Jones Memorial Library

Jones Memorial Library specializes in genealogy and local history. Although the library's primary focus is on the central Virginia area, the collection includes a wide variety of materials covering the State of Virginia as well as the surrounding states, including county histories and court records, family histories and genealogies, general works on the Civil War, county land tax and personal property tax records, and census records. Materials of local interest include microfilmed copies of the Lynchburg newspapers, microfilmed copies of funeral home burial files, architectural archives, city directories, indexes of marriage and death notices, and microfilmed church records. The Library also houses over 300 manuscript collections, including personal family papers and correspondence, records of clubs and organizations, and business records.