Over the decades, the Central Rappahannock Regional Library has collected a diverse and rich collection of historical material, housed in its Virginiana Room at 1201 Caroline Street. HistoryPoint offers a glimpse at some of those records and will continue to add more online resources.

African American Resources:
We have selected these resources to aid in local historical and genealogical research concerning African Americans.

Community Calendar:
Find out about local events, exhibits and group meetings relating to the history of our region.

Historical Organizations:
We offer this listing of organizations which may offer some assistance to those researching family or property histories in the Rappahannock area. Web sites are included whenever possible.

Local Newspaper Indexes and More: Links to local newspaper indexes and web sites detailing local history and general research resources.

Local Research Projects:
Find research on the Fredericksburg area by local historians.

Primers to the Past: Teaching Our History
"Primers to the Past: Teaching Our History" is a new educational resource offering lesson plans and activities developed by local educators participating in the George Washington's Fredericksburg Foundation Fellows Program during the 2001-2002 school year.

Virginiana Room Information:
For your perusal based on popular demand, we offer online our shelflist, the sequential listing by call number of the resources in the Virginiana room.

Virginia Vital Records Bibliographies:
Topical bibliographies of materials in our collection compiled by CRRL Reference staff for researchers and patrons.