The Northern Neck, being one of the first areas in the United States for European settlements, is rich in history. There are many historic sites on the National Register, historic colonial churches, and roadside markers commemorating important events, people, and places. A number of other important sites and resources are listed below.
Essex County
The Essex County Museum and Historical Society 
Essex County 218 Water Lane, P. O. Box 404, Tappahannock, VA 22560. (804) 443-4690
Westmoreland County
Armstead Tasker Johnson High School Museum
18849 Kings Highway, Montross, VA (804) 493-7070 
Colonial Beach Historical Society and Museum
128 Hawthorne Street, Colonial Beach, VA 22443 (804) 224-3379
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
1732 Pope’s Creek Road, Washington’s Birthplace, VA 22443 (804) 224-1732
Kinsale Foundation and Museum
449 Kinsale Road, P. O. Box 307, Kinsale,VA 22488 (804) 472-3001
Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society
15482 Kings Highway, P. O. Box 716, Montross, VA 22520 (804) 493-1862
Stratford Hall
Stratford Hall Plantation, 483 Great House Road, Stratford, VA 22558 (804) 493- 8038
Westmoreland County Museum
P.O. Box 247, Montross VA 22520 (804) 493-8440
Richmond County
Menokin, home of Francis Lightfoot Lee 
4037 Menokin Road, Warsaw, VA 22572 ( 804) 333-1776
Richmond County Museum
5874 West Richmond Road, Warsaw, VA 22572 (804) 333-3607
Richmond County Public Library
Library Center, Rappahannock Community College, 52 Campus Drive, Warsaw, VA 22572 (804) 333-6710
King George County
King George County Historical Society
9483 Kings Highway, P.O. Box 424, King George,VA 22485 (540) 775-9477
King George County Museum and Research Center
9483 Kings Highway, P. O. Box 424, King George, VA 22485 (540) 775-9477
Lancaster County
Foundation for Historic Christ Church Museum
P. O. Box 24, Irvington,VA 22480 (804) 438-6855
Genealogical Society of the Northern Neck of Virginia
50 Fox Tail South, Irvington, VA 22480
Kilmarnock Museum
76 North Main Street, Kilmarnock, VA 22482 (804) 436-9100
Mary Ball Washington Library and Museum
8346 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster, VA 22503 (804) 462-7280
Morattico Waterfront Museum
P. O. Box 80, Morattico, VA 22523
Steamboat Era Museum
156 King Carter Drive, Irvington, VA 22480 (804) 438-6888
Northumberland County
Northern Neck Farm Museum 
12705 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville, VA 22473 (804) 443-1118
Northumberland County Historical Society
86 Back Street, P. O. Box 221, Heathsville, VA 22473 (804) 580-8581
Northumberland Preservation, Inc.
P. O. Box 65, Wicomico Church, VA 22579
Reedville Fishermen’s Museum
504 Main Street, Reedville,VA 22539 (804) 453-6529
Rice’s Hotel / Hughlett’s Tavern Foundation
73 Monument Place, P. O. Box 579, Heathsville, VA (804) 580-3377
Other Tidewater & Historic Preservation Organizations
Preservation Virginia, a statewide nonprofit organization founded in 1889 and a leader in the preservation community, is dedicated to perpetuating and revitalizing Virginia’s cultural, architectural, and historic heritage.
The Fairfield Foundation, a center for archeology, preservation, and education, focuses especially on Fairfield and other historic resources on the Middle Peninsula.
Tidewater Virginia Historical Society (& Trail Map) Williamsburg, VA