The Place To Research Your Family History

Wise County Historical Society has more than 5000 items in its archives
consisting of books, manuscripts,  old marriage record ledgers from the court, pictures, and numerous other sources of help to the researcher.  We have researchers from all over the United States visiting  throughout the year.  You will find a friendly volunteer to help you get started in your family research.  Some of the of the items we have are listed in the categories below.

 

African American books Newspaper clipping files
Area History books and manuscripts Files of area towns and communities
Genealogy books and manuscripts Books on Presidents and Generals
Melungeon books Virginia Courthouses
Native American books Area Fiction
Books to aid you in your research Books by local authors
Birth Records-Wise and other Counties Folklore and Legends 
Census Records-Wise,Scott, Russell and other counties Railroad Books
Marriage Records-Wise,Scott and other Books by Napoleon Hill
Death Records-Wise,Scott, and other Books by John Fox, Jr.
Quarterlies of Wise County Historical Society Books on Apple Orchards of Wise county
Quarterlies of other Historical Societies Vital Records Application Forms
Magazines of history and genealogy Family History Charts
American Revolution books
Civil War books
World War II books
Heritage Books of Wise and other counties
Cemetery books
Photo albums
CD's & Records
Pamphlets (various)
Collection of Emery Hamilton papers
Family History files
General Files
Melungeon files

One Page in the Archives

This is only one page of Books, Manuscripts, Magazines, and miscellaneous Items in the archives of over 5000 items

Come Browse our Archives

Historical Societies in Virginia  
Meades From Henry to Sam Corrections         
Salyers, Brenda Add & Errata to Meade Book  

150 Years in Wise County, VA 1856-2006          Wise County Historical Society 

 
1840 Yancey Co. N.C. Heads of Families Yancey Co. N.C.  
1850 Census of Greenbriar  County, VA Robertson, Rhonda  (now West VA)  
1850 Census of Greene County, Virginia Roberson, Rhonda S.      
1850 Census of King William Co., VA    Roberson, Rhonda S.   
1850 Census of Russell Co., VA- (2)  -  Robertson, Rhonda         
1850 Census of Warren County, Va. - Roberson, Rhonda S.      
1850 Census of Wayne County, VA -       Roberson, Rhonda S.      
1850 Census of Westmoreland Co., VA - Roberson, Rhonda S.      
1850 Greensville County, VA - Roberson, Rhonda S.      
1850 Page County, VA Census Records -Roberson, Rhonda S.      
1853-1854 Russell Co., VA Birth Index               

1860 House Museum -  William King Regional Arts Center Events and Exhibitions

 
1860 Loudoun County VA Slave Schedule          Duncan, Patricia B.        

1870 Wise County, Virginia Census - Marshall, Ganell

 
1900  Census Buchanan County, VA - Stewart, Jessee & Leah  
1900 Census Buchanan County, VA - Stewart, Jesse & Leah    

1900 Federal Census of Wise Co., Virginia         Powers, John    Census Record of 1900, Wise Co.

 

1910 Census Washington County, VA - Taylor & McGuire  Washington County, VA Census

 

1920 Census of Buchanan County, VA - Jessee & Leah Stewart - 2 copies          

 

1998 Guide to Living In Wise County - Coalfield Progress \The Post    

 

27th Virginia Infantry - Reidenbaugh, Lowell    

 

34th Virginia Infantry -  Scott, Johnny L.           

 

37th Virginia Infantry - Rankin, Thomas M..     

 

39th Kentucky Mounted Infantry: US Vol.           Laurel Creek Publishing

 

45th Battalion Virginia Infantry Weaver, Jeffrey C.

 

48th Virginia Infantry -  Chapla, John D.

 

50th Virginia Infantry - Chapla, John D. 

 

63rd Virginia Infantry -  Weaver, Jeffrey C.       

 

64th Virginia Infantry -  Weaver, Jeffrey C.       

 

A  Concise History of Kentucky Klotter, James C. & Freda C.   

 

A Bedwell Family -King, Larry      

 

A Biographical Sketch of R.D. Murphy, Sr.  Donated by Otis N. Ray         

 

A Brief Account of the Wood Family In Va.       Wood, Martin Byrd       

 

A Brief but gallant Military career -Rust, Henry      Gulf War

 

A Brief History of Wise Baptist Church  Ray Jones, Jr. and others          

 

A Chapman Family History - Chapman Sr., Raymond D.      

 

A Chicken Fight  - Fleenor, Lawrence J. Jr.          

 

A Clouded Past Laced In Silver Stanley, Gayle   Melungeon

 

A Coalfield Album (Photo) -Some Members of WCHS

 

A Collection of Folklore Kelly Graduating Class  Folklore of Forefathers

 

A Collection of Obituaries & Other Death R.      Meade, Anna Belle Powers, H. Obituaries

 

A Diary of Samuel Hervey Laughlin -       Laughlin, Samuel H.  Public Events & Notices of Laughlin

 

A Family Called Craft - Collier, Joella Craft -       Craft family

 

A Genealogy of the Addingtons -  Addington, John. L. Sr. 

 

A Guide to Cherokee Confederate Military         Gjertveit, Lars   Military Units, 1861-1865

 

A History of Bondtown Filling Station - Odle, Mark