A VIRGINIA HISTORY & GENEALOGY PROJECT
Discover Virginia Through the Families Who Lived It
Exploring the people, families, places, cemeteries, records, and stories that shaped Virginia history.
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Rooted in place. Guided by sources. Open to discovery.
FOLLOW A THREAD
A place to begin your research.
Explore the connections between Virginia’s families, the places they lived, and the records they left behind.
01
Virginia Counties
Begin with a place. Follow its records, communities, and changing boundaries.
02
People & Families
Build connections carefully, one documented relationship at a time.
03
Records & Sources
Find archives, record collections, and a clear path back to the evidence.
04
Cemeteries & Lost Places
Approach burial grounds, historic buildings, and vanished places with care.
FIRST COUNTY GUIDE
King William County
Our starting point: a guide to the county’s research resources, historic places, and questions still waiting for answers.
FROM THE ARCHIVE
Start with a source, not an assumption.
Explore the Historic American Buildings Survey’s courthouse record, then follow the references to the original photographs and drawings.
NEW DIGITAL RESEARCH RESOURCE
Family Research Kit
Organize one person, track the evidence, and know exactly what to do next with a training manual, fillable workbook, continuation form, and printable field notes.
$19 · Four PDFs · 43 pages · Instant download
OUR RESEARCH STANDARD
Make the evidence visible.
A family connection is a conclusion to be explained. We distinguish what the sources support, what remains uncertain, and where the evidence disagrees.
✓ Documented
◐ Probable
? Unresolved
⚠ Conflicting Evidence
Help bring another piece of the past into view.
Have a source, a correction, or a question worth investigating? Share a research lead for private editorial review.
NEW RESEARCH GUIDES
When the courthouse records are missing.
Explore surviving collections and practical search strategies for Virginia’s burned-record counties.