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Monticello
Albemarle County
Phone: 434-984-9822 Web: www.monticello.org About: Home of Thomas Jefferson. More Info...Afro-American Historical Assocation of Fauquier County
Fauquier County4243 Loudoun Avenue
The Plains, VA 20198
Phone: 540-253-7488 Web: www.afro-americanofva.org/ About: To educate all, in the African-American experience, while striving to create unity and build self-esteem, through programs, classes, workshops, and field trips of the value of its historical resources More Info...Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
Albemarle CountyMcIntire Building, 200 Second
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: 434-296-1492 Web: albemarlehistory.org About: To nurture and promote awareness and appreciation of local history by encouraging the identification, collection, study, and preservation of the materials of history; by striving for excellence and quality in research and interpretation of collections and local history; and by disseminating knowledge through educational activities, so that the past may shed light on the present and the future. More Info...Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA)
Region-Wide204 West Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23220
Phone: 804-648-1889 Web: www.apva.org About: To preserve and promote the state's irreplaceable historic structures, landscapes, collections, communities and archaeological sites. More Info...Brandy Station Foundation
Culpeper CountyP.O. Box 165
Brandy Station, VA 22714
Phone: 540-727-7718 Web: www.brandystationfoundation.com About: To preserve the natural and historic resources of the Brandy Station area of Culpeper County; to protect the Brandy Station Battlefields and related sites of historical significance for the appreciation and education of future generations; to recognize the courage and dedication of soldiers who fought and served there; to advance knowledge and understanding of the history of the battle, the region and its environment. More Info...Buckland Preservation Society
Fauquier County8230 Buckland Mill Road
Gainesville, VA 20155
Phone: 540-347-5821 Web: www.bucklandva.org About: To conduct a state-of-the-art, interdisciplinary investigation of the archaeology, architecture, industrialization, transportation, cultural landscape, and historical record of the Town of Buckland as well as the earlier Manohoac Indian Settlement that was located on this site along the Susquehanna Plain Path (Old Carolina Road) on Broad Run. More Info...Clarke County Historical Association
Clarke County32 East Main Street
Berryville, VA 22611
Phone: 540-955-2600 Web: www.clarkehistory.org/ About: Operates a museum and archives in the Coiner House at 32 East Main Street in Berryville, and owns the 18th century Burwell-Morgan Mill, the Miller's House, and the historic Tollhouse in Millwood, Virginia. More Info...Culpeper Historical Society
Culpeper CountyP.O. Box 785
Culpeper, VA 22701
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Region-Wide Web: www.dar.org/ About: Volunteer women's service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America's future through better education for children. More Info...Fauquier Heritage Society
Fauquier County Web: www.fhs.org/More Info...
Fauquier Historical Society
Fauquier CountyP.O. Box 675
Warrenton, VA 20188
Phone: 540-347-5525 Web: www.fauquierhistory.org/ About: To preserve Fauquier County's rich history by preserving and maintaining the old Fauquier County Jail property at Courthouse Square. The Old Jail houses a museum for the memorabilia of the county's history with entertaining and thought-provoking displays primarily relating to local history from the pre-Columbian period through World War II, and beyond. It also provides research materials including books, documents and photographs, available for examination upon request. The Society sponsors educational programs and special events focusing on local history. Information to guide visitors to Warrenton, including a walking tour of the historic district, is available. Historic markers have been placed on significant buildings. More Info...Fluvanna County Historical Society
Fluvanna County14 Stone Jail Street
P.O. Box 8
Palmyra, VA 22963
Phone: 434-589-7910More Info...
Greene County Historical Society
Greene County99 Court Street
PO Box 185
Stanardsville, VA 22973
Phone: 434-985-1409 Web: www.greenehistory.org/ About: The Greene County Historical Society, established in 1978, has recently undertaken the renovation of the Old Jail in Court Square, Stanardsville, and will be open for business there in the Fall of 2007. The ground floor space will house both exhibits illustrating the history of the County, and research facilities for those wishing to use our extensive genealogy database, containing over 105,000 names. More Info...Historic Prince William
Prince William CountyP.O. Box 1731
Prince William, VA 22195
Phone: 703-754-8191 Web: www.historicprincewilliam.org/More Info...
Loudoun County Historical Society
Loudoun CountyP.O. Box 43
Leesburg, VA 20178
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Louisa County Historical Society
Louisa County214 Fredericksburg Avenue
P.O. Box 1172
Louisa, VA 23093
Web: www.louisahistory.org About: Promotes the preservation of historical records, collects existing materials, writings, and artifacts of life in Louisa County, and makes these collections available to the public in two museums. Two magazines are published each year: Spring and Fall. Newsletters are published quarterly: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. The Society opened a new museum at its headquarters in September 2007. More Info...Madison County Historical Society
Madison CountyP.O. Box 467
Madison, VA 22727
Phone: 540-948-5488More Info...
Mosby Heritage Area Association
Loudoun CountyP.O. Box 1497
Middleburg, VA 20118
Phone: 540-687-6681 Web: www.mosbyheritagearea.org About: To support and promote the preservation of the extraordinary historic, cultural and scenic resources of the Mosby Heritage Area, named for the famed Confederate Cavalry officer whose rangers fought throughout the region during the Civil War.
More Info...National Trust for Historic Preservation
Region-Wide1785 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-588-6000 Web: www.nationaltrust.org/ About: Provides leadership, education, advocacy and resources to save America's diverse historic places and revitalize our communities. More Info...Nelson County Historical Society
Nelson CountyP.O. Box 474
Lovingston, VA 22949
Web: www.nelsonhistorical.com About: The objectives of the Nelson County Historical Society are to create and promote an interest in the historical education and research leading to preservation of artifacts, documents, and written records relevant to the history of Nelson County; and the authentication, preservation and the acquisition, as feasible, of historical sites and structures in Nelson County. More Info...Orange County Historical Society
Orange County130 Caroline Street
Orange, VA 22960
Phone: 540-672-5366 Web: www.orangecovahist.org About: A research, archival, and educational organization dedicated to the discovery, preservation, and dissemination of the history of Orange County, Virginia, of its people, and the surrounding area. The Society's reference library contains over 2,000 volumes, and there are over 1,300 files with information on families, historic buildings, events and sites, plus a map and photograph collection. More Info...Rappahannock Historical Society
Rappahannock CountyP.O. Box 261
Washington, VA 22747
Phone: 540-675-1163 About: To serve the county's residents and visitors as an educational institution that promotes knowledge of the past for a better understanding of the future. More Info...Thomas Jefferson Foundation
Albemarle County931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway
P.O. Box 316
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: 434-984-9822 Web: www.monticello.org/about/foundation.html About: Owns and operates Monticello, the mountaintop home of Thomas Jefferson and the only home in America on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Since 1923, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation has steadily expanded its role as a museum and educational institution, with the Jefferson Library, Center for Historic plants and special exhibitions. More Info...Virginia Historical Society
Region-Wide428 North Boulevard
P.O. Box 7311
Richmond, VA 23220
Web: www.vahistorical.org/ About: To collect, preserve, and interpret the commonwealth's past for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations More Info...Waterford Foundation
Loudoun County40183 Main Street
PO Box 182
Waterford, VA 20197
Phone: 540-882-3018 Web: www.waterfordva.org/ About: To preserve the historic buildings and the open spaces of the National Historic Landmark District of Waterford, Virginia; and through education, to increase the public's knowledge of life and work in an early American rural community. More Info...Guide listings are based on information provided by the establishments.
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