Research Room

Conduct Your Research in Our Dedicated Research Room

The research room, located at the William R. McKenney Library Branch, contains many collections for on-site use.

It includes:

• The Virginia Collection
• Greater Petersburg Cross Reference
• Petersburg History Collection
• Pre-1910 Census Records
• Family Genealogies
• Local History Collection
• Petersburg Newspaper Index
• War of The Rebellion Official Records of the Union & Confederate Armies
• Microfilm copies of all local newspapers
• 2 Microfilm Reader/printers