If you follow The Ancestor Hunt, you know that we specialize in curating and presenting links to Free Online Genealogy Records, Collections, and Indexes by genealogical category. Everything that is online for free has not been captured in our link lists, as there are specific categories and resources that have not been curated as yet, or we may never do.
However, there are archives, libraries, unique document collections, and specialized genealogy websites throughout the state. With the list below, you should have exposure to the great majority of free online resources for the state.
- A Digital Collection Celebrating the Founding of the Historically Black College and University (HBCU)
- Access Genealogy – Virginia
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – Virginia
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Bristol Public Library
- Christopher Newport University Digital Collections
- Chronicling America – Virginia
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- College of William and Mary Digital Collections
- Cyndi’s List – Virginia
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – Virginia
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Library of Appalachia
- Digital Public Library of America
- Digital Public Library of America – Virginia
- Documenting the American South
- Encyclopedia Virginia
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – Virginia Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – Virginia
- FindAGrave
- Freedmen’s Bureau Online – Virginia
- Genealogy Trails – Virginia
- George Mason University Digital Collections
- Google Books – Virginia
- Hampton University Digital Collections
- Handley Regional Library
- HathiTrust – Virginia
- Hollins University Digital Collections
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Interment.net – Virginia
- Internet Archive – Virginia
- James Madison University Digital Collections
- John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library at Colonial Williamsburg
- Jones Memorial Library
- LDS Genealogy – Virginia
- Liberty University Digital Collections
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Linkpendium – Virginia
- Longwood University Digital Collections
- Marymount University Digital Collections
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives and Records Administration (Archives I)
- National Archives at College Park, Maryland (Archives II)
- National Archives at Philadelphia
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- National Genealogical Society
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- New Horizons Genealogy – Virginia
- Old Dominion University Digital Collections
- Old Dominion University Libraries Digital Collections
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Patriot and Grave Registry
- Portsmouth Public Library
- Radford University Digital Collections
- Regent University Digital Collections
- Roanoke County Public Library
- RootsWeb.com
- Sanborn Maps – Virginia
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- The Library of Virginia
- The Official Land Records Site
- University of Mary Washington Digital Collections
- University of Richmond Digital Collections
- University of Virginia Digital Collections
- US GenWeb – Virginia
- US GenWeb Archives – Virginia
- Virginia Commonwealth University Digital Collections
- Virginia Historical Society, Collections and Resources
- Virginia Memory
- Virginia Military Institute Digital Collections
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Digital Collections
- Virginia State University Digital Collections
- Virginia Tech Image Base
- Virginia Theological Seminary Archives
- Virginia Union University Digital Collections
- Virtual Jamestown
- VMI Digital Collections
- Washington & Lee University Digital Collections
- Washington National Records Center
Here is the list of over 6,020 curated Virginia genealogy collection links from The Ancestor Hunt, by category:
- Newspapers
- Yearbooks
- Births
- Marriages
- Deaths
- BMD Records
- Alumni Records
- Cemetery Records
- Church Records
- Coroner Records
- Criminal Records
- Directories
- Divorce Records
- Immigration Records
- Institutional Records
- Military Records
- Mortuary Records
- Naturalizations
- Obituaries
- Photos
- Probate and Wills
- School Records
- Tax Records
- Voter Records
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
