Resources & Research

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

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)

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

1864 (part 1) 

1864 (part 2) 

1864 (part 3) 

These are two slides to help anyone looking for more information about public resources for archeology in Virginia.

https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/1a00bc5e-885b-4654-a39f-e6684c46cb2e/Virginia_Archaeology_Resources_Slide.pdf?id=3716801

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