Photographs

Search & view over 7,000 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.

City Council Minutes

IN PROGRESS

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

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.

Quentin R. Porter Photographs

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

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 Budgets

COMING SOON

City budgets from 1949-present. 

City Ordinances

COMING SOON

Ordinances passd by City Council from 1950-2024. 

City Master Plans

COMING SOON

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

Bulletin of the LWV of Falls Church

COMING SOON

Newsletter published by the League of Women Voters of Falls Church starting in 1968. 

Cherry Hill News

COMING SOON

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

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. 

The Village Way (VPIS)

COMING SOON

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