Resources & Research
The research library located in the
Fauquier History Museum at the Old Jail
It is open by appointment only.
Please email info@fauquierhistory.org
to make an appointment.
An assortment of lectures, informational videos and more!
Modern-Day Fauquier County Jail
The Virginiana Research Room
ph. (540) 422-8110
The Gott Library, Marshall, VA
540-364-3440
The Mount Bleak House
Vint Hill Farm Station
Caleb Rector House, Atoka
The Antiquarian Society
Free Downloadable Google Books
by Walt H. Sirene
Art Recounting Mosby's Berryville Raid on General Sheridan's Wagon Train
Bispham House on Baptist Hill, Old Turner Place
Celebrated Artist: Richard Norris Brooke, works by a local artist
Goldsmith Chandlee, Sundial Maker 1790, The maker of John Marshall's Sun Dial
Richard Norris Brooke-Artist- A Celebrated Artist
Richard Norris Brooke -Artist- A Photographic Exhibition
Richard Norris Brooke- Artist- Records of Work, a complete record of works (including those burned in the 1909 fire)
Three Murals by Stewart Burgess White in Warrenton, VA (unabridged)
Harper’s Weekly Illustration Series
(1861 – 1865) compiled by
Walt H. Sirene
Prior to his passing local philanthropist Paul Mellon donated his complete set of Harper's Weekly to the Fauquier Historical Society. Although only the Civil War years are digitized the museum houses all articles from 1857-1919. Please contact us if you wish to review a year that is not digitized.
1861 1865 (part 1): Abraham Lincoln
1862 (part 1) 1865 (part 2): Andersonville
1862 (part 2) 1865 (part 3): Civil War Ends
1863 1865 (part 4): Civil War Aftermath
Archeology
Resources and Links
These are two slides to help anyone looking for more information about public resources for archeology in Virginia.
Letter announcing "Windows to the Past: Arlington, Then and Now" Project by Volunteer Tom Dickinson
Tom Dickinson, a volunteer with the Fauquier History Museum at the Old Jail, is working on a project to capture images of buildings threatened with demolition to preserve their history. Read his letter of intent below and reach out to him at:
Tom Dickinson
tomwd3@gmail.com
571-969-8287
Read his letter here
News & Notes Archives
Editions 1979-2012 | Subject Index at bottom