The Virginia Genealogist

The latest addition to the NewEnglandAncestors.org collection of scholarly genealogy journals is The Virginia Genealogist. Edited and published by John Fredrick Dorman from 1957 to 2006, The Virginia Genealogist has a reputation for quality research and genealogical information not available elsewhere. Topics include compiled genealogies, personal property tax lists (which serve as useful substitutes for non-existent census records), and other local record abstracts, including court orders, deeds, wills, marriage registers, and other county sources. Also included are a wide variety of transcriptions and abstracts of Bible, church, military, and mercantile records.

Our Virginia Genealogist database currently contains Volumes 1–20. Additional volumes will be added on a regular basis. The database may be searched by first and last name, or by subject/article title keywords. Page images may be accessed from the search results page. Once viewing a page image, buttons allow access to previous and next pages, or previous and next database hits. A specific page may be accessed by entering a volume number or year, and page number.

The entire run of The Virginia Genealogist is available at the NEHGS Boston research library, call number F221.V79.

To locate additional genealogy and local history resources, search our library catalog.