
Historical Societies of Virginia
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Virginia Historical Society
(428 North Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23220-location)
PO Box 7311 (mailing address)
Richmond, VA 23211-0311
(804) 358-4901
URL: http://www.vahistorical.org
LOCAL and REGIONAL
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society / Hampton Roads (AAHGS)
PO Box 2448
Newport News, VA 23609-2448
Albemarle County Historical Society
The McIntire Building
220 Court Square
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(804) 296-1492 (Executive Director);
(804) 296-7294 (Librarian)
Alexandria Historical Society, Inc.
The Lyceum
George Washington Bicentennial Center
201 South Washington Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 548-1776 (Society);
(703) 838-4994 (Lyceum)
URL: http://oha.ci.alexandria.va.us/
Amelia Historical Society
Church Street
Amelia, VA 23002
Amherst County Museum and Historical Society
154 South Main Street
PO Box 741
Amherst, VA 24521-0741
804-946-9068 (museum; also fax number)
Email: achmuseum@aol.com
URL: http://members.aol.com/achmuseum/achmhis.htm
Arlington Historical Society, Inc.
PO Box 402
1805 S. Arlington Ridge Road
Arlington, VA 22210-0402
(703) 892-4204
Email: info@ArlingtonHistoricalSociety.org
URL: http://www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/
Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
204 W. Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 648-1889
Email: apva@apva.org
URL: http://www.apva.org/
Augusta County Historical Society
PO Box 686
Staunton, VA 24402-0686
(540) 886-1479 (Editor)
Avoca Museums and Historical Society
1514 Main Street
Altavista, VA 24517-1132
(804) 369-1076
Bath County Historical Society, Inc.
PO Box 212
Warm Springs, VA 24484
(540) 839-2543
Bedford Historical Society, Inc.
(149 West Main Street-location)
PO Box 602 (mailing address)
Bedford, VA 24523
(540) 586-8188
Botetourt County Historical Society, Inc.
Courthouse Square
PO Box 468
Fincastle, VA 24090
(540) 473-3713
Brunswick County Historical Society, Inc.
PO Box 554
Lawrenceville, VA 23868
(804) 848-2795
Campbell County Historical Society
PO Box 560
Rustburg, VA 24588
Carroll County Historical Society
PO Box 937
Hillsville, VA 24343
(540) 728-2125 Secretary (daytime)
Catholic Historical Society / Museum
624 N. Jefferson Street
Roanoke, VA 24016-1402
(540) 982-0152
Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia
(10000 Ironbridge Road-location)
PO Box 40 (mailing address)
Chesterfield, VA 23832
(804) 777-9663
Fax: (804) 777-9643
URL: http://hometown.aol.com/angenatree/cchsva.html
Claiborne County Historical Society
Rt.1, Box 589
Jonesville, VA 24263
Clarke County Historical Association
North Church Street
Old Courthouse Wing, First Floor
PO Box 306
Berryville, VA 22611
(540) 955-2600; (540) 955-4170 (President)
Craig County Historical Society
223 Main Street
PO Box 206
New Castle, VA 24127-0206
(540) 864-5220
Culpeper Historical Society, Inc.
PO Box 785
Culpeper, VA 22701
Cumberland County Historical Society
PO Box 188
Cumberland, VA 23040
(804) 492-4533
Dinwiddie County Historical Society
PO Box 146
Wilsons, VA 23894
Historic Dumfries, Virginia, Inc.
PO Box 26
3944 Cameron Street (shipping address)
Dumfries, VA 22026
703-221-2218 (Weems Botts Museum)
Email: weemsbotts@msn.com
URL: http://www.geocities.com/hdvinc/
Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society
(69 Market Street-location)
Kerr Place (mailing address)
PO Box 193
Onancock, VA 23417
(757) 787-8012
Essex County Historical Society
Route 3, Box 498
Tappahannock, VA 22560
URL: http://www.iocc.com/~swright/esxsoc.html
Fairfax County, Historical Society of
PO Box 415
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 246-2123
Gum Springs Historical Society, Inc. (Fairfax County)
8100 Fordson Road
Alexandria (Gum Springs), VA 22306
703-799-1198
URL: http://www.gshsfcva.org
Falls Church Historical Commission
City Clerk
300 Park Ave
Falls Church, VA 22046
(703) 241-5014
Fauquier Heritage Society
PO Box 548
Marshall, VA 22115
Fauquier Historical Society, Inc.
The Old Jail Museum
(Court House Square and Ashby Street-location)
PO Box 675 (mailing address)
Warrenton, VA 22186
(540) 347-5525; (540) 347-1545
Fluvanna County Historical Society
Old Stone Jail Museum
PO Box 132
Palmyra, VA 22963
(804) 842-3557
Fort Eustis Historical and Archaelogical Association
PO Box 4408
Fort Eustis, VA 23604
Franklin County Historical Society
65 East Court Street
Rocky Mount, VA 24151
(540) 483-1890
URL: http://fcheritage.hypermart.net/index.html
Giles County Historical Society
208 North Main Street
PO Box 404
Pearisburg, VA 24134
(540) 921-1050 (Thursday only)
Gloucester Historical Commission
PO Box 1176
Gloucesyer, VA 23061
Goochland County Historical Society
Courthouse
PO Box 602
Goochland, VA 23063
(804) 556-3966
Grayson County Historical Society
Route 1, Box 293
Elk Creek, VA 24326
Grayson County Historical Society, Inc.
PO Box 529
Independence, VA 24348
Great Falls Historical Society
PO Box 56
Great Falls, VA 22066
(703) 759-5803
Greene County Historical Society
PO Box 185
Stanardsville, VA 22973
URL: http://www.ecojobs.com/greene/
Hanover County Historical Society, Inc.
(Old Jail-Hanover County Courthouse, Rt. 301-location)
PO Box 91 (Mailing address)
Hanover, VA 23069
(804) 537-6262 (Office); (804) 746-2377 (President)
Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society
115 Bowman Road
PO Box 716
Dayton, VA 22821
(540) 879-2616
URL: http://www.heritagecenter.com/
King and Queen Historical Society
(King and Queen Court House-location)
Rt.1, Box 18 (mailing address)
Walkerton, VA 23177
(804) 769-3959
URL: http://www.iocc.com/~swright/k&qsoc.html
King George County Historical Society
PO Box 424
King George, VA 22485
Lee County Historical and Genealogical Society
PO Box 231
Jonesville, VA 24263
Louisa County Historical Society
Old Jail (next to Courthouse)
Main Street
PO Box 1172
Louisa, VA 23093
Martinsville - Henry County Historical Society
PO Box Drawer 432
Martinsville, VA 24114
Mathews County Historical Society, Inc.
PO Box 855
Mathews, VA 23109-0855
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vamchs/index.html
Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia
PO Box 693
Culpeper, VA 22701
(540) 825-1496
Fax: (540) 825-6572
Email: germanna@summit.net
New River Historical Society
Wilderness Road Regional Museum
(State Route #611-location)
PO Box 373 (mailing address)
Newbern, VA 24126
(540) 674-4835
Norfolk County Historical Society of Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake Public Library
Wallace Memorial Room
298 Cedar Road
Chesapeake, VA 23320
(757) 547-6591
Northumberland County Historical Society
Heathsville, VA 22473
(804) 580-8581
Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society
Westmoreland County
PO Box 716
Montross, VA 22520
Nottoway County Historical Association
503 Seventh Street
Blackstone, VA 23824
(804) 292-3381
Nottoway County Historical Association
RFD 1, Box 56
Crewe, VA 23930
Orange County Historical Society, Inc.
130 Caroline Street
Orange, VA 22960
(540) 672-5366
URL: http://www.kclark.net/ochs/
Patrick County Historical Society / Museum
Blue Ridge Street
PO Box 1045
Stuart, VA 24171
(540) 694-2840
Pittsylvania Historical Society
PO Box 1206
Chatham, VA 24531
(804) 432-5031
Portsmouth Historical Association
221 North Street
Portsmouth, VA 23704
(804) 393-0241
Princess Anne County-Virginia Beach Historical Society
2040 Potters Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
Historic Prince William, Inc.
PO Box 2086
Prince William, VA 22193
Email: info@historicprincewilliam.com
URL: http://www.historicprincewilliam.org/
Rappahannock Historical Society / Library
PO Box 261
Washington, VA 22747-0261
(540) 675-1163
Roanoke Valley Historical Society
(1 Market Square, Center-on-the-Square, Roanoke, VA 24011-location)
PO Box 1904 (mailimg address)
Roanoke, VA 24008
(540) 342-5770
Rockbridge Historical Society
(101 East Washington Street-location)
PO Box 514 (mailing address)
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 464-1058; (540) 463-8663
Rockingham County Historical Society
301 South Main Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Salem Historical Society
c/o Salem Museum
801 E. Main Street
PO Box 201
Salem, VA 24153
(540) 389-6760
URL: http://www.salemmuseum.org/
Seneca Road Historical Society
625 Seneca Road
PO Box 32
Great Falls, VA 22066
Sergeant Kirkland's Historical Society / Museum
912 Lafayette Blvd.
Fredericksburg, VA 22401-5617
(540) 899-5565
Shenandoah County Historical Society
c/o The Shenandoah County Library
300 Stoney Creek Blvd.
Edinburg, VA 22824
(540) 984-8200; (540) 984-8207
Smyth County Historical and Museum Society, Inc.
(Stadium Road-location)
PO Box 788 (mailing address)
Marion, VA 24354-0788
(540) 783-2745 (Curator)
Spotsylvania Historical Association, Inc.
PO Box 64
Spotsylvania, VA 22553
(540) 582-5672
Slaunton River Historical Society
Willie Hodges Booth Museum
Main Street
PO Box 270
Brookneal, VA 24528
Suffolk-Nansemond Historical Society
PO Box 1255
Suffolk, VA 23434
(757) 539-0296
Surry County, Virginia Historical Society and Museums, Inc.
84 Main Street
PO Box 262
Surry, VA 23883
(757) 294-0404
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaschsm/index.html
Tazewell County Historical Society, Inc.
100 Fincastle Turnpike
PO Box 916
Tazewell, VA 24651-0916
(540) 988-4069; (540) 988-3581
URL: http://tchs.netscope.net/
Warren Heritage Society
101 Chester Street
Front Royal, VA 22630
(540) 636-1446
Washington County, Virginia, Historical Society of
Old Courthouse
East Main Street
PO Box 484
Abingdon, VA 24210
(540) 628-2813 (President);
(540) 628-4052 (Librarian)
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vawashin/historic.htm
Williamsburg Area Historical Society
285 Neck-O-Land Road
Williamsburg, VA 23185
(757) 229-2158
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
1340 South Pleasant Valley Road
Winchester, VA 22601-4447
(540) 662-6550
URL: http://www.winchesterhistory.org/
Wise County Historical Society
(Wise County Courthouse-archives and office location)
PO Box 368 (mailing address)
Wise, VA 24293
Wythe County Historical Society
(Rock House Museum, Monroe and Tazewell-location)
465 Church Street (mailing address)
PO Box 721
Wytheville, VA 24382
(540) 228-3841
York County Historical Society
PO Box 770
Yorktown, VA 23692
York Historical Committee
PO Box 1345
Yorktown, VA 23692
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