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Mar 25, 2016 · RAHGS is a non-profit organization that preserves and showcases historic buildings and artifacts in Richmond, Michigan. Learn about its history, membership, officers, and contact information.
- About RAHGS
Turn right M-19/N. Gratiot Avenue (approximately 5.9 miles)....
- Donations & Supporting The Society
Donations The Society relies on donations to meet annual...
- Historic Filling Station Project Fundraising
The Richmond Area Historical and Genealogical Society plans...
- Historic Village
In 1990 the McKiernan family, owners of the school, donated...
- Projects & Events
“Restoring Richmond’s history one piece at a time” describes...
- RAHGS Heritage Festival
Held the last weekend in June. This year June 29-30, 2024 at...
- RAHGS Membership
Membership Information All interested individuals,...
- Videos & Media
The Richmond Area Historical and Genealogical Society....
- Living History Cemetery Walk
RAHGS 6th Annual Living History Cemetery Walk. Saturday,...
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- About RAHGS
Learn about the history and culture of Virginia at the VMHC, located in Richmond's Museum District. See exhibitions, events, programs, parking, admission, accessibility, and more.
- Early Years
- War and Recovery
- Finding A Home
- Battle Abbey
- A Beacon of International Scholarship
- Telling Virginia’s Story
- Home For History
- History Matters: The Story of Virginia For All Virginians
- Planning For America's 250th
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The society was founded in 1831. Like most of the nation’s older historical societies, it has always been a private organization and derives virtually all its support from membership and endowment. The Virginia Historical Society elected Chief Justice John Marshall as its first president and former president James Madison its first honorary member....
During the Civil War, the historical society's collections were moved from place to place, with the result that many valuable items disappeared. The society invested its entire endowment—$5,000—in Confederate bonds, so it, too, was lost. In 1870, the Virginia Historical Society was reorganized and attempted to reassemble its scattered collections. ...
Under new leadership, in 1893 the society, for the first time, occupied its own building, 707 East Franklin Street. Today this location is known as the Lee House because it had served as the wartime home of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s family. Just one month after its move, the society published the first issue of the quarterly journal, Virginia Magazine o...
The Virginia Historical Society acquired Battle Abbey in 1946 from the struggling Confederate Memorial Association. The cornerstone of Battle Abbey (as the building came to be known) was laid in 1912, but the opening of the building was delayed by the First World War and Charles Hoffbauer’s determination to repaint the murals in the Mural Gallery t...
During the decades 1960–80, the Virginia Historical Society’s collections grew to a remarkable degree, the publications program became more active, and increased numbers of researchers consulted the Society's resources. Devoting itself almost entirely to the academic community, the society eventually became a beacon of international scholarship in ...
With the arrival of Dr. Charles F. Bryan, Jr. in 1988, the historical society began another era of growth and progress — remaining committed to scholarship but also focusing increasingly on public engagement. In June 1992, after expanding the headquarters building, the historical society reopened as the Center for Virginia History. It embraced a br...
In 2004 the board announced the 175th Anniversary Campaign: Home for History. The most visible component of this effort was another new wing completed in early 2006. This addition of 54,000 square feet includes a 500-seat auditorium, new exhibition space, a state-of-the-art classroom, and enough space to house the next twenty years’ worth of antici...
In 2018, following the arrival of a new President & CEO, Jamie O. Bosket, and after a year of research, community conversation, and strategic planning, the Virginia Historical Society announced a new vision and a new name for its facility on Arthur Ashe Boulevard in Richmond—The Virginia Museum of History & Culture. This historic change ushered in ...
Following several years of work by the VMHC to convene history organizations from across the Commonwealth, the Virginia General Assembly established a state commission for the planning of America’s 250th in Virginia. The General Assembly named the VMHC as the state commission’s primary non-state agency partner and dedicated a leadership role on the...
Learn about the origins and evolution of the Virginia Historical Society, the oldest cultural organization in Virginia and one of the oldest and most distinguished history organizations in the nation. Explore how the society became a private-public partnership with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and opened the Virginia Museum of History & Culture in 2006.
About. The Virginia Museum of History & Culture, headquartered in the Museum District in Richmond, is a history museum, research library, and educational facility all wrapped in one. The 184-year-old VHS features award-winning museum exhibitions about all kinds of Virginia-related topics.
- 428 North Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Richmond, 23220
- (804) 358-4901
Discover the places where history happened in Richmond, from Patrick Henry's speech to Civil War battles. Explore sites like St. John's Church, Hanover Courthouse, Malvern Hill Battlefield and more.
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The Virginia Museum of History and Culture founded in 1831 as the Virginia Historical and Philosophical Society and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a major repository, research, and teaching center for Virginia history. It is a private, non-profit organization, supported almost entirely by private contributions.
1015 East Clay Street. MCV Campus Virginia Commonwealth University. Richmond, VA 23219. United States. Get Directions. Website. https://thevalentine.org/ The Valentine Richmond History Center has been collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond, Virginia's 400-year history for more than a century.
