Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia
10111 Iron Bridge Road
Chesterfield, Va. 23832
Phone: 804-796-7121
Web: http://www.chesterfieldhistory.com/
E-mail: admin@chesterfieldhistory.com
Distance from Convention Center: 18.6 miles (24 minutes). We are located at the intersection of Krause Road and Route 10 (Ironbridge Road) in Chesterfield, VA. From the I-95 exit onto Route 10, proceed west for 6.5 miles, turn right at Krause Road. Turn left into the School Board parking lot and follow blue signs.
Be Prepared
The Library of the Chesterfield Historical Society is a reference facility open to the public Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m.‒4:00 p.m. Use of the library is free. A fee is charged for photocopies (10‒25 cents depending on size). Microfilm readers are available but no printers.Holdings
You are certain to find information on your family if they lived in Chesterfield County. Published county and family histories are here, as are abstracts of marriages, wills, deeds, and census records. There’s a comprehensive collection of maps, 1607‒1991, and a picture collection of over 1,000 images. The manuscript collection includes church minute books, Bible records, genealogical charts, and records of the Health Department.Collection
Carefully collected by volunteers are records of over 12,000 known burials in Chesterfield County. See the link to county cemeteries on the CHSV website. There are individual files on each cemetery, many with photographs and family information. A collection of vertical files includes family history files, group sheets, and pedigree charts. |
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Services
Write-in research requests, a minimum of $25 for focused, limited research. Copies are extra.Gift shop, publications for sale
The Museum Gift Shop, located inside the Magnolia Grange Historic House Museum, offers many Chesterfield-oriented gift items. Reproductions of 18th century tavern ware, reprint maps and a fine selection of local history books are available. Open Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 a.m.‒4:00 p.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m.‒2:00 p.m.
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