Our next Meeting is our Annual Membership meeting
Sunday, MAY 20, 2012 at 2:30 P.M.
at the
Senior Center next to Creeds Elementary School
920 Princess Anne Road
ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM INCLUDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEST AN
HISTORICAL THESIS
The program portion of the Princess Anne
County/Virginia Beach Historical Society's
annual meeting
will introduce a thesis regarding the county's development
and
invite audience feedback.
For several years a group of residents in
the southern portion of the city have been meeting regularly to
discuss
historical characteristics of their section.
One theme which
hasemerged focuses upon the influence of the Currituck Inlet on
the
settlement of Lower Princess Anne County.
Barbara Henley, a
past president of the Historical Society, will represent the
discussion
group in a consideration of the Inlet's impact on the county
and
invite audience reaction as to the validity of their
thesis.
Plan to experience the pleasures of rural Virginia Beach
as
you drive down Princess Anne Road on May 20th for the meeting,
set
for 2:30 p.m. at the Senior Center adjacent to Creeds Elementary
School,
920 Princess Anne Road.
COME JOIN US AND BRING A FRIEND!!!
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The PAC/VB Historical Society is a local Non-profit organization whose purpose in part is to bring alive the history of the City of Virginia Beach which includes the former Princess Anne County.
 The Society owns the Upper Wolfsnare house, built by Thomas Walke in 1759.
The Historical Society provides the sole support for maintanence and restoration of the Upper Wolfsnare house. Donations to the Society are always welcome!
PAC/VB Historical Society Board of Directors...
Other historic houses in the area include the Francis Land House, The Thoroughgood House, Ferry Farm Plantation, and the Lynnhaven house. These other historic properties are not owned or operated by the Historical Society but also have programs at their sites.
The Francis Land House, The Thoroughgood House, and the Lynnhaven house are operated
by the City of Virginia Beach www.museumsvb.org
For Program information & hours of operation call 757-385-5100.
For Ferry Plantation House go to http://ferryplantation.org
Visit our Historic Places link for more information about these houses and other local history.
Discover something unique about your neighborhood, read articles about local history, and the historic houses, museums, and other historic places in Virginia Beach.
Find some links to archives, research and activities of other public and non-profit history groups in our City and Tell Us Your Story by participating in our Community Roots project and sending us some memories, photos and local lore you want to share.
You can explore a timeline of Virginia Beach history, watch for monthly historical facts or visit our 'gift shop' and support the Society by purchasing Princess Anne County/ Virginia Beach, A Pictorial History, by Dr. Stephen Mansfield, a historical publication available only through the Historical Society.
You can learn more about the role of the Preservation Partnership and Historic Register in protecting the important structures of our history and also how to become an Historical Society member.
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