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The Old Stone Jail and Holland Page Place Museums are not open for regular tours between October and May. However, if you would like a tour of either museum, please call Judith Mickelson, 434.589.7910, to make arrangements for a special tour.

Maggie's House, home of the Society.

The Fluvanna County Historical Society, with over 600 members, is a non-profit community organization whose mission is to preserve Fluvanna County’s heritage. The Society is organized exclusively for historical, educational and preservation purposes. The Society owns and operates a research center at Maggie’s House, its headquarters in the center of Palmyra. We encourage all citizens with an interest in Fluvanna County’s rich history to join the Society and to participate in our many cultural and civic programs. This site provides all the information you will need about the Society, its Museums and Archives and its programs.

Note: Fluvanna History 85, entitled, Hail Columbia! by Deborah D. Murdock has been mailed to members. The story of an important river town in Fluvanna/Goochland counties. Loyalists owned much of the land and the story of what happened to it. Also includes the chapter, “Who Was David Ross”, and the final section by Edmund Berkeley, Jr. on Christopher McPherson, Profit, Former Slave and Writer, and the edited version by Ms. Murdock of Christopher McPherson's autobiography. 2011. 60 pages with index. Copies of #85 are available through the historical society.

Newest publication: Virginia’s Palmyra - The Shiretown of Fluvanna by David W.C. Bearr. A photographic essay of the Village of Palmyra. Vintage and contemporary photos by local photographers. Available now. Click for order form.

The Index for Fluvanna History publications #80 and #81 are now available at no charge to members (see Bookstore). If you would like a copy sent by mail or email, please contact Judith Mickelson at judemickel@aol.com for your your copies.

If you did not receive your members’ copy, or would like extra copies, please contact Judith Mickelson at 434.589.7910 or judemickel@aol.com.

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