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STATE ARCHIVES AND LIBRARY

Virginia State Library and Archives
11th Street at Capitol Square
Richmond VA 23219-3491
(804) 786-2306 - Genealogy and Archives
(804) 786-8929 - Local History
Publishes Virginia Cavalcade

STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY


Virginia Historical Society
428 North Boulevard
PO Box 7311
Richmond, VA 23211-0311
(804) 342-9677

STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES


Genealogical Research Institute of Virginia
PO Box 29178
Richmond VA 23242-0178
Publishes G.R.I. News 'N Notes

Virginia Genealogical Society
5001 West Broad Street, Suite 115
Richmond VA 23230-3023
(804) 285-8954
Publishes Magazine of Virginia Genealogy &
The Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter

LOCAL AND REGIONAL HISTORICAL SOCIETIES


Albermarle County Historical Society
The McIntire Building
200 Second Street N.E.
Charlottesville VA 22902
(804) 296-7294 (librarian)
Publishes Magazine of Albemarle County History &
Bulletin of the Albemarle County Historical Society

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)

Amelia Historical Commission
PO Box 113
Amelia VA 23002

Amelia Historical Society
Church Street
Amelia VA 23002

Arlington Historical Society, Inc.
PO Box 402
Arlington VA 22210
(703) 892-4204
Publishes Arlington Historical Magazine

Augusta County Historical Society
PO Box 686
Staunton VA 24402-0686
(703) 886-1479 (Editor)
Publishes Augusta Historical Bulletin

Bath County Historical Society, Inc.
PO Box 212
Warm Springs VA 24484
(703) 839-2543
Publishes Bath County Heritage; Newsletter

Bedford City/County Museum
201 East Main Street
Bedford VA 24523
(703) 586-4520
Publishes Museum Newsletter

Bedford Historical Society, Inc.
149 West Main Street
PO Box 602
Bedford VA 24523
(703) 586-8188

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
(703) 728-2125
Publishes Carroll County Chronicles

Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia
10000 Ironbridge Road
PO Box 40
Chesterfield VA 23832
(804) 748-1026

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
(703) 955-2600
Publishes Clarke County Proceedings

Craig County Historical Society
223 Main Street
PO Box 206
New Castle VA 24127-0206
(703) 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
Publishes Cumberland County, Virginia, Historical Bulletin

Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society
69 Market Street
Kerr Place (mailing address)
PO Box 193
Onancock VA 23417
(804) 787-8012

Historical Society of Fairfax County, VA
PO Box 415
Fairfax VA 22030
(703) 246-2123
Publishes Historical Society of Fairfax County, VA Yearbook

Falls Church Historical Commission
City Clerk
300 Park Avenue
Falls Church VA 22046
(703) 241-5014

Fauquier Heritage Society
PO Box 548
Marshall VA 22115
Publishes Fauquier Heritage Society News

Fauquier Historical Society, Inc.
The Old Jail Museum
PO Box 675
Warrenton VA 22186
(703) 347-5525
Publishes Fauquier Historical Society News & Notes

Flowerdew Hundred Foundation
1617 Flowerdew Hundred Road
Hopewell VA 23860

Fluvanna County Historical Society
Old Stone Jail Museum
PO Box 132
Palmyra VA 22963
(703) 842-3557

Franklin County Historical Society
PO Box 86
Rocky Mount VA 24151

Giles County Historical Society
208 North Main Street
PO Box 404
Pearisburg VA 24134
(703) 921-1050 (Thur only)

Gloucester Historical Commission
PO Box 1176
Gloucester VA 23061

The Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia
PO Box 367
Gloucester, VA 23061

Goochland County Historical Society
Courthouse Green
PO Box 602
Goochland VA 23063
(804) 556-3966
Publishes Goochland County Historical Society Magazine &
Goochland County Historical Society Newsletter

Grayson County Historical Society, Inc.
PO Box 529
Independence VA 24348
Publishes Glimpses of Grayson

Great Falls Historical Society, Inc.
PO Box 56
Great Falls VA 22066
(703) 759-5803
Publishes GFHS Annual

Greene County Historical Society
PO Box 185
Stanardsville VA 22973
Publishes Greene County Magazine

Hanover County Historical Soeicty, Inc.
Old Jail-Hanover County Courthouse, Rt. 301
PO Box 91
Hanover VA 23069
(804) 537-6262
Publishes Hanover County Historical Society Bulletin; Highlights

Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society
115 Bowman Road
PO Box 716
Dayton VA 22821
(703) 879-2616
Publishes Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society Newsletter &
Rockingham Recorder

Historic Alexandria Foundation
220 South Fayette Street
Alexandria VA 22314
(202) 548-2267

Historic Dumfries Virginia, Inc.
300 Duke Street
Dumfries VA 22026
(703) 221-3346

King and Queen Historical Society
King and Queen Court House
Rt. 1, Box 18
Walkerton VA 23177
(804) 769-3959
Publishes Bulletin of King and Queen Historical Society

King George County Historical Society
PO Box 424
King George VA 22485

Louisa County Historical Society
PO Box 1172
Louisa VA 23117
Publishes Louisa County Historical Magazine &
Louisa County Historical Society Newsletter

Lynchburg Historical Foundation, Inc.
325 12th Street
PO Box 248
Lynchburg VA 24505
(804) 528-5353
Publishes Lynch's Ferry Magazine &
View From the Terrace

Mathews County Historical Society, Inc.
PO Box 855
Mathews VA 23109

New River Historical Society
Wilderness Road Regional Museum
PO Box 373
Newbern VA 24126
(703) 674-4835
Publishes NRHS Journal & Benchmarks

Newport News Historical Committee
Public Information Office, City Hall
2400 Washington AVenue
Newport News, VA 23607
(804) 247-8487

Norfolk County Historical Society of Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake Public Library
Wallace Memorial Room
298 Cedar Road
Chesapeake VA 23320
(804) 547-6591

Northern Neck of Virginia HIstorical Society
Westmoreland County
PO Box 716
Montross VA 22520
Publishes Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine

Nottoway County Historical Association
503 Seventh Street
Blackstone VA 23824
(804) 292-3381

Orange County Historical Society, Inc.
130 CAroline Street
Orange VA 22960
(703) 672-5366
Publishes Orange County Historical Society Newsleter

Pittsylvania Historical Society
PO Box 1206
Chatham VA 24531
(804) 432-5031
Publishes The Packet

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
Publishes PAC Newsletter

Roanoke Valley Historical Society
1 Market Square, Center-in-the-Square
PO Box 1904
Roanoke VA 24008
(703) 342-5770

Rockbridge Historical Society
101 East Washington Street
PO Box 514
Lexington VA 24450
(703) 464-1058
Publishes Proceedings

Seneca Raod Historical Society
625 Seneca Road
PO Box 32
Great Falls VA 22066

Shenandoah County Historical Society
c/o Shenandoah County Library
300 Stoney Creek Boulevard
Edinburg VA 22824
(703) 984-8200
FAX: (703) 984-8207
Publishes Shenandoah News

Smyth County Historical and Museum Society, Inc.
PO Box 788
Marion VA 24354-0788
(703) 783-2745

Spotsylvania HIstorical Association, Inc.
PO Box 64
Spotsylvania VA 22553
(703) 582-5672

Staunton 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
(804) 539-0296

Tazewell County Historical Society, Inc.
100 Fincastle Turnpike
PO Box 916
Tazewell VA 24651-0916
(703) 988-4069
Publishes Tazewell County Historical Society Newsletter

Warren Heritage Society
101 Chester Street
Front Royal VA 22630
(703) 636-1446
Publishes WHS Newsletter

Historic Society of Washington County, Virginia, Inc.
Old Courthouse
East Main Street
PO Box 484
Abingdon VA 24210
(703) 628-4052
Publishes News Letter &
The Historical Society of Washington County Virginia Bulletin

Waterford Foundation, Inc.
Second and main Streets
Waterford VA 22190
(703) 882-3018

Williamsburg Area Historical Society
285 Neck-O-Land Road
Williamsburg VA 23185
(804) 229-2158

Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
1340 South Pleasant VAlley Road
Winchester VA 22601-4447
(703) 662-6550
Publishes Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society Journal & Newsletter

The Wise County Historical Society
Wise County Courthouse
PO Box 368
Wise VA 24293
Publishes The Wise County Historical Society Bulletin &
The Wise County News

Wythe County Historical Society
Rock House Museum
465 Church Street
PO Box 721
Wytheville VA 24382
(703) 228-3841
Publishes Wythe County Historical Review

REGIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES


Alexandria Genealogical Society
Burke LIbrary
4701 Seminary Road
Alexandria VA 22304

Alleghany Highlands Genealogical Society
605 Dolly Ann Drive
Covington VA 24426
(703) 962-4683

Central Virginia Genealogical Association, Inc. (CVGA)
PO Box 5583
Charlottesville VA 22905-5583
Publishes Central Virginia Heritage
(includes Albemarle, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bedford,
Buckingham, Campbell, Culpeper, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Greene, Goochland, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, Orange, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham and Shenandoah counties)

Fairfax Genealogical Society
PO Box 2290
Merrifield VA 22116-2290
(703) 536-6205
Publishes Newsletter

Harrisonburg-Rockingham Genealogical Society
Rt. 1, Box 489
Mount Crawford VA 22841-9522

Holston Territory Genealogical Society
PO Box 433
Bristol VA 24203-0433
(615) 968-4815

Loudon County Genealogy Club
PO Box 254
Leesburg VA 22075

The Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies, Inc.
PO Box 693
Culpeper VA 22701
(703) 825-1919
Publishes Germanna; Germanna Record

Norfolk Genealogical Society
PO Box 12813, Thomas Corner Station
Norfolk VA 23502-0813
Publishes The Navigator and Key

Genealogical Society of Page County, Virginia
Page Public Library
100 Zerkel Street
Luray VA 22835

Portsmouth Genealogical Society
Portsmouth Public Library
3908 Turnpike Road
Portsmouth VA 23701
(804) 393-8501
Publishes Portsmough Genealogical Society Newsletter

Prince William County Genealogical Society
PO Box 2019
Manassas VA 22110-0812
(703) 754-2234
Publishes Kindred Spirits

Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society
PO Box 12485
Roanoke VA 24026
(703) 345-8709 (Editor)
Publishes Virginia Appalachian Notes (VAN)

The Hugh S. Watson, Jr., Genealogical Society of Tidewater Virginia
PO Box 7650
Hampton VA 23669
(804) 220-0618
Publishes Virginia Tidewater Genealogy

VA-NC-Piedmont Genealogical Society
Danville Public Library, Second Floor
PO Box 2272
Danville VA 24541
(804) 799-5195
Publishes Piedmont Lineages

Virginia Beach Genealogical Society
PO Box 62901
Virginia Beach VA 23466
(804) 340-5948
Publishes VBGS Newsletter

PUBLICATIONS


The Southside Virginian
2236 Cedar Crest Road
PO Box 3684
Richmond VA 23235
(804) 272-4875
Publishes The Southside Virginian: A Journal of Genealogy and History

Southwest Virginia Ancestors Quarterly
Rt. 2, Box 307
Clintwood VA 24228
(703) 926-6837
Publishes Southwest Virginia Ancestors Quarterly

Southwest Virginian
1046 Spruce Street
Norton VA 24273
Publishes Southwest Virginian, Journal of Genealogy and History Covering Virginia This Side of the Blue Ridge

Surname Searchers Quarterly
Rt. 1, Box 163
Quicksburg VA 22847
Publishes Surname Searchers Quarterly

Tidewater Virginia Families
PO Box 876
Urbanna VA 23175
(804) 758-3606
Publishes Tidewater Virginia Families: A Magazine of History and Genealogy
(including Caroline, Charles City, Elizabeth City, Essex, Gloucester, Hanover, Henrico, James City, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Richmond, Northumberland, Warwick, Westmoreland and York counties).

Virginia Genealogical Research
PO Box 5860
Falmouth VA 22403-5860
Publishes The Virginia Genealogist