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Cedar Hill Cemetery
105 Mahan St.
Suffolk, VA 23434
Phone1: (757) 923-3880 Suffolk Visitor Center
Phone2: (866) SEE-SUFK Suffolk Visitor Center toll free
Email: Tourism@city.suffolk.va.us
Children Welcome

Originally constructed as "Green Hill Cemetery," this 32-acre expanse of hilly terrain and ancient cedar trees has many stories to reveal. Located behind Riddick's Folly House Museum and Seaboard Station Railroad Museum Cedar Hill Cemetery (1802) is an official site of the Virginia Civil War Trails prorgram as it is the final resting place for many Confederate Generals and soldiers.

Historic St Luke's Church
Historic St. Luke's Church
14477 Benn's Church Blvd.
Smithfield, VA 23430
Phone: (757) 357-3367
Fax: (757) 365-0543
Email: stlukes@visi.net
Opens: 9:30:00 AM
Closes: 4:00:00 PM
Admission Fee
Children Welcome
Pets Welcome

Historic St. Luke's Church, c. 1632, affectionately known as "the Old Brick", is the "Oldest surviving church of English foundation in America" and the only original Gothic church in the USA. Originally an Anglican church, after the Revolutionary War it was consecrated Episcopal. British Soldiers and Confederates camped under our great oaks. Historic St. Luke's Church is a non-profit foundation; Historic St. Luke's Restoration, Inc. St. Luke's is a National Historic Landmark and Historic Shrine. Tours and Gift Shop hours are Tuesday - Saturday 9:30 to 4:00pm. Sundays 1:00pm to 4:00pm. April through October; Tuesday - Saturday 9:30 to 5:00pm and Sunday 1:00 to 5:00pm. We are available for Weddings.

Historic St. Paul's Catholic Church - Portsmouth
518 High St.
Portsmouth, VA 23704
Phone1: (757) 484-1921 Docent Guild Chairperson
Phone2: (757) 483-6201 Docent
Email: marytee@cox.net
Children Welcome

St. Paul’s Catholic Church has established a docent guild so visitors are able to tour this historic church, which is on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register. Tours are scheduled to coincide with “Olde Towne First,” an Olde Towne Business Association venture that encourages people to enjoy activities the first weekend of every month. The church will be open 5-8 p.m. every first Friday and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every first Saturday. The church will also open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every first and third Monday. Because this schedule is subject to change due to weddings and funerals, visitors are asked to call first to check on the status of the tour. In its 200-year history, five different churches have been built on the church’s present site at High and Washington streets. Its history dates back to 1804.

Hugh S. Watson, Jr. Genealogical Society of Tidewater Virginia
The Courthouse of 1884
14451 Old Courthouse Way
Newport News, VA 23601
Phone: (757) 988-1055
Email: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vatgs/

The Hugh S. Watson Jr. Genealogical Society of Tidewater, or in short form, The Tidewater Genealogical Society, was formally organized in 1969. Mr. Watson, in whose honor the Society is named, authored a weekly genealogical feature from 1935, first for the VIRGINIA GAZETTE of Williamsburg, and then for the DAILY PRESS of Newport News until 1988. Our primary geographical area of interest is Virginia, with emphasis on that part east of the Fall Line. The Society is dedicated to encouraging and sustaining interest in genealogical affairs through education and research programs designed to assist members in their search for ancestors. Come search for your ancestors with us! The library is usually staffed with two trained genealogists. Open Tuesdays and Thursdays 10-3, and Saturdays 10-4 (closed on holidays and holiday weekends).

Isle of Wight Courthouse
130 Main Street
Smithfield, VA 23430
Phone: (757) 579-9016
Opens: 10:00:00 AM
Closes: 4:00:00 PM
Children Welcome
Pets Welcome

Located in the historic Town of Smithfield is the Old Courthouse. This building was built in 1750 and used as a courthouse until 1800 when the court was moved to Isle of Wight County Courthouse. After that time, it was converted to a private three-story dwelling. The private dwelling was constructed in such a way that the original structure of the courthouse was preserved almost completely intact. In 1959 the Isle of Wight branch of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) began restoration of the building to its original form. It is now open to the public with no charge for admittance. The adjoining clerk's office was built in 1799 and has been used as an office or a shop since 1800.

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