Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library

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Norfolk Public Library's local history and genealogy collection is housed in the Slover Library, situated in the heart of Downtown Norfolk. The non-circulating collection includes a variety of books and periodicals about Norfolk and Virginia, as well as Norfolk maps and photographs, high school yearbooks, and city directories for the Hampton Roads region. Nearly 200 years of Norfolk newspaper microfilms are available upon request. SMC's genealogy collection encompasses Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, and other nearby states, with books, microfilm, and CDs to assist in family research.

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