Organization: AUGUSTA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Mission: THE AUGUSTA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROMOTES INTEREST IN THE RICH AND DIVERSE HISTORY OF THE AUGUSTA COUNTY AREA. ITS MEMBERSHIP IS COMPRISED OF PEOPLE NEAR AND FAR WHO SUPPORT THE DISCOVERY, RESEARCH, AND PRESERVATION OF DOCUMENTS, BOOKS, OBJECTS, BUILDINGS, AND SITES RELATED TO AUGUSTA COUNTY, STAUNTON, AND WAYNESBORO.
Activities: THE AUGUSTA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROMOTES INTEREST IN THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY, PROMOTES THE DISCOVERY AND PRESERVATION OF PAPERS, DOCUMENTS, BOOKS, OBJECTS, SITES, PLACES AND BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC INTEREST. THE SOCIETY ALSO PROMOTES THE STUDY OF GENEALOGY. WE ASSIST PEOPLE WITH RESEARCH IN AREAS OF INTEREST PERTAINING TO AUGUSTA COUNTY. WE PUBLISH BOOKS AND NEWSLETTERS TO KEEP OUR MEMBERSHIP INFORMED. AT LEAST THREE TIMES A YEAR, WE SPONSOR A LECTURE ON TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE MEMBERSHIP. THE SOCIETY HAS ABOUT 410 MEMBERS.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: Mutual & Membership Benefit