Chesterfield Historical Society
of Virginia
Chesterfield Historical Society of
Virginia 2021 Event Calendar
Our Events Calendar includes
Annual Winter Lecture Series
Genealogy Workshops
Rotating Exhibits
Tours of Civil War sites
Paranormal Investigations
Elegant Themed Teas
Summer Camps for Scouts, Home-Schoolers and
children age group 8-12
Annual
fundraisers include
Ever-Popular Antiques Evaluation
Westchester Commons Summer Concert Series:
Concert
events are held from 5:30-8:30 on Thursday
evenings in the Westchester Concert Field,
on Main Street at Westchester Commons. (see
Below Event). On the day of the
Concert, you can help us raise funds for
this event.
We sponsor the Annual Chesterfield County
Veterans Day ceremony at the 1917 Courthouse
and support the preservation of our
historical sites and Civil War parks.
In addition, the Society promotes county
history through public speaking engagements,
information tables at local festivals and
programs for educational outreach.
Notice: For CHSV Events :
Requests for refunds will be honored in the
full amount of the class or event less any
costs incurred such as third party
administrative fees (PayPal, etc.).
he
Westchester Concert Series
will once again host a series of
performances that will benefit local
charitable organizations. The final
concert of the year on
Thursday
September 29,
2022 will benefit the
Chesterfield Historical Society. The KOS
Band will be the performer for our
concert. The concert series is bringing
in bigger acts this year and is
expecting large crowds. We are in need
of volunteers to work the event. I am
contacting those who have volunteered
before to see if you are available this
year. We will begin to meet to work out
the details for this event in the coming
weeks.
Volunteers will be responsible for
checking identification, distributing
wrist bands, selling tickets for beer
and wine, serving/pouring beer from the
taps at the beer tent and monitoring two
entrances at the venue. Volunteers are
needed from 4:30 until 9. We need a
minimum of 20 people to handle the work
load at this event. Volunteers do not
have to be Historical Society members so
if friends or family want to participate
they are welcome. If you are interested
in volunteering please reply to Scott
Williams at Williamss@chesterfield.gov
or call 804-641-0634.
We have also received a grant from
Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial on
behalf of the Historical Society that
will match what we raise up to $2,500.
This is our biggest fundraising
opportunity of the year so please help
if you can.
About Our Newsletter...

The Chesterfield Historical Socciety of
Virginia's Newsletter (titled"The
Messenger") presented here are the online
versions. Some of the files may appear to
load slow due to the large size of the
formatted file.m All Meseegers published by
the Chesterfield Historical Society of
Virginia are located in the CHSV Research
Library. Each are a valuable tool for
researching Chesterfield County people and
their history. Our Library Volunteers are to
assist you if needed. Members of the
Society receive the free newsletter
quarterly. You are encourage to join. The
Messenger Newsletter is printed quarterly.
It is produced and edited by Diane Dallmeyer
Hewitt. Diane is a published author in her
own right and has written many interesting
historical article for the local area
papers. Many are still online. Her
stories from
the Courthouse Green to the creeks of
Midlothian, local historian Diane Dallmeyer
explores this fascinating history with a
series of vignettes and articles that first
appeared in the Chesterfield Observer.
Her book is titled "
Chesterfield County Chronicles: Stories from
the James to the Appomattox".
Members and volunteers find many
opportunities to learn local history and
share their skills and knowledge. We have
on-going projects to collect and transcribe
the written records of Chesterfield County
for all to use. Throughout
the year we serve nearly 10,000 patrons to
our sites, library, and our programs,
including local school children.
