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The
Goochland County Historical Society
welcomes
you to our web site. We are pleased to offer information about
our organization and the history of Goochland County. Browse
these pages and discover information about the Jail
c. 1833, which is now a museum, our research
library, the museum shop,
and current data about Goochland
County. For further information we have provided links
to other web pages that may be of interest.
Hours:
Our offices in the Historical Center are open
April through October, Tuesday
to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. During November
through March, we are open Wednesday
through Friday. At other times, visitors are welcome
by appointment. Call (804) 556-3966 for more information. At
this time, the Jail Museum is open by appointment.
2009
Vintage Goochland Calendars ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE
2009 Calendar
Preview Individual calendars are available for purchase
at the Historic Center, through the Museum Shop, at convenient
locations supporting the Society: Goochland County Administration
Building, Brookview Farm Store, Dameron's Market, The Edible
Garden, and JavaJodi's Coffee Cafe.
MEMBERS'
MEETING, Sunday, May 17, 3 p.m. Will
be held at "Soldier's Lodge" a historic property. All members
of the Society and their guests are invited to attend. The
guest speaker will be John Chettle, a Rhodes Scholar, attorney,
lecturer and author. He is currently completing a book, which
will be the subject of his talk, "What Do Presidents Read:
And Why It Matters." Refreshments will follow. The
March 2009 Newsletter contains additional details.
"Soldier's Lodge" is located
west of Oilville on Fairground Road (Route 632), between Broad Street Road (Route 250) and Hawktown Road (Route 637).
Society
Receives Grant From National Trust for Historic Preservation
for Second Union School
The grant will help pay for the rehabilitation phase
of the Second Union School in western Goochland. The school,
a two-room building, was constructed in 1918 through the efforts
of Julius Rosenwald, then President of Sears, Roebuck and
Company, and the Rosenwald Foundation. Grant monies were provided
by Lowe's Preservation Fund from the Lowe's Charitable and
Educational Foundation. Information regarding the National
Trust's Rosenwald Schools Initiative is contained in their
website,
and general information about Rosenwald Schools is contained
on Wikipedia.
Rehabilitation of the Second Union School will allow for the
creation of a center for the history of black education in
Goochland and surrounding areas. The Society was instrumental
in obtaining recognition of the school on state and national
historic building registries. Funding to start the project
was provided by generous support from interested members of
the Goochland community and the Society. Additional information
will be forthcoming. Should you wish to make a contribution
towards the rehabilitation phase, please call the Society.
First
Goochland County Historical Marker Unveiled At Ellisville
Bridge
On Sunday February 15th, the Historical Society and the Goochland
County Board of Supervisors unveiled the first County highway
marker. The marker commemorates the origins of the Ellisville
Community on River Road and officially names the bridge which
crosses Highway 288 on River Road, the Ellisville Bridge,
in honor of the Ellis family. A program about the Ellis family
history followed at St. James Baptist Church with presentations
by Ellis family members, community members and Supervisor
James Eads. Supervisor William Quarles led the program.
A
project to increase the historical content presented on this
web site is underway. If you should have materials that would
enhance information about Goochland's past, please consider
sharing. The Society will photograph items and scan documents
suitable for presentation at your convenience. Please contact
the Historical Center.
Recent
Contributions from GCHS Members and Supporters
Cumulative
Table of Contents to "Goochland County Historical Society
Magazine" Volumes Issued 1969-2007, Numbers 2 through
39.
Historic
Churches of Goochland County Listing contributed by Phyllis
Silber.
Goochland
County Historical Marker Program The
Society, through the efforts of our member-volunteers, has
developed a program to erect county historical markers commemorating
a person, site, building or event of local significance.
Information
about the program is located in the Program
Description, the Marker
Process provides further information about protocol and
costs, and the Nomination
Form is used to start the commemoration.
Of
Note: Our photograph collections are a significant
holding of the Society. They tell many stories about our heritage
and serve as a resource for our publications. The Board of
Directors has adopted a photographic services policy that
makes the Society's photographs available. Please review the
Photographic Services
to view the fee schedule and the Photographic
Services Order Form to place an order. The order form
also contains the terms and conditions of use.
The
Society has acquired more than 1,200 volumes of genealogical
material from the library of Reverend Forrest D. Sheets, past
president of the Society and former pastor of Byrd Presbyterian
Church. See the May
2004 Newsletter in our archives for more information.
Facilities:The
Society maintains two facilities. The Jail
Museum, located on the Courthouse Green, now
houses our Museum Exhibits featuring artifacts representing
various periods of County history. The Historical Center,
located just East of the Courthouse at 2875 River Road West
(Route 6), houses our offices, research library, map and photograph
collections, and museum shop. There, Historical Society members
are available to welcome visitors to Goochland, assist researchers
and to answer mail or telephone inquiries about County history
or genealogical research. Our map collection offers maps from
1820 to the present with roads, churches, mills and transportation
depots. The photograph collection contains pictures of identified
persons, events and buildings in Goochland.
Pictured
is the Goochland County Courthouse, located on the Courthouse
Green in Goochland , Virginia on State Route 6, approximately
25 miles west of Richmond's Capitol Square.
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