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This is the story of the Virginia Company and only indirectly of the Virginia colony. Those who seek an account of the early years at Jamestown should turn to another number in this same series. Here the focus belongs to the adventurers in England whose hopes gave shape to the settlement at Jamestown, and whose determination brought the colony through the many disappointments of its first years. In terms of time, the story is short, for it begins with the granting of the first Virginia charter in 1606 and ends with the dissolution of the company in 1624. It thus covers a period of only eighteen years, but during these years England's interest in North America was so largely expressed through the agency of the Virginia Company that its story constitutes one of the more significant chapters in the history both of the United States and of the British Empire.

Virginia Genealogy: A Guide to Genealogical Resources at the University of Virginia, compiled by Jean L. Cooper, rev. ed. 2005-2009. E-mail: jlc5f at Virginia dot edu

Virginia Records Database

In an earlier entry, this column reported on several resources available for online African-American research in Virginia. Many more resources are now available, some becoming so just in the past three months since that report, necessitating another visit to the subject.

The Conquest of the Old Southwest; the romantic story of the early pioneers into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 1740-1790 This book is also available in Google Books

Wisp has over 40 years of experience in photo retouching, restoring tintypes & glass 4x5 negative. Ask about daguerreotype touch-up, slides & colorizing VA.

Wisp has over 40 years of experience in photo retouching, restoring tintypes & glass 4x5 negative. Ask about daguerreotype touch-up, slides & colorizing VA.

The Ozarks Genealogical Society, Inc. (OGS) owns over 8000 books and hundreds of microfilm, microfiche, manuscripts and periodicals. Half of the collection is housed at the OGS library at 534 West Catalpa, Springfield, and the other half is located at the Springfield-Greene County Library Center, 4653 South Campbell, Springfield. The collection emphasizes the southwest area of Missouri and the areas east of Missouri where our ancestors originated. Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina and Virginia are strongly emphasized. New England, the Middle Atlantic states and the Midwest are prominent in the collection. Our library books are now included in the online catalog of the Consortium of Ozarks Libraries website. The books housed at the OGS Library are listed under the Ozarks Genealogical Society. The books at the Library Center are listed in the Springfield-Greene County Library collection. Remember to search both listings!

Collection includes numerous manuscripts items relating to the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac railroad.