The Augusta County Historical Society


Upcoming Events

  • ACHS Spring Meeting

    Bringing historic cemetery back to life topic of spring meeting

    April 28 at 3 p.m.

    Program: “Silent Stories: Preserving the Dutch Hollow Hanger Cemetery” by Glenn Hanger

    Where: Old Providence ARP Church, 1005 Spottswood Rd, Steeles Tavern, VA 24476, program in the sanctuary, refreshments to follow in the fellowship hall. 

    Pre-meeting field trip: Dutch Hollow Hanger Cemetery, 12-2 p.m. For those who wish to visit the cemetery before the program, Glenn Hanger and others will be available at the cemetery to show people around and answer questions. (Directions to the cemetery: 913 Wagon Shop Road, Middlebrook, VA 24459, upon arrival follow the signs to the cemetery parking area.) Program is free and open to the public. 

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    ACHS Spring Meeting

  • Waynesboro’s Ray Abraham Yoder

    Art Educator with a Mission

    Free and Open to the Public.
    First Floor History Gallery Hours

    • Wednesday-Friday 1pm – 4pm
    • Saturday 10am – 4pm
    • Sunday 10am – 2pm
    Waynesboro’s Ray Abraham Yoder

Come Visit our Galleries and Research Library.

History Gallery hours on the first floor are: W-F 1-4 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sun. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Our office and research library hours are Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 9-12, however, those hours may vary. It is strongly suggested that visitors and researchers make an appointment by either emailing augustachs@ntelos.net or calling 540-248-4151.

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Research requests can be emailed to the archivist team at archivist@augustacountyhs.org

Augusta County’s history is America’s history.

restored

Here in the county that once stretched west to the Mississippi River and north to the Great Lakes…Native Americans clashed with pioneers opening the frontier…Revolutionary War patriots helped secure their nation’s liberty…America’s agricultural revolution began…a future U.S. President was born…Civil War armies vied for control of a state…and great artists shaped their vision.

Indeed, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Cyrus McCormick, Woodrow Wilson, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson all played important roles in our history, but so did Grandma Moses, George Caleb Bingham, Kate Smith, John Coalter ,and William Sheppard. Daniel Boone visited kinfolk here, Santa Anna stopped here, Charles Lindbergh landed here, Erwin Rommel studied here, and Billy Sunday preached here. Even history’s great names like Eisenhower and Lincoln traced their ancestral homes to this county. And, we cannot tell a lie – George Washington slept here.