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This detailed guide to genealogical sources and resources in West Virginiacovers what records to look for, what is available, and where it can be found.From the large to the small, it identifies records on the state and regional level and then countylevel (county by county), providing details of vital records, Bible records, church records,cemetery records, newspapers, naturalizations, military records, county and regional records,census records (including special schedules, indexes, and census substitutes), land records, maps,and city directories. Also included is a detailed bibliography of West Virginia genealogicalsources--again statewide, regional, and countywide. Also there are appendices with: (1) acomplete inventory of the Historical Records Survey Archives on microfilm, and (2) a list ofWest Virginians who filed Civil War damage claims, 1871-1880. The main focus of the book,however, is on the holdings of the various institutions whose resources support the genealogist'sspecial needs. County by county, it lists the names, addresses, and business hours of libraries,archives, societies, courthouses, and other record repositories; describes their manuscript andrecord collections; highlights their special holdings; and provides details regarding queries,searches, and restrictions on the use of their records. ... Read more

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This is a consolidation of all the family history articles to have appeared throughoutthe complete run of The West Virginia Historical Magazine Quarterly, from 1901 to 1905. Thisscarce, short-lived periodical was a rich source of information on some thirty pioneer WestVirginia families. Features a new full-name index with more than 5,000 entries. ... Read more

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Publisher's Note for the 2005 softcover by Clearfield Publishing:
Genealogies of West Virginia Families is a consolidation of all the family history articles to have appeared throughout the complete run of The West Virginia Historical Magazine Quarterly, from 1901 to 1905. Though a rich source of West Virginia genealogical data, this short-lived periodical is very scarce and, moreover, has never before been indexed. Clearfield Company is delighted to rectify both of these shortcomings by reprinting the genealogical meat of the magazine and by adding a complete name index of more than 5,000 entries. If your West Virginia ancestor came from one of the following main families, Genealogies of West Virginia Families is a work you won't want to overlook: Cameron, Clendinen, Doddridge, Duke, Elting-Shepherd, Hansford, Henderson, Henshaw, Hite, Houston, Lewis (Samuel and John), Lovell (Joseph), McWhorter (Henry and John), Miller, Morris (William), Nourse (James), Patrick (Virginia Harvie), Ruffner (Peter and Joseph), Rumsey (James), Shepherd, Stribling-Hereford, Teays, VanMeter, Van Metre-DuBois-Shepherd-Hite, and Yates-Aglionby. ... Read more

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The Historical West Virginia Book Collection is a collection of 30 volumes relating to the history of West Virginia and its people primarily in the 18th and 19th centuries. Several of the volumes have great period illustrations and portraits of relevant historical figures.Here are the computer requirements to run and operate this CD. You must have a PC running Windows or a Macintosh running OS X or higher software and a web browser. All the manuals in this disk are in DJVU format. This format allows you to page through the manuals, enlarge pages for better viewing and print the individual pages or entire manual as well as many other things. The viewer is very intuitive to use and has a full help system to answer any questions you may have about its more advanced features. The viewer is included on the CD. ... Read more