Lancaster Virginia Historical Society

Lancaster Virginia Historical Society History and Genealogy Center for Lancaster and Northern Neck VA with Museum and Research Library. MAILING ADDRESS: PO BOX 97, LANCASTER VA 22503.

Founded in 1958, our nonprofit, volunteer-based historical organization was originally named in honor of Mary Ball Washington who was born in Lancaster County and became the mother of George Washington. We now operate as the Lancaster Virginia Historical Society. Our museum complex has changing exhibits on local topics and includes the 1797 Clerk of Court Office, 1820s Old Jail, and c. 1830 Lancas

ter House, surrounding the original courthouse green from when the county seat was established here in 1742. (Note: Mary Ball did not live at this site! The research library contains about 10,000 books, periodicals, and files with information on county court records, birth/death/marriage records, family genealogies, regional history subjects, and more. Visit www.LancasterVaHistory.org to search the library card catalog, buy gift shop/bookstore items, and find educational events and virtual programs.

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8346 Mary Ball Road
Lancaster, VA
22503

Telephone

+18044627280

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