Henrico County, Virginia is one of America's oldest counties, having been established in 1611. Present-day Henrico County borders Richmond, Virginia's state capital. Henrico County is comprised of five districts: Brookland, Fairfield, Three Chopt, Tuckahoe, and Varina.

Founded in 1975, the mission of Henrico County Historical Society is the preservation and promotion of Henrico County's history for the generations of today and tomorrow. Henrico County Historical Society welcomes you to Henrico County, Virginia, and invites you to come to our Events

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See our Events page for details regarding:

• HCHS June Meeting
  on Sunday, June 7th - starting 2:30PM

           To commemorate the 250th anniversary of
           the American Revolution and 82nd year
           anniversary of D-day during WWII,
           Vince Eikmeier will honor the military
           service branches by performing their
           songs accompanied by brief histories of each.
           John Shrutrumpf will speak on his experience
           with and the mission of the USO.

• To view final by-laws: HCHSBylaws2023Final.pdf.

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