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   

                                                 Have an evening of Fun! 

Experience what happens when science meets history as you learn about the methods and techniques that are used by ghost hunters. Do you enjoy shows like Most Haunted and Paranormal State? Have you ever wanted to know more about the equipment used by paranormal investigators?

Spirited History Investigations is a dedicated team of professionals from the IT, Educational, Medical, and Security fields. They are a non-profit paranormal investigative team that has a passion to help preserve our past and keep our historic sites open. They believe in using history to stimulate the sites’ environment to help produce paranormal activity. Their purpose is to help, learn, explore, preserve, respect and protect historic sites. They also have a weekly radio program on Para-X and CBS Radio the New Sky Radio. For more information about Spirited History Investigations: www.spiritedhistory.com

The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia (CHSV) will host a Spirited History Tour of the historic 1892 Jail on Saturday, March 3, 2012 from 8-10 p.m.  Located at 6819 Mimms Loop in Chesterfield, the Historic 1892 Jail will be the site for a paranormal tour during this unique event. The public is invited to bring cameras and recorders to capture any ghostly experience at this historic old jail.  See the news release here  with payment through PayPal.

                                      Chesterfield Historical Fact

"In January, 1857, during one of the greatest recorded snowstorms in Virginia history - thereafter referred to as "Cox's Snow" - Dr. Edwin Cox, former mayor of Petersburg and brother of Judge James H. Cox, froze to death at the entrance to Clover Hill in Chesterfield County. Accompanied by Archer Traylor, a young kinsman, Cox was stranded in the snow while returning to his home plantation north of Clover Hill after calling on a patient in Petersburg. At the gate to Clover Hill, both men were overcome by the cold.  the gate to the lane leading to the residence of Judge James H. Cox, seven hundred yards from the house, were discovered covered by a snowdrift, the frozen body of Dr. Cox; the horse frozen to death; the buggy in which Dr. Cox had been driving and in it the unconscious form of Mr. Traylor".   Extracted from from "Chesterfield County Early Architecture and Historic Sites, "by Jeff O'Dell, pub. by County of Chesterfield, VA, c. 1983, page 213:  Photo above is a re-enactor at Magnolia Grange portraying Dr. Edwin Cox during a Spirited History event.

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