We welcome all visitors to this website and also to our museum and meetings.
   HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING - MARCH 18   
   2009 ORNAMENT: MATHIAS POINT LIGHTHOUSE - SELLING FAST   
   SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION - SEE BELOW   
   DON'T FORGET TO VISIT OUR 'GIFT SHOP'   
   WAWASET BOOK --- SEE BELOW   
   KING GEORGE COUNTY PICTORIAL HISTORY - - A GREAT GIFT!   

KG HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING - MARCH 18
Frank Walker, freelance tour guide, speaker and writer, will talk about the history of Orange County. Mr. Walker is the author of "Remembering: A History of Orange County, Virginia." The meeting will begin at 6:30 PM in the Revercomb Building.   
posted by J Graham

JOIN US !
To become a member of the King George Historical Society, click here and submit the required information. Members will receive an 8-page quarterly newsletter containing current news as well as "News of Yesteryear." Annual dues: $20.00 Family; $15.00 Individual; $3.00 Student. Lifetime Membership = $250.00 per person.    
posted by J Graham

KING GEORGE COUNTY PICTORIAL HISTORY
The pictorial history is still available. One can obtain a copy from Union Bank & Trust, the musuem, Herb Hewitt's law office, or click here to order by mail.   
posted by E Lee

MUSEUM DVD AVAILABLE
There are a limited number of DVDs depicting the 19 museums and historical sites in the Northern Neck. King George County Museum is included. If you would like to know what is available in the Northern Neck, this DVD is a bargain. Jean and Elizabeth have copies for $13. Just send us an email for details.   
posted by J Graham

KING GEORGE COMMEMORATIVE COIN
We still have some....brass coins commemorating the country's 400th Anniversary at Jamestown, custom made for King George County with our seal and the date of formation. Coins are $5.00   
posted by E Lee

The Central Rappahannock Heritage Center is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia and is a repository for archival material for the counties of King George, Caroline, Spotsylvania, Stafford and the City of Fredericksburg. For more information, visit their website by clicking on this headline.   
posted by E Lee

TO CONTACT US
If you need to contact us and have a short time for an answer, please use the inquiry@kghistory.org address. If you are not in need of a quick answer, you can use kghistory@verizon.net. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to read the verizon address in a timely manner. We read it once a week, at the museum, IF we do not have many visitors, planned activities, or unexpected jobs to do. The inquiry address, on the other hand, is forwarded to selected members at their home so that we can answer them from day to day. Please be patient with us. We love to answer your questions and try to do it in a timely manner.   
posted by E Lee

Click on this link to see what's happening with our neighbor Historic Port Royal   
posted by E Lee

SCHOLARSHIP
The King George Historical Society has designated $1,000 for a scholarship for a King George senior (resident of the county) who plans to continue his/her education in a post secondary institution. THE DEADLINE FOR THE 2010 scholarship is early May. Entries may include written research papers, oral and/or audiovisual presentations, etc., pertaining to historic places, people, or events that took place in KG County. Students are invited to visit the museum for ideas and suggestions; the museum contains extensive historical information on county homes, businesses, industries, and schools of yesteryear. In addition there are genealogical files and a computer database relating to numerous county families. FOR FURTHER INFO, CONTACT A KING GEORGE HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR OR CALL SUE WILLIAMS 775-7818   
posted by J Graham

MUSEUM NEWS
The Museum is now open on Thursdays and Saturdays, 10 am until 2 pm. Call 540-775-9477 OR email us at kghistory@verizon.net to make an appointment to visit on other days. Volunteers are needed. Please give ample notice and time to read our email.    
posted by E Lee

2009 ORNAMENT
The 2009 ornament, Mathias Point Lighthouse, is now available. $20.00. It can be ordered via this website (write in description on order blank) or pick one up at Bobbe K's office in KG (775-3633) or at the KG Museum or the KG Courthouse. The ornament features a scrimshaw look bordered with a brass ring and is presented in a blue box with blue liner and ribbon.   
posted by J Graham

BOOK - 1873 WAWASET TRAGEDY
Copies of "Disaster on the Potomac - the Last Run of the Steamer Wawaset," are now very limited. Due to serious health problems, the author, Al Oickle, was unable to attend the December 6 Book Signing at Caledon. Instead, John Villforth gave a DVD presentation featuring the photos used in the book. Ellie Veazey won the 16x20 Wawaset painting by Anne Doyle and the Veazey family has donated it to the KG Museum.    
posted by J Graham