The publication of the "King William Cemeteries" booklet in 1989 was a tribute to the hard work of Annie Page Russ, who had been named as the Society's "Graveyard Chairman" fifteen years earlier. A …
Stabilization of Acquinton Church Building
The King William County Historical Society acquired the deed for this church site in 1996. In 2007, one of our local archeologists, Summer Chaffman, who has had a lifelong desire to see these ruins …
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Lanesville Christadelphian Church
The King William Historical Society acquired the deed for this church in 2016. That year, with the support of a generous donor, we continued earlier stabilization and restoration efforts including the …
Old County Jail Restoration
The King William County Historical Society successfully renovated the historic jail in the old King William Court House complex in 2013. The jail was built in 1890. In 1940, it was used for …
Courthouse Wall Restoration
The court square in King William County is one of a few seats of justice in Virginia still surrounded by a wall. King William's enclosure was erected in 1840, and 150 years later poor drainage and …
Aylett Cemetery Restoration
The restoration of the Aylett Family Burying Ground at "Fairfield," where interments began early in the eighteenth century and continued until 1860, was well under way by 1990. Aylett descendants …
