List of historical societies in Virginia
The following is a list of historical societies in the state of Virginia, United States.[1][2]
Organizations
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- African American Historical Society of Portsmouth
- Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society (formerly Albemarle County Historical Society)[3][4]
- Alleghany County Historical Society
- Alleghany Historical Society
- Amherst County Museum & Historical Society
- Appomattox County Historical Society
- Arlington Historical Society, Virginia
- Augusta County Historical Society
- Avoca Museum and Historical Society
- Botetourt County Historical Society and Museum
- Buchanan County Historical Society[5]
- C&O Historical Society
- Cape Charles Historical Society
- Carroll County Historical Society, Virginia[5]
- Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia
- Clarke County Historical Association
- Colonial Williamsburg Foundation[2]
- Danville Historical Society
- Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society[3]
- Essex County Museum and Historical Society
- Floyd County Historical Society
- Fluvanna County Historical Society
- Franklin County Historical Society, Virginia
- Giles County Historical Society[5]
- Goochland County Historical Society
- Greene County Historical Society, Virginia
- Gum Springs Historical Society and Museum
- Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society
- Henry County Historical Society[6]
- Highland Historical Society
- King William County Historical Society
- Loudoun County Historical Society[3]
- Louisa County Historical Society
- Lovettsville Historical Society
- Martinsville-Henry County Historical Society
- Mathews County Historical Society
- Middlesex County Museum & Historical Society
- Nelson County Historical Society
- New Kent Historical Society[7][8]
- New River Historical Society[5]
- Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society
- Northumberland County Historical Society, Virginia
- Orange County Historical Society[8][3]
- Patrick County Historical Society
- Petersburg Historical Society[9]
- Pittsylvania Historical Society
- Rappahannock Historical Society
- Richmond Literary and Historical Association[9]
- Rockbridge Historical Society
- Salem Museum and Historical Society
- Southern Historical Society (1869-1959) in Richmond[9]
- Southwest Virginia Historical Society[3]
- Tazewell County Historical Society[5]
- Vinton Historical Society[7][8]
- Virginia Historical Society
- Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area Association
- Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia, Inc.[8]
- Historical Society of Western Virginia
- Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
- Wise County Historical Society[5]
See also
- History of Virginia
- List of museums in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Virginia
- List of historical societies in the United States
References
- ^ "Local Historical Societies in Virginia", lva.lib.va.us (3rd ed.), The Library of Virginia, archived from the original on December 7, 2006 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ a b American Association for State and Local History (2002), Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.), AltaMira Press – via Internet Archive
- ^ a b c d e Social Networks and Archival Context, United States: SNAC Cooperative, retrieved June 26, 2025
- ^ "Howardsville", The Farmville Herald, Virginia, August 4, 1959 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America
- ^ a b c d e f "Southwest Virginia Repositories", virginia.gov, Library of Virginia, retrieved July 4, 2025
- ^ Richmond Dispatch, Virginia, April 2, 1902 – via Chronicling America
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Tim Cannan (ed.), "Historical Societies & Preservation Organizations: Virginia", preservationdirectory.com, US, OCLC 58788023, retrieved July 4, 2025
- ^ a b c d "Nonprofit Explorer", propublica.org, New York: ProPublica, retrieved June 24, 2025
- ^ a b c "Historical societies in the United States", Officers, Act of incorporation, Constitution, List of members, Historical societies in the United States, 1896, Baltimore, MD: American Historical Association, 1896, p. 42+ – via HathiTrust
Further reading
- Appleton P. C. Griffin (1907), "Virginia", Bibliography of American Historical Societies (2nd ed.), Washington DC: Government Printing Office, p. 921+ – via HathiTrust
- American Association for State and Local History (1944), "Virginia", Historical societies in the United States and Canada: a handbook, Washington, D.C, p. 185+ – via HathiTrust
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