Mission

The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia serves as the center for Chesterfield history. Its purpose is to collect, preserve, interpret and promote the county’s unique past for the education of present and future generations.  
     

Castlewood                 Magnolia Grange          Old Jail                  Museum             

Our Events
We have planned events on a monthly basis.  Please call our office or check this site for updated information.  We would not want you to disappointed.

                               Our Old Jail Museum Exhibit

Chesterfield Historical Society of VA has a new Old Jail Exhibit at the 1892 Old Jail which opened on May 11, 2011.  In conjunction with National Law Enforcement Week (May 8-14), the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia (CHSV) re-opened the historic 1892 Old Jail with a new exhibit on the county’s Police and Sheriff departments on Wednesday, May 11^th, 2011.   Entitled, “Protecting Our Citizens, a History of Law & Order in Chesterfield County,” the new exhibit features artifacts and photos of those who have served in the county’s law enforcement departments as well as honor its fallen officers.  The new exhibit celebrated the re-opening of the first floor of the historic 1892 Old Jail which has been closed for restoration since 2005.    (See video)        <More> 

Visit the exhibits at the Chesterfield Museum & Old 1892 Jail .  Please support our events and  volunteers.

     Help Save the Old Jail.  Take a tour.   

Our  Newest  Museum Exhibits  

  This exhibit of toys, photographs and artifacts from the early 1900s will show how children’s lives in Chesterfield County have changed during the past century. Hands-on activities such as writing on a slate, making a whirligig, working on a rag rug, and playing with dolls made of paper, corn husks and pine needles, will recreate a child’s world of learning, work and play. Ø  More (see the media release)   Flyer

See the Drewrys Bluff Exhibit at the Museum.  "A Marines Perspective"  May 8, 2012 June 9, 2012 commemoring the 150th Anniversay of the Civil War.  Come to the museum in the County complex area and see all the exhibits we have to offer.  It is free and donations are accepted.  While you are there, check out the old historic jail and see the exhibit on the Chesterfield County Sheriff and Police artifacts .

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The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia is a 501 (c) (3) organization. Your tax-deductible donation funds the continued projects, programs, exhibits, and collections of the Society. For more information, please call our office at 804-796-7121. Donations may be mailed to the Chesterfield Historical Society of VA, PO Box 40, Chesterfield, VA  23832