Historical Societies of Virginia


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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