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The Virginia Room can be found on the second floor of
The City of Fairfax Regional Library
10360 North Street
Fairfax, VA 22030-2514

Telephone: 703-293-6383
TTY: 711 or 703-324-8365
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The Fairfax County Public Library's Virginia Room maintains a collection rich in regional history and genealogy, as well as local and state government information and legal resources. A particular strength is Confederate Civil War military history. Other resources available for use are: maps, an extensive photographic archive, manuscripts, local newspapers, and rare books.

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Library Hours of Operation
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Noon - 6	10 - 9	10 - 9	10 - 9	10 - 9	10 - 6	10 - 5

Virginia Room Contacts
Virginia Room Librarian Reference Inquiries	Photographic Archive Friends Group President: Marilyn Feldman

Resources Available

Online Resources
- Fairfax County Genealogy and Local History Sites
- Fairfax County Public Library Historical Newspaper Index
- Fairfax County Cemetery Survey
- Fairfax County Courthouse Exhibit
- Folklore: The Bunny Man Unmasked
- Timeline
- Catalog with the Digital Library of local, historical photographs and more
- Historical Photographs of Fairfax County
  (online images are hosted by the Library of Virginia; photographs are in the Virginia Room's collection)
- Historical Washington Post (articles from 1877-1990 through the library's subscription to ProQuest)
Local History and Genealogy
- telephone books
- city directories
- newspapers
- History Index
- CD-ROM and database resources
- Fractured Land and Return to Union
Government Documents & Voter Services
- 1930 census of Virginia and Washington, D.C.
- Fairfax County Road Orders: 1749-1800 provided by the Virginia Department of Transportation
- statistics
- planning
- schools (including boundary maps)
- demographics
- budget
Military History
- colonial wars to the present with CW Rocco Sansone collection
- World War I Draft Registrations for Northern Virginia
  Housed at the Alexandria Public Library
Maps
- originals and reproductions of the Fairfax region and Virginia
Photograph Archive
Manuscripts
Rare Books
Natural History and Environment
- STAR
- Virginia climatological data
Virginia History and Biography
Virginia Legal Resources

Please e-mail suggestions for Library services and
comments about the Web site to the
FCPL Web Site Coordinator

Last Modified: Sunday, April 13, 2008