Greene County Historical Society

08/03/2026

Great news! Our new phone system has finally been updated and our number is active again!

07/30/2026

07/29/2026

The next Stanardsville Town Tour will be held on 8/22 starting at 1pm. Meet at Courthouse and end at The Stanardsville Station on Main St. with an ice cream Social from 2-4pm held by the Art Guild of Greene.

07/28/2026

AM250 AND VA250 CELEBRATE OUR NATION’S FOUNDING. GCHS will be at the Greene County Farm & Livestock Show. on August 1st, with The VA 250 Commission’s Mobile Museum as a special feature. The Mobile Museum expands to be about 90 feet long and 35 feet wide. The mobile museum brings key stories of Virginia’s rich history to venues including fairs like ours and more, highlighting every region of the state.

07/16/2026

Enjoy some pictures from this years Fourth of July Parade in Stanardsville. Sorry it took so long they accidentally got buried in my phone and discovered later🤪👍🇺🇸

07/09/2026

On Wednesday July 8th at 6pm there was a special reading of the Declaration of Independence celebrating its 250 Anniversary.

The Greene Historical Society and the Local American Legion Chapter co- sponsored this event that was held at the Stanardsville United Methodist Church. The ceremony was moved from outdoors on the steps of the Court House to inside due to rain.

Joan Powell, President of the Greene County Historical Society, welcomed everyone to the event and introduced the readers to the approximately 50 people in attendance

Three members of the Central
Virginia Time Line dressed in Revolutionary War Uniforms and lead by Michael Bork provided the Flag Honor Guard.

Three members of the American Legion took turns reading the original Words of the Declaration. The first reader was John Ensor followed by Doug Fargo and then John Carson

A special thank you goes out to all those patriots who took part in this moving ceremony

06/17/2026

Join us at the steps of the Stanardsville Courthouse for a reading of the Declaration of Independence, just like it was first read publicly back in 1776. Hope to see you there on July 8th at 6pm!

06/10/2026

We are sad to report that Eugene Powell, one of our most influential founders, died on May 25th. There will be a Memorial Service for him at Preddy Funeral Home on June 27th, starting at 11.00 am. https://www.preddyfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/eugene-powell
The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Greene County Historical Society, where they will help us to continue the work to which he contributed so much.

View Eugene David Powell's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

06/10/2026

GCHS is always looking for volunteers. Please reach out if you can help!

06/08/2026

GCHS is currently going through a phone system update and our current phone number is temporarily disabled. To reach us, call 207-680-9715 or email us at [email protected].