The next public meeting will be in December. Check back in this space for more information as we complete our plans. Contact Paul Hancq at PaulHancq@aol.com for more information.
Get your copy of The Millrace Sampler. Selected articles were taken from the Historic Centreville Society collection of The Millrace newsletter, between 1985-2023. The articles were selected to show life in the Centreville community, by using the voices of its current and past residents. The member price is $15, $20 for non-members.
BECOME A MEMBER: We meet 4 times a year for presentations, picnics & holiday celebrations. Members receive and may contribute to The Millrace, published quarterly. See archived issues here. Individual membership is still only $15 a year.
The Historic Centreville Society was established in 1987 as a non-profit organization incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Our purpose is to promote and encourage historical research, to preserve and protect buildings and sites of historic interest, and to foster and promote knowledge of an interest in local history.
Through the efforts of Centreville resident Mattie Gaskins Brown, The Historic Centreville Society, and some adventurous Boy Scouts, the 1737 Willoughby Newton boundary stone was saved from encroaching development and is now on loan in the Sully Government Center for the appreciation and enlightenment of all Centreville citizens. Working with a land developer and the Fairfax County Government, our society also was instrumental in the preservation of the 1760 Lane’s Mill ruins. The site is now the county’s first archaeological park. HCS supports public education programs and Centreville Day every year and has produced educational tours and brochures about Centreville history. It publishes a newsletter containing articles on Centreville and other local history 4 times a year.
We invite you to become a member of The Historic Centreville Society. Meet others who share your interest in history, and become a much-needed partner in our mission to preserve and protect Centreville’s history.