Christ Church Foundation

Robert Teagle, Education Director
Ph:  (804) 438-6855
Fax: (804) 438-5186
Email: fhcc@crosslink.net

Open: Carter Museum and Reception Center: April-November
Monday – Saturday: 10 am – 4pm
Sunday: 2 pm – 5 pm

The Research Library at Historic Christ Church houses materials and collections relating to the history of Christ Church Parish, focusing particularly on the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.  In addition, the library possesses numerous records on Robert Carter, his estate, and Carter family genealogy

Research:  By appointment

Cost: none

Files/references available for research:

Selected wills, inventories, deeds, court order books, tithable lists, and other related records from Christ Church Parish and Lancaster County, mostly for the period 1652-1750; Processioners’ returns, Christ Church Parish, 1711-1783; Vestry Books, Christ Church Parish, 1739-1786 and 1832-1869, and 1870-1950; Robert Carter Letterbooks, 1723-1732; Robert Carter Diary, 1722-1727; Executors’ Papers, Robert Carter Estate, 1732-1768; and other assorted papers relating to Robert Carter and his family

Family Group Information:

Carter family

African-American information: Selected material from records of Christ Church Parish and Lancaster County

Copying costs: $0.10/copy

Handicapped accessible: yes

 King George County Museum and Research Center

P.O. Box 424
King George, VA 22485

Elizabeth Lee, Librarian
Ph: (540) 775-9477
Email: elee@crosslink.net

Open: Thursday – 10 am – 2 pm
           Saturday – 10 am – 2 pm

This is a small facility located in an old jail at the Courthouse

Research: Hours of operation

Cost: none

Files/references available for research:

Bible, photos, Family

Family Group Information: Inquire at center

African –American information: yes

Copying costs: $0.15 p/page

Handicapped accessible: no

Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library

P.O. Box 97
Lancaster, VA  22503

Ph: (804) 462-7280
Museum Email: history@mbwm.org
Library Email: info@mbwm.org

Museumuseum open Tuesday-Friday, 9am - 5 pm
Library open Wednesday-Saturday – 10 am – 4 pm/other days and times by appointment. Closed the month of February.

Named in honor of George Washington's mother, Mary. Visitors may tour historical buildings, view exhibits on the region's history, participate in educational programs, and trace family histories. The complex includes the Old Clerk's office (c.1797), the Jail (1821), Lancaster House (c.1840), and the Genealogy and History Library. Open 10 am to 5 pm, Wednesday through Friday; Saturday, 10am to 3 pm, and Tuesday by appointment.

Research: During business hours

Costs: $5.00 p/day to use the library for non-members, free to members – membership is $25 annually for individuals, $50 for families, $100 sustaining.

Files/references available for research:

Two kinds of library holdings: strong genealogical collection and a modest collection of general interest history books. An archives collection is not open to the general public.

The genealogy collection contains approximately 1,100 volumes regarding the lower Northern Neck counties and Lancaster County as well as many other Virginia counties.  There are 2,200 non-circulating general interest books.  1,200 family files focus on area families, some going back to the 17^th century.  Also, back issues of periodicals are available. Digital scanner/printer for microfilm viewing.

Archives housed in the old jail include records spanning three centuries, especially the 19^th. Records include family papers, letters, working papers of past genealogists, family tree charts, business records, local history manuscripts, photographs, maps, maritime charts, and other documents. 

Family Group Information including but nor limited to:

Ball, Carter, Boatwright, Chowning, Downing, Dunaway, Gresham, Pollard, Wharton, Williams, and Norris

African-American information: Actively collecting materials in the Northern Neck and are currently involved in a major genealogical study of African American families and their ancestors. Family files on some families and general information files on African-American subjects.

Copying costs: $0.25/page

Handicapped accessible: limited accessibility to areas of library including restrooms.

Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society

Mrs. J. Dall Brown, and Darlene Tallent
Ph: (804) 493-1862
Email: nnhs@rivnet.net

Open: April-October
Monday-Saturday: 10 am – 5 pm
Closed Sundays and holidays
November – March
Monday-Saturday: 10 am – 4 pm
Closed Sundays and holidays

The Library is housed in a 3-story building with the Westmoreland County Museum and the combined library collections of the Museum and the Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society. Library is on the second floor.  The building is conveniently close to the old courthouse in Montross. On staff person is normally available to assist.

Research: During business hours

Cost: no charge, donations accepted

Files/references available for research:

Collection deals largely with the Northern Neck of Virginia and includes vital records; family histories; reference works; military histories; church and cemetery guides; histories of Virginia and Northern Neck towns and counties; immigration lists; census records; microfilm of Northern Neck News, 1879-1939.

Family Group Information:

Monographs and hanging file manuscript material largely restricted to early settlers and families of the Northern Neck.

African-American information: Research guides; family histories; clippings

Copying costs: Copying machine/computer printer- $0.25/page

                    Microfilm reader/printer - $0.15/page>

Handicapped accessible: no

Northumberland County Historical Society

P.O. Box 221
Heathsville, VA 22473

Virginia H. Burgess, Executive Secretary
Ph: (804) 580-8581

Open: Tuesdays through Thursdays 9 am to 4 pm

The building was completed in 1978 with the generous support of Mrs. Elsie Ball Bowley in memory of her parents.  It houses the Society’s collections of books, manuscripts, and museum artifacts related to the history of Northumberland County and its people, and is made available for public use and study, as appropriate.  The ground floor of the library is devoted to research. It houses reference books on historical and genealogical subjects, tombstone records, family papers, church records, and microfilms of census and other historical material related to Northumberland County and neighboring counties of the Northern Neck.  The first and second floors feature items of historical interest.  The second floor also contains furniture with one room containing items contributed by the Anderson family and many artifacts, including medical memorabilia contributed primarily by Dr. James Motley Booker, one of the Society’s founders and president for fifteen years.

Research: During business hours

Cost:  none.  The membership to the Northumberland County Historical Society is $15.00 for individuals, $20 for joint membership.

Files/references available for research:

Reference books on historical and genealogical subjects, tombstone records, family papers, church records, and microfilm of census and other historical materials, related to Northumberland County and neighboring counties of the Northern Neck.

Family Group Information:

Carter, Lee, Haynie, Harding, Cockrell, Ball, Booker, etc.

African-American information: Northumberland County, Register of Free Blacks and other books

Also many American Indian artifacts

Handicapped accessible: yes

Richmond County Public Library/Rappahannock Community College

52 Campus Drive
Warsaw, VA 22572

Tracy Elliot, Director of Learning Resources
(804) 333-6710
Fax: 333-0589
E-mail: Ltaylor@rcc.vccs.edu

Research: operational hours

Cost: none

Files/references available for research:

Collection includes: Microfilm of the Northern Neck News 1879-2000 with Indices for 1879-1939

Richmond County: Order Books, Deed

Abstract

Confederate State Roster; census indices; some marriage and deed info

To search our catalog visit us online at: www.rcc1.cc.va.us/public/library/library.htm

Family Group Information:
Chinn, Efford, and Clopton

African-American Information: 1850 Index of the Richmond County
Census; general information on African-American subjects.

Copying costs: $0.10/page

Microfilm printing costs: $0.10/page (uses dimes only)

Handicapped accessible: limited handicapped parking in the rear of the building

handicapped parking available in staff lot

Stratford Hall, Dupont Library

Judy Hynson, Director of Research
(804) 493-8572
Fax: 493-8006
E-mail: jhynson@stratfordhall.org

Open: 9am – 5 pm weekdays

The Jessie Ball duPont Memorial Library was built in 1980 with a grant from the duPont Fund. Primarily a research facility, the building is also used for meetings, receptions, lectures, and seminars.  Its collections include rare books, manuscripts, photographs, books, periodicals, and archived records of the Robert E. Lee Memorial Association. The collections are accessible for research by appointment.

Research: By appointment

Cost: Daily fee is $10.00, Friends of Stratford are free

Files/references available for research:

Manuscripts, photographs, periodicals, bibliographies, census indices, wills, marriage bonds, land books, records of House of Burgesses/Council, Hennings’ Statutes, genealogy charts

Family Group Information:

Lee, Shippen, Jefferson, Carter, Burwell, Randolph, McCarty, Page, Tierman, Beverley, Taylor, Bowie, and Brown

African-American information: Payne family of Stratford, Nickens family (Virginia and Maryland)

Copying Costs: $0.25 p/copy

Handicapped accessible: On main floor only (rare books and manuscripts, restrooms)