The Giles County Historical Society provides a repository, research, and educational museum complex for people interested in the history of Giles County.

Description:
The Giles County Historical Society's Museum Complex includes the 1829 Andrew Johnston House, 1857 Doctor's Office, Research Library, and Museum buildings. The objectives of the Historical Society are:

1. To provide a repository for Giles County family histories, documents, and artifacts; to perpetuate interest in the history of Giles County; and to assist those interested in genealogical research;
2. To assemble, provide, and present local historical facts to the youth of the area in cooperation with the County and neighboring school systems and organizations;
3. To provide and maintain access by the public to the Museum Complex;
4. To voice concerns and pursue the preservation of any and all endangered Giles County history, including artifacts, sites, and records



Contact person: Terri Fisher, Curator, (phone), (email)

Address:


208 North Main Street Pearisburg, VA 24124 (See a map)


Web Site: http://personal.picusnet.com/gileschs/

Directions:

Take Route 460 West from Blacksburg. Take the second Pearisburg exit. The Historical Society is the driveway to the left at the brick house just after the Valero station.

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