otherwise be overlooked.

Cavaliers and pioneers: abstracts of Virginia land patents and grants
5 vols. Richmond, VA. 1934-1994.
Summary:
Volume IV, 1732-1741, and volume V, 1741-1749, both published in 1994, will be of the greatest interest for Central Virginia research because they cover a period of great expansion into that area.

Theses and dissertations on Virginia history: a bibliography
Duncan, Richard R. Richmond, Virginia State Library, 1986.
Summary:
Because they are not always published commercially, theses and dissertations can be easily overlooked by the genealogist who then misses the detailed treatments and extensive bibliographies they often provide.

Will and estate records in the Virginia State Library
Vogt, John. Athens, GA: Iberian Pub. Co., 1987. 186p.
Summary:
The Library of Virginia had published a number of guides to its collections that are of interest to the genealogist. Three additional titles that have been prepared are:

Geographical and cultural names in Virginia
Biggs, Thomas H. Charlottesville, Virginia: Division of Mineral Resources, 1974. 374p. (Information Circular 20)
Summary:
This gazetteer of place names, geographic features, and religious institutions illustrated on the U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps can be invaluable in identifying locations in which our Virginia ancestors settled.

The Hornbook of Virginia history: a ready reference guide to the Old Dominion's people, places, and past. Richmond: Library of Virginia, 1994. 324p.
Summary:
Provides basic facts on Virginia counties (current and former) and parishes of the established church, 1607-1785; identifies cities, rivers, historic places of worship, etc.; and lists state governors, lieutenant governors, attorney generals, and Virginians prominent in the U.S. government.

Virginia: a guide to the Old Dominion
Compiled by workers of the Writers Program of the WPA.
Richmond: Virginia State Library & Archives, 1991. 710p.
Summary:
First published in 1940; still of interest. Lays out guided tours in many areas.

A Guidebook to Virginia historical markers
Salmon, John S. Rev. & exp. ed. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1994. 303p.
Summary:
Brings together the texts of more than 1,600 official state historical markers that have been erected along Virginia's highways since 1926, including even those markers that have been removed. Indexed by title, subject, and county or independent city.

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