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West Virginia


Goal 1: Research and Records


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Goal 1: Learn about West Virginia research and records.


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AGet started with research for your West Virginia ancestors.


Summary
  1. Introduction: Learn about basic West Virginia research strategies.

    FS—West Virginia Research Tips and Strategies

  2. Here is an introduction to doing genealogy in West Virginia.

    APL—Introduction to West Virginia Genealogy Research—47:53 - 2023



  3. Get an overview of West Virginia research in this video.

    FS—West Virginia Overview—1:34

  4. Follow this research study for West Virginia ancestors, from 1880 to the present.

    FS—Step-by-Step West Virginia Research, 1880-Present

  5. Ancestry: Explore resources for West Virginia research on Ancestry.

    AC—West Virginia Resources
    AC—West Virginia State Research Guide, 5 pgs.

  6. Record Finder: Use the West Virginia Record Finder to decide on records to search.

    FS—West Virginia Record Record Finder


  7. Additional Records
    1. Explore a variety of records on the LDSGenealogy site.
    2. Explore historical photo sites on Ancestor Hunt.
    3. Explore resources for school yearbooks on the Ancestor Hunt site.
    4. Learn about additional resources for West Virginia research.

      AR—Wild and Wonderful Resources for Finding West Virginia Ancestors


    Ethnic
    1. African American: Learn about African Americans in West Virginia in this FamilySearch Wiki article.

      FS—Wiki: African American Resources for West Virginia

    2. Learn more about African American records.

      AG—West Virginia African American Records

    3. Explore the African American Gateway for West Virginia.
    4. Native American: Learn about American Indians in West Virginia in this FamilySearch Wiki article.

      FS—Wiki: Indians of West Virginia


B Learn about West Virginia state history.


  1. Explore West Virginia historical resources on FamilySearch.

    FS—West Virginia History

  2. Explore West Virginia history on Wikipedia.

    History
    History of West Virginia

  3. Learn about West Virginia history on InfoPlease.com.

    West Virginia History





West Virginia Counties

Name = FamilySearch; A = Ancestry; L = Linkpendium; G = Genealogy Inc; U = USGenWeb; T = GenealogyTrails; F = Facebook


Click here for a printable map of counties.