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The Know Their Names Database is now live!
Afro American Historical Association of Fauquier County
4243 Loudoun Avenue
P.O. Box 340
The Plains, Virginia 20198
Open to the public: Tuesdays & Wednesdays
10am-3pm & by appointments.
AAHA Virtual Tour
Please feel free to take our Virtual Tour of the Resource Center and Museum. A link has been added to the site navigation. A short presentation explaining the facility can be viewed from our YouTube and is linked adjacent.
The 4,269 square foot museum on the lower level is home to 1,634 artifacts detailing the rich history of Fauquier County’s Black residents. It provides an interactive experience for school and community groups. The AAHA’s 2,276 sq. feet auditorium hosts special events — a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday for instance, or a family celebration, recognizing a family line.
Search Our Databases
We have abstracted a wealth of information from primary source documents and family keepsakes. We have compiled a number of record into searchable databases for easy access and analysis. These database help to document the African-American experience from slavery to freedom in Fauquier County, Virginia.
search our databases
We have abstracted a wealth of information from primary source documents and family keepsakes. We have compiled a number of record into searchable databases for easy access and analysis. These database help to document the African-American experience from slavery to freedom in Fauquier County, Virginia.
Genealogy.
Research.
Collection.
Preservation.
Check out what we’re currently working on:
Storymapping Historic African-American sites with Piedmont Environmental Council
Explore Historic African-American Sites in Fauquier — Virtually.
This story map is a collaborative project of the Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County (AAHA) & The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC). We gratefully acknowledge the work and support provided by Fauquier County GIS Department in completing this project. The project is funded by the PATH Foundation.
Making our Research Accessible from Your Home
Easily Search our Databases from Home
We are currently tidying up our databases on Bible Records and U.S. Colored Troops so they are easily searchable from home.
Virtual Museum and Programming | Covid-19 Response
Stay Connected with AAHA
Our staff has been working hard to bring the museum and resource center to you! Our goal is to have our key exhibits available for you to explore virtually.
AAHA is headquartered in The Plains, Virginia and is open to the general public, schools and other organizations interested in local history and tracing their family and community records. AAHA is an organization designed for the purpose of teaching a complete and accurate history of the United States by including the influences of African Americans, Native Americans of both North and South America, and European Americans.
Thank you for making our work possible.
(Current 2020 - 2021 Grantors)
