Our Mission: To collect, preserve, interpret and promote the county’s past for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Chartered on September 23, 1981 to meet the growing demand for genealogical and historical research, the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia (CHSV) traces its origins to a Museum Society organized in 1961. The Museum Society was responsible for the first Chesterfield County Museum which opened in 1980.

Trinity Church Building – CHSV Library and Office

We are a charitable member organization supported by dedicated volunteers and governed by-laws and an all-volunteer Board of Directors. CHSV is incorporated as a 501 (c) 3 organization in the Commonwealth of Virginia.