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    Photographs

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

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

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    Search & view a growing collection of publications and documents.

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    Search & view indexing tools and finding aids.

    Recently Added Collections

    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. 

    Coming Soon

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

    City Council Resolutions

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    Resolutions passed by City Counil from 1969-present.

    City Ordinances

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    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. 

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    Falls Church, VA 22046

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