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Virginia Historical Society
- Location & Contact Information
- Address: 428 North Blvd Richmond VA 23220
- Telephone Number: +1-804-358-4901
- Official Website: [1]
- Overview
Virginia Historical Society (VHS), founded in 1831 as the Virginia Historical and Philosophical Society and headquartered in Virginia history . It is a private non-profit organization, supported almost entirely by private contributions, and is the Official State Historical Society of Virginia.The Virginia Historical Society features award-winning exhibitions and programming that are entertaining and educational for visitors of all ages. One of the largest historical societies in the country, the VHS has thirteen exhibition galleries occupying more than 25000 sqft|m2 and has the largest display of Virginia artifacts on permanent view. The VHS is the only museum with all of Virginia’s history under one roof — all centuries, all regions, and all topics are covered. In its early years, the VHS gathered an eclectic collection of natural history specimens, historical artifacts, and printed and written material. The Society was reconstituted after the Civil War and was renamed the Virginia Historical Society in 1870 to reflect a primarily historical focus as it became more active in publishing historical material. The Society gained its first permanent headquarters building in Richmond in 1893. The Societys journal, the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, has published on a quarterly basis without interruption since 1893. In the 1950s, increasing resources allowed the addition of a professional staff. Over the next several decades the Societys collections grew. The publications program also increased as the Society gained a significant role in the academic community.In 1992 the Society opened the Center for Virginia History, increasing its display and archival resources. Shortly thereafter, it entered into a partnership with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, an agency of the state government, which also had significant historical holdings (both artifacts and archives), forming a unique private-public partnership.[1]
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