About Our Society
Address:
306 Depot Square
P.O. Box 484
Abingdon, VA 24212-0484
276.623.8337
Enter your starting location below, for driving directions to the
Historical Society:
Hours
Monday through Friday: 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. January 15
through December 15th; first and third Saturdays, 11:00 a.m.
until 4:00 p.m, April through November. The society is closed
on all Federal holidays, and closes for the Winter season on
December 15, 2007 - reopening on Monday, January 14,
2008.
We invite you to visit our library soon! Our volunteers are
eager to assist you in utilizing our resources.
2007 - 2009 Officers
President: Charles Seaver
Vice-President: Mossie Bailey
Treasurer: Mike Shaffer
Recording Secretary: Doris Wells
Corresponding Secretary: Ina Stephenson-Marbury
Committees/Special Projects
Membership: Riley Clark
Local History: Joella Barbour
Bulletin Editor: Eleanor Grasselli
Newsletter Editor: Peggy Johnson
Database Manager: Jack Niemann
Photo Digitization: Jane Oakes
Library Manager: Melissa Watson
Address:
306 Depot Square
P.O. Box 484
Abingdon, VA 24212-0484
276.623.8337
Enter your starting location below, for driving directions to the
Historical Society:
Hours
Monday through Friday: 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. January 15
through December 15th; first and third Saturdays, 11:00 a.m.
until 4:00 p.m, April through November. The society is closed
on all Federal holidays, and closes for the Winter season on
December 15, 2007 - reopening on Monday, January 14,
2008.
We invite you to visit our library soon! Our volunteers are
eager to assist you in utilizing our resources.
2007 - 2009 Officers
President: Charles Seaver
Vice-President: Mossie Bailey
Treasurer: Mike Shaffer
Recording Secretary: Doris Wells
Corresponding Secretary: Ina Stephenson-Marbury
Committees/Special Projects
Membership: Riley Clark
Local History: Joella Barbour
Bulletin Editor: Eleanor Grasselli
Newsletter Editor: Peggy Johnson
Database Manager: Jack Niemann
Photo Digitization: Jane Oakes
Library Manager: Melissa Watson
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| Copyright 2008 Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia, Inc. |
| About Us |
| Our Library Many of our research resources are included on a computerized partial index data base, which currently contains over 1,000,000 references! Included are census data for Washington County, Virginia, cemetery records, marriage records, over 1,100 family genealogy files and books. You will also find information on the history of Abingdon; Washington County, Virginia; Southwest Virginia and the entire region. Detailed indexes for the Holston Pastfinder, published by the Holston Territory Genealogical Society of Bristol, VA/TN from 1982-Dec 2001, and our own Historical Society Bulletins, from 1936-2007, are also in the database. Also included in the database, are listings of 5,500 index cards by Gordon Aronheim, on the early settlers of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. This information is from microfilm held by the State Library of Virginia in Richmond. A copy of this microfilm is also available in our library. In addition, the database includes listings of family genealogy files and books located in 21 other Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee public and Historical Society libraries, including: Buchanan, Dickinson, Grayson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Wise and Wythe counties in Virginia and the city of Bristol; Sullivan and Washington counties in Tennessee; plus Ashe County, North Carolina. Listings for family genealogy files and books in libraries in Virginia and in Kingsport and Johnson City, Tennessee are also included. Plus, African-American history and genealogy is also included in the database. The database also has article title indexes for the numerous quarterly publications in our library. We welcome donations of family books, or copies of files, pictures and history pertaining to Southwest Virginia and particularly Washington County, Virginia. All donations are tax deductible. Annual individual/family membership dues are $30 a year. Membership includes 4 newsletters, one annual society bulletin and a 10% discount on society purchases. |
