Virginia Genealogy

While not everyone can claim that their ancestors established the first colonial American settlement of Jamestown Virginia, there are many people who can trace their heritage back to the state of Virginia. Whether you are one of these people or you're just plain interested in Virginia genealogy, you've come to the right place.

Virginia Genealogy Expert

In June 2005, the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) Education Fund announced that James W. Petty was being awarded the 2005 Donald Mosher Award for Virginia genealogy research. This announcement came as no surprise to the professional genealogical community since Petty, an accredited genealogist and a certified genealogist, has been researching seventeenth century Virginia subjects for many years.

The Mosher Award, which was created to help fund research on colonial Virginia families, will be applied to Petty's current project of extracting all records of head rights in early Virginia. He hopes to help descendants of the early settlers establish a date of arrival in Virginia. Read more about the Mosher Award and details of Petty's project.

Heirlines Family History and Genealogy

In addition to being an avid researcher of Virginia genealogy, Petty is also the cofounder of the (www.genealogy.edu) Heritage Genealogy College and president of Heirlines Family History and Genealogy. Heirlines is a professional genealogical research company that has been providing people with ancestor research services through professional genealogists for over thirty years.

Professional Genealogical Research Services

Heirlines offers a variety of professional services for genealogists at all stages of the research process. For those just getting started tracing their ancestors who don't even know how or where to begin, Heirlines offers a Survey and Analysis service through which they will help beginning genealogists determine the potential of research on their family lineage and give them recommendations for how to proceed with tracing their ancestry.

Several Research and Analysis packages are available for people who lack the necessary time and resources to do their family history work on their own. Whether you're interested in Virginia genealogy in particular or simply in tracing any of your family roots, the genealogy researchers at Heirlines will do from 10 to 120 hours of research and analysis, culminating in an easy-to-read report of their findings. You will also receive a copy of all the relevant documents found during the research.

Contact Heirlines today for a free consultation and to get started uncovering your Virginia genealogy.