Have you ever gotten the urge to explore your family roots? Amelia is incredibly rich in history, and that urge can be awfully strong. If you are an amateur genealogist, then we have three places we highly recommend for you to visit. The first, of course, is the Amelia Historical Society. They have many family records housed there, and are always ready to help researchers. The second is the Library of Virginia, for records outside of Amelia, and for anything that involves primary documents on Virginia history. Lastly is one of our own electronic databases, Heritage Quest.

Heritage Quest is a fantastic resource, allowing researchers access to transcribed US Census records up through 1930. Electronic books on genealogy and history are searchable from the database. Transcribed records from the Freedman’s Bank, a national institution that catered to freed African Americans after the Civil War, are also available, as are other congressional records relating to individual citizens.

As you can guess, this is a wonderful resource for American history in general, and family researchers in particular. If you have any questions about how to use Heritage Quest, or any of our Electronic Resources, please just give us a call!