Photographs

Search & view over 8,000 photos, maps, and images.

Obituaries

Search & view nearly 16,000 Falls Church area death notices and obituaries.

Publications

Search & view a growing collection of publications and documents.

General Index

Search & view indexing tools and finding aids.

These collections have recently been added to our Digital Archive! Also be sure to check our New Items list, which highlights many indvidual books and documents that have recently been added. 

Camp Alger Stereographs

Images from Camp Russell A. Alger here in Northern Virginia during the Spanish American War.

Cherry Hill News

IN PROGRESS

Newsletter published by the Friends of Cherry Hill starting in 1996. 

City Annual Reports

IN PROGRESS

Annual Reports from the City Manager and/or City Departments highlighting achievements and other information from the fical year. 

City Budgets

IN PROGRESS

City of Falls Church budgets from the 1950s forward. 

City Council Minutes

IN PROGRESS

Minutes from Falls Church's town and city council meetings from 1875-2011.

City Master Plans

IN PROGRESS

Historic Master Plans and reports relating to the development of Falls Church. 

Civil War Letters

IN PROGRESS

Civil War letters and diaries scanned from David Snyder's personal collection. 

Focus on Falls Church

IN PROGRESS

Newsletter featuring articles related to the government and its citizens published by the City starting in 1964. 

H.H. Douglas Oral Histories

IN PROGRESS

Oral histories recorded by H.H. Douglas from 1965-1982.

Historical Commission Symposia

Papers on the history of Falls Church delivered during symposia from 1994-1998.

LWV of Falls Church Bulletin

IN PROGRESS

Newsletter published by the League of Women Voters of Falls Church starting in 1954.

Maps

IN PROGRESS

A collection of maps, including plat maps, from the Falls Church History Room's map cases and plat books. 

Penman's Palette

Student literary magainze from George Mason Senior-Junior High School pubished from 1953-1960.

Quentin R. Porter Photographs

Photographs taken by Quentin R. Porter between the 1940s and 1970s.

The Village Way (VPIS)

IN PROGRESS

Newsletter published by the Village Preservation & Improvment Society (VPIS) starting in 1967. 

These collections are currently being digitized and indexed and will be uploaded to our Digital Archive in the coming months! 

City Council Resolutions

COMING SOON

Resolutions passed by City Counil from 1969-present.

City Ordinances

COMING SOON

Ordinances passd by City Council from 1950-2024. 

James T. Jones Photographs

COMING SOON

Photographs taken by Falls Church Police Officer James T. Jones in the 1960s & 1970s.

Library Board Minutes

COMING SOON

Minutes from meetings of the Library Board of Trustees for the Mary Riley Styles Public Library starting in 1947.

Pioneer America Society

COMING SOON

Miscellaneous papers, newsletters, and procedings from the Pioneer America Society, which was based in Falls Church and co-founded by H.H. Douglas in 1967.