Caswell County Historical Association

Caswell County Historical Association The Caswell County Historical Association (CCHA) was organized in 1956 to promote the study of local history, to collect and interpret historical artifacts

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The Caswell County Historical Association was organized in 1956. Headquartered in Yanceyville, North Carolina, the goals of the CCHA are to promote the study of local history and genealogy, to collect and interpret local artifacts, to preserve local historical structures, to provide as much information as possible about Caswell County online, and to assist Caswell County with heritage tourism proj

ects. The CCHA owns and operates the Richmond-Miles History Museum, which is located in the historic Graves-Florance-Gatewood House on The Square in Yanceyville. In addition to its Main Website, the CCHA also operates a lively Message Board, has created an online Family Tree, offers an online Photograph Collection, has partnered with Cemetery Census to share online information about Caswell County cemeteries, and operates a Weblog. These online projects, only begun in 2005, have been very successful. CCHA members receive as benefits our Lives and Times quarterly newsletter, a Members-Only Area at our Main Website, and free access to the Richmond-Miles History Museum. In 2008, the CCHA in partnership with the Southern Historical Collection at the University of North Carolina, established the Caswell County Historical Association Collection. The materials are housed at the Wilson Library in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This allows the CCHA to share more broadly its collection of historical materials, provides them a safe repository, and eventually will make much of the collection available online, which should greatly assist those conducting research that involves Caswell County. The centerpiece of the collection is the 1840s To***co and Slave Ledger the CCHA recently obtained and restored. The CCHA has published several books over the years, including:

When the Past Refused to Die: A History of Caswell County North Carolina 1777-1977, William S. Powell (1977). An Inventory of Historic Architecture: Caswell County, North Carolina, Ruth Little-Stokes (1979)

The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985)

A major attraction at the Richmond-Miles History Museum is the Maud Gatewood Exhibit. Not only was this famous North Carolina artist born in Yanceyville, she was born in the house that now serves as the Museum. Gatewood was arguably the most important living North Carolina painter and considered by art historians, curators, museum directors and collectors as one of the most important painters in North Carolina history.

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Yanceyville, NC
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(336) 694-3604

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The Caswell County Historical Association (CCHA) was organized in 1956. Headquartered in Yanceyville, North Carolina, the goals of the CCHA are to promote the study of local history and genealogy, to collect and interpret local artifacts, to preserve local historical structures, to provide as much information as possible about Caswell County online, and to assist Caswell County with heritage tourism projects. The CCHA owns and operates the Richmond-Miles History Museum, which is located in the historic Graves-Florance-Gatewood House on The Square in Yanceyville. A major attraction at the Richmond-Miles History Museum is the Maud Gatewood Exhibit. Not only was this famous North Carolina artist born in Yanceyville, she was born in the house that now serves as the Museum. Gatewood was arguably the most important living North Carolina painter and considered by art historians, curators, museum directors and collectors as one of the most important painters in North Carolina history. In addition to its Main Website, the CCHA also operates a lively Message Board, has created an online Family Tree, offers an online Photograph Collection, has partnered with Cemetery Census to share online information about Caswell County cemeteries, operates a Weblog, and has a popular page. CCHA members receive as benefits the Lives and Times quarterly newsletter, a Members-Only Area at our Main Website, free access to the Richmond-Miles History Museum, and a discount on items purchased at the Museum. In 2008, the CCHA, in partnership with the Southern Historical Collection at the University of North Carolina, established the Caswell County Historical Association Collection. The materials are housed at the Wilson Library in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This allows the CCHA to share more broadly its collection of historical materials, provides them a safe repository, and eventually will make much of the collection available online, which should greatly assist those conducting research that involves Caswell County. The centerpiece of the collection is the 1840s To***co and Slave Ledger the CCHA obtained and restored. The CCHA has published several books over the years, including:

When the Past Refused to Die: A History of Caswell County North Carolina 1777-1977, William S. Powell (1977). An Inventory of Historic Architecture: Caswell County, North Carolina, Ruth Little-Stokes (1979) The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985)

Images of America: Caswell County, Caswell County Historical Association (2009)

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