The Library of Virginia is pleased to provide Virginians free public access to select content from Ancestry.com.

Through an agreement with Ancestry.com, the commonwealth's citizens can access digitized and indexed records and materials that would otherwise require a paid Ancestry.com subscription.

These specific collections represent a small part of the Library's vast holdings, some of which would not be available without Ancestry's assistance. Please consult the list at the bottom of the page, to the left, to see which collections are included in this agreement. Links below provide information on and access to more materials in the Library's collections.


PLEASE NOTE: These records do not include the entirety of Ancestry.com's Virginia-related content. As such, search results may include materials not part of the Library of Virginia's collections. Users will be offered the opportunity to access these additional records through a paid subscription to Ancestry.com. Full access to Ancestry.com is also available for use in the second floor reading rooms at the Library of Virginia.


Users are required to sign up for a free Ancestry.com account prior to accessing this Virginia content. For best results please don't sign into your account until prompted to do so after performing a search. Users may opt out of receiving further email communications from Ancestry.com if desired.

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