The
Museum & Archives
Hours:
Monday -
Friday, 1pm - 4pm - and by appointment.
Address: 32 East Main
Street,
P.O. Box 306, Berryville, VA 22611
Map/Directions:
Get driving directions to CCHA
Contact:
Phone:
(540) 955-2600 • Fax:(540) 955-0285
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Lord Fairfax’s
money chest, in which he kept gold collected from the sale of land grants, and a rare Goldsmith Chandlee tall case clock, which was made for Lord Fairfax as a gift for his nephew, Thomas Bryan Martin, for whom Martinsburg, West Virginia, is named. |
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A room in the museum is dedicated
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A
photographic survey of historic barns in Clarke County. |
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A painting of Nathaniel Burwell,
founder |
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On right,
a painting done by John Beale Bordley in 1836 of one of Josiah
Ware's (of Springfield Farm) prize Thoroughbreds, Byron. On left, a Chinese Export Basin (1780-1800), part of the original furnishings at Carter Hall. |
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The CCHA library has many documents and books pertaining to Clarke County history, including genealogies, cemetery records, architectural structures, and land surveys. It also has a computer with internet access for research. |
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Board member Steve Scott constructs an informational kiosk in the front yard of the CCHA museum. The kiosk will have six panels, telling the story of various facets of Clarke County history and landmarks.
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A drum,
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RESEARCH POLICY
In response to your e-mail inquiry, we will survey four pertinent local history source books and let you know how many times your topic or surname is referenced. This much can be done by e-mail at no charge. We regret we cannot answer detailed research questions via e-mail.
If you
wish to authorize a survey of our initial findings, the
fee is $10, which includes thirty minutes of research
time and up to ten photocopies. This fee is payable in
advance and must be accompanied by your complete snail
mail address. If you wish to risk sending your VISA or
MasterCard account number via e-mail, we will accept it
for payment. You may be more comfortable sending check
or money order via snail mail. In either event, we must
have your snail mail address before we will proceed.
If
information is found that we feel warrants further
research, we will contact you for instructions. The fee
for research beyond the initial search is $15 per hour
and 10¢ per photocopy.
We are
a small historical association, not equipped to
undertake research outside of our own archives.
Frederick County has a historical society and a
repository of extensive local history materials in the
archives of the Handley Regional Library. Prior to 1836,
Clarke County was a part of Frederick County, so the
answer to many of your questions may be found there. A
list of fee-based researchers is available from the
Handley Library Archives.
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Handley
Regional Library Archives |
Winchester-Frederick County |
CCHA
depends upon the support of local residents and visitors
to acquire records pertaining to local families. If you
have information to share, we would be pleased to accept
a copy. Donations are cataloged and made available to
researchers.
The
CCHA museum and archives are open to the public Monday
through Friday, 1-4pm or by appointment. Researchers are
charged a daily usage fee of $5. The usage fee is waived
for CCHA members and residents of Clarke County.
Publications for sale can be ordered via e-mail with a
credit card or via snail mail.
If we
may be of service, please feel free to contact us. We
wish you well in your research.
Mary Thomason-Morris, Archivist
archives@visuallink.com
Jennifer Lee, Executive
Director:
ccha@visuallink.com