Organization: FLUVANNA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Mission: DEDICATED TO THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF MANUSCRIPTS, DOCUMENTS, AND MATERIALS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF FLUVANNA COUNTY; TO PROTECTING, PRESERVING AND PROMOTING THE HISTORIC, CULTURAL, NATURAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE OF FLUVANNA COUNTY; TO FACILITATING RESEARCH AND PRESENTING HISTORICAL PROGRAMS, EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES RELATING TO THE AREA'S HERITAGE; AND TO PUBLISHING ITS RESEARCH IN A SERIES OF ANNUAL BULLETINS AND NEWSLETTERS.
Activities: THE SOCIETY OPERATES THE OLD STONE JAIL MUSEUM IN PALYMRA AS A CENTER FOR LEARING ABOUT FLUVANNA'S HISTORY. THE SOCIETY ALSO OWNS THE VILLAGE PARK ADJACENT TO THE PALMYRA POST OFFICE, WHERE A MAP OF HISTORIC PALMYRA IS AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY OWNS THE PALYMRA MILL WHICH WILL SOON BE CONVERTED INTO A HISTORIC PARK, AND THE HOLLAND-PAGE PLACE ON COURTHOUSE ROAD IS ALSO OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE SOCIETY. HOLLAND-PAGE PLACE IS A LOG CABIN BUILT IN 1865, WHICH THE SOCIETY RECENTLY RESTORED AND RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR ITS RESTORATION. IT IS OPEN TO VISITORS BY APPOINTMENT.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities