Historical Society of Washington County, VA
Historical Society of Washington County, VA
Historical Society of Washington County, VA
4.5
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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The Historical Society of Washington County is the place to begin your genealogy research. If your ancestors came through Southwest Virginia, we probably have some information on them in our digital data base of over 170,000 images and records.
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acrabtreegirl
Roswell, GA3 contributions
Jul 2019
These folks are just the best. They are knowledgeable and courteous, and they take the time to help however they possibly can. They have a wealth of information in their library and their archives, as well as online resources. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit and am looking forward to many more!
Written February 27, 2020
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Richard S
3 contributions
May 2020
This is a great resource for local residents who need information on our past. The staff is helpful and knowledgeable, and were of great assistance to us in creating our Damascus History Tour. It's worth going here just to look through the old photos. Fascinating.
Written April 25, 2021
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pilgrimrandysmith
Abingdon, VA58 contributions
Aug 2018 • Friends
Really nice people who are eager and willing to help you if you have ancestors in the Abingdon/Washington County/SW Virginia area . Helpful folks ...nice facility.
Written September 16, 2018
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Ronald S
York pa19 contributions
Jun 2016 • Couples
The staff at HSWCV were wonderful! We have been to other historical societies but this was the BEST! Staff helped us find a wealth of family tree history in very little time! The computer was loaded with documents and lead us to volumes in house for further investigation!
These folks love what they do! Amazing experts and Great organization!!
These folks love what they do! Amazing experts and Great organization!!
Written June 15, 2016
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Sammngv
Missouri3 contributions
Nov 2015 • Solo
I had only a four hour window in which to look for family information. Everyone just pitched in and helped me so much. I cannot thank them enough for all their kind attention. The records stored at this location are priceless. This was my second trip to Abingdon looking for information. The people of Washington County are very friendly and helpful. I will be forever in their debt.
Sandy Wilson-Reese
Rachel Donelson Chapter, MSSDAR
Sandy Wilson-Reese
Rachel Donelson Chapter, MSSDAR
Written November 29, 2015
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musicm0mma
Knoxville, TN6 contributions
Oct 2015 • Couples
The Historical Society is housed in the old train depot in Abingdon. We visited in hopes of finding additional information on our ancestors. With the help of an excellent staff member(volunteer), we were successful! We found information we had not seen before and it was very exciting! We will go again.
Written November 6, 2015
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Walt J
Abingdon, VA42 contributions
Feb 2017 • Couples
Thousands of settlers passed through Washington County on their way to the new frontier in the 1700s and 1800s. Fortunately that rich history has been meticulously preserved by the Historical Society of Washington County. They have been located in the train station for a number of years, and will soon be expanding to a new facility on Main Street. They've always been friendly (mostly volunteer staff) and helpful. If you have roots here, be sure to visit.
Written March 14, 2017
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Thanks for recognizing the value of our collections, ophitke38. We're very proud of our county and proud to be able to share its history with folks like you.
And yes, we have a new building. We will be moving sometime this summer (2017).
Written May 2, 2017
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Elaine P
Zion Crossroads, VA100 contributions
Aug 2015 • Couples
We looked through all the war memorabilia in the front rooms of the building and then went outside to see the train car. We did not visit the Library portion.
Written August 14, 2015
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deborah r
United States569 contributions
Jun 2014 • Solo
the history of this area is amazing and well worth the visit. the historical societies are very helpful
Written June 17, 2014
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jehenson81
Washington DC, DC22,205 contributions
Aug 2013 • Solo
While wandering through the town of Abingdon, I stumbled upon the historic society property. First I would like to note that the society is housed in a quaint old train depot. The second thing is that the place is jam packed with information about the town and surrounding areas as well as a vast variety of brochures (most of which I didn't see anywhere else in town). So stop in to gather some information and take a brochure or two....
Written August 5, 2013
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Historical Society of Washington County, VA (Abingdon) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go
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- Historical Society of Washington County, VA is open:
- Tue - Fri 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Sat - Sat 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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