Periodicals

National Genealogical Society. Since 1912, the National Genealogical Society Quarterly has published material concerning all regions of the nation and all ethnic groups, including compiled genealogies, case studies, essays on new methodology, little-known resources, critical reviews of current books, and previously unpublished source materials.

The Family Tree Searcher published by the Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia, is available as PDF versions online.

The Magazine of Virginia Genealogy. The first 35 volumes are available in a fully searchable form to account holders of Ancestry.com. 

Military

Revolutionary War Virginia State Pensions is an index to and scanned images of the surviving records that veterans and their widows presented to the county courts to certify their eligibility for pension.

War of 1812 database is an index of approximately 40,000 names, published by the Commonwealth of Virginia, appearing in Pay Rolls of Militia Entitled to Land Bounty Under the Act of Congress of Sept. 28, 1850 (Richmond, 1851) and its supplement, Muster Rolls of the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812 (Richmond, 1852). The supplement includes militia companies and parts of companies omitted in the published Pay Rolls.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System is a computerized database containing very basic facts about servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War.

United States National Archives and Records Administration holds the records of the United States Federal government. On-line access to art works, census data, U.S. legal manuscripts, the Federal Register and numerous additional materials. 

African American Genealogy Resources & Guides

Christine's African American Genealogy Website has slavery resources, African American Civil War sites, a search engine for the Freedman's Bureau records, help for beginners, and more.

Free African Americans of North Carolina and Virginia has Paul Heinegg's collection of genealogies about African American families living in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.

Gwynn's Island Project is a website dedicated to African Americans whose ancestral home place was Gwynn's Island in Mathews County, Virginia.

Immigration Records & Ship Manifests

Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is a firm that searches, copies, deciphers, and types passenger lists. 

Ellis Island Records is an archive with millions of records for information on individual Ellis Island passengers. Between 1892 and 1924, more than 22 million passengers and members of ships’ crews entered the United States through Ellis Island and the Port of New York.

Finding Passenger Lists 1820 to the 1940’s is a listing of indexes of passenger lists (also called immigration records or ship manifests) for ships that sailed to the United States from 1820 to the 1940s.

Newspapers

Virginia Chronicle is a historical archive of Virginia newspapers, providing free access to full text searching and digitized images of over a million newspaper pages. This collection contains 213,142 issues comprising 1,630,592 pages and 238,537 articles.

Maps

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection includes 18th and 19th century historical North and South American atlases, globes, school geographies, maritime charts, etc.

Library of Congress has a searchable collection of digitized maps in the public domain from North America, 1544-1996.

Libraries, Archives & Museums

Gloucester County, Virginia Public Library. The Virginia Room, housed in the Gloucester Main Library, is a special collection of family histories, genealogical and reference materials, surname files, and vertical files on Virginia history, and, more specifically, on families of the Gloucester and Tidewater areas.

Gwynn’s Island Museum originally established as a Community Project in 1991, the Gwynn’s Island Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of Gwynn’s Island and Mathews County, Virginia.

Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress and is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States.

Library of Virginia is the commonwealth's library at the seat of government and the state archives; the Library of Virginia's collections of books, periodicals, government publications, newspapers, architectural drawings and plans, manuscripts, archival records, maps, rare books, prints and photographs, and fine art are unsurpassed in depth and scope. These collections document the history, culture, and people of the commonwealth and are available on paper and microfilm, as well as digitally.

The Earl Gregg Swem Library Special Collections Research Centerat the College of William and Mary houses original manuscripts, photographs, rare books, sheet music, maps, and other unique or rare treasures that document humanity’s history and culture. 

Mathews Maritime Museum is owned and operated by the Mathews Maritime Foundation. Established in 1998, the Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and protecting Mathews County’s maritime and cultural heritage through research, conservation, documentation, and education.

The Mathews Museum, located at 200 Main Street in Mathews, Virginia, was established in 2015 as a venue for showcasing artifacts and memorabilia from Mathews County. The museum features a diverse range of exhibits, including traveling, temporary, and permanent displays. Additionally, it sponsors May Faire, the county's annual spring heritage festival.

National Archives holds the records of the United States Federal government.

Genealogy Records and Resources

Cyndi’s List is a categorized and cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the Internet.

Family Search is a free service provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Search family history, family tree, and genealogy records and resources from around the world.

US GenWeb Project is made up of a group of volunteers working together to provide free genealogy websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States. This Project is non-commercial and fully committed to free genealogy access for everyone.

Archeological & Historical Organizations

Societies, Local

Archeological Society of Virginia – Middle Peninsula Chapter In 2007, the Middle Peninsula Chapter of the Archeological Society of Virginia was formed. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Capt. Sally Tompkins Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., President

Cricket Hill Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution 

Gloucester County Genealogical Society was founded in 1996. The Society maintains a website with transcribed primary source records relating to Gloucester County, Virginia.

Jamestowne Society was organized for educational, historical, and patriotic purposes. Membership in the Society is by invitation and by the Society’s bylaws.

Mathews County Historical Society was established in 1964 to preserve, study and promote the unique heritage of Mathews County, Virginia.

Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Virginia (MPAAGHS) was formed in September of 2004. Its mission is to create and provide opportunities to encourage and enable African Americans to research, document, and publish their family histories and genealogies.

Tidewater Genealogical Society was formally organized in 1969. The primary geographical area of interest is Virginia, with emphasis on that part east of the Fall Line. The Society is dedicated to encouraging and sustaining interest in genealogical affairs through education and research programs designed to assist members in their search for ancestors.

Virginia Genealogical Society was organized in 1960 to foster interest in genealogical, biographical, historical, and heraldic research; publish genealogy information, and share accumulated knowledge.

Virginia Museum of History & Culture The VMHC is owned and operated by the Virginia Historical Society—a private, non-profit organization. It is the oldest cultural organization in Virginia, and one of the most distinguished history organizations in the nation.

Societies, National

Archeological Society of Virginia is a non-profit organization that focuses on archaeological projects in Virginia for over 50 years. Members of the society have participated in hundreds of archeological excavations since its inception in 1940.

Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a non-profit, women’s organization for the descendants of individuals who aided in achieving American independence. 

National Genealogical Society (NGS) is a service organization that leads and educates the national genealogical community and assists members in tracing family histories.

United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) is the outgrowth of many local memorials, monuments, and Confederate home associations and auxiliaries to camps of United Confederate Veterans that were organized after the War Between the States.