Located in downtown Abingdon, Virginia, the Historical Society is headquartered in the Old Norfolk&Western Train Depot. The Society is a leading center in the region for genealogical and historical research.\r
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The Historical Society has digitized over 27,000 photographs and over 52,000 pages of documents. These images are divided into three main categories: People; Places and Objects; and Documents.\r
• The People master index lists digitized photographs of people in varying scenes both posed and candid.\r
• The Places and Objects index lists the images we have digitized of churches, houses, schools, bridges, mills, railroads, tombstones, historical scenes, etc.\r
• The Document index lists digitized images of documents covering a wide range of historical interest, such as marriage certificates, obituaries, military documents, letters, newspaper articles, business receipts, etc.\r
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All of the images are viewable at the Historical Society Library and copies are available for purchase.\r
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Our hours are 10-4 M/F and 11-4 on Saturday.
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