Improving lives.
Keeping history alive.
Friends supports events and activities that contribute to increased public knowledge, awareness, and appreciation of Central State Hospital’s origin in 1870.
We advocate for appropriate state funding and promote fundraising events in support of the Hospital's current mission, services, staffing, and future contributions to citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Recent News:
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Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) Richmond Chapter Presentation Coming soon.
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15th Annual Lemon Project Panel Read more.
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Petersburg Public Library Exhibit Read more.
Featured Resource:
The Central State Hospital
Digital Library & Archives Project
The collection contains over 100 years of records related to the historic institution; these are the most complete archival records of blacks and mental illness in the United States. Items include board minutes, annual reports, procedural manuals, financial reports, patient registers, photos, newsletters, and monographs. Read more.
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