2311 Memorial Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
Fax: (434) 846-1572

Tues. and Thurs.:  1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Wed. and Fri.:  1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sat.:  9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Staff:
Wayne Rhodes
Director
Email: wrhodes at jmlibrary dot org

Lewis H. Averett
Public Services Coordinator
Email: laverett at jmlibrary dot org

Nancy J. Weiland
Research Assistant
Email: nweiland at jmlibrary dot org

Susan H. Pillow
Research Assistant
Email: spillow at jmlibrary dot org

Tricia Calamos
Administrative Assistant

Description:
Jones Memorial Library is a privately supported public research facility specializing in genealogy and regional history. Although its 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 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 400 manuscript collections, including personal family papers and correspondence, records of clubs and organizations, and business records. The collection also includes Virignia Families database which has over 135,000 individuals included for genealogical research.

Jones Memorial Library does not participate in InterLibrary Loan.

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