Research - Digital Records

Here are the research sources.

Below is a list of digital research resources that the museum maintains. Those with an " # " are on this website.

When viewing PDF files use the 'Find' function to search for a word. Use the upper left 'back arrow' to return.

• NAMELIST DATABASE # - A searchable list of names from all of our digital records. (On Line Research / Database tab)

• PLACE NAMES DATABASE # - A searchable list of places in Rockingham County from several of our digital records. (On Line Research / Database tab)

• EARLY NEWSPAPERS DATABASE # - Digital copies of about 24,000 historic Rockingham County newspapers with about 550,000 page images are in the HRHS Library. This database is a searchable list of these newspapers. (On Line Research / Database tab).

  For an overall list of the available papers click here. The HRHS library also has a free internet link to a large collection of online Rockingham newspapers for use by our patrons.

• ROCKINGHAM CEMETERIES # - A searchable list of tombstone names from all known cemeteries in Rockingham County. (On Line Research / Other Records tab)

• READ OUR ONLINE BOOKS # - HRHS is adding books to read on line. (Library / On Line Books tab)

• HRHS NEWSLETTERS # - Issues from 2000 forward. Many historical articles (On Line Research / Other Records tab)

• REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS # - A list of Rockingham County soldiers in the Revolutionary War (On Line Research / Other Records tab)

• CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS # - A list of more than 2,700 Rockingham County soldiers that served in the Civil War (On Line Research / Other Records tab)

  ORIGINAL COURTHOUSE RECORDS of Civil War Veterans, a list of Rockingham County Vets.
  View records Vets A to D
  View records Vets E to J
  View records Vets K to P
  View records Vets Q to Z

• ARCHIVE RECORDS - HRHS # - List of records available at HRHS. (Archives / Documents tab)

• ARCHIVE RECORDS - HRHS at JMU # - List of records on loan to JMU. (Archives / OtherCollections tab)

• Works Project Administration Records # - An index of 257 articles. Descriptions of historical places researched in 1937. Printed copies of all articles are in the library. (Archives / OtherCollections tab)

• THE ROCKINGHAM RECORDER # - Twelve issues containing historical information published by the Society with an index at the end of each volume. (On Line Research / Other Records tab)

• PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION # - Historic images of over 5,000 photographs may be viewed online. (Archives / Photographs tab)

• FAMILY BOOKS - A searchable list of names from the indexes in our collection of Family Histories. (An ongoing project).

• BIBLE RECORDS - Copies of pages donated from family bibles.

• FUNERAL HOMES - Funeral records from local morticians.

• OBITUARIES - A searchable database of local deaths, the full obituary text is in filing cabinets.

• MARRIAGES - A searchable database of records from Rockingham County Courthouse. Actual copies in library.

• TAX RECORDS - Lists of early land records.

• BURNED WILLS - Many of the wills that were partially burned during the Civil War. Indexed

• CHURCHES - A searchable database of historical churches (An ongoing project).

• MILLS - An index of old mills described in the four volumes of "Old Mills of Rockingham County".

• OLD MICROFILM RECORDS - A number of microfilm records which includes items such as store ledgers, DAR, and Sons of Confederate Veteran applications.

• COMMISSARY BOOK - A local ledger kept during the Civil War that lists stores issued to military units. No index.

• PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RECORDS - 1782 to 1813 in Rockingham County. No index.

• 1902 VOTER LIST - A list of Rockingham County voters. Index in the back.