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1759, 2040 Potters Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23454, United States
Postal Code
23454
latitude
36.84
longitude
-76.04

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The Princess Anne County/Virginia Beach
Historical Society

     In 1931, after researching records and interviewing current residents of the surviving 17th and 18th-century structures within the county, Hope and Sadie Kellam published OLD HOUSES IN PRINCESS ANNE, VIRGINIA.

    In the late 1950s, several county women launched a project to create color slides of those structures and discovered that in less than the three decades intervening, half of those structures had collapsed or been demolished.  That awareness was a contributing factor behind the call for a meeting at Princess Anne High School on Washington's birthday in 1961, at which the 125 attendees voted to establish the Princess Anne County Historical Society.

     By the time of the Society’s first regular meeting that September efforts were already in progress by the county and Virginia Beach officials were anticipating a merger of the two which would lead to the larger City of Virginia Beach. When the merger became official on January 1, 1963, the County of Princess Anne ceased to exist and the Historical Society mission seemed all the more timely.

     Although the Society has never received public funding, it began modeling its commitment to historical preservation by acquiring and raising contributions to stabilize and partially restore Pembroke Manor House and Upper Wolfsnare House. In support of a broadening mission to familiarize residents of the community with its almost four centuries of history, the Society has offered three informative programs annually, sponsored bus tours, and provided support for several publications.  The programs by design are held in a variety of schools, churches, and other community spaces, and have ranged from a series of seven borough meetings attracting 200 persons each time to a 2006 centennial celebration of Virginia Beach town/city government attended by seven of the city's mayors.  On its 25th anniversary in 1986 Society members voted to expand the name to the Princess Anne County/Virginia Beach Historical Society, thereby providing a clearer historical linkage for the many new residents as Virginia Beach became the commonwealth's most populous city.

     The year 2021 will mark the 60th year of the Historical Society. Through the use of electronic media, the Society is now hosting Webinars to continue reaching out to the public. When the COVID-19 restrictions are no longer needed there will be an appropriate Anniversary celebration.

Our Mission Statement: To foster public awareness and stimulate interest in the history of Princess Anne County and Virginia Beach; to encourage the citizens of the community in the preservation of historic properties within the city, and to develop programs for the interpretation of the community's heritage and the stewardship of historical resources

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