Preserve Fauquier’s Story—One Record at a Time
The Gott Library:
Home of the Fauquier Heritage and Preservation Foundation (501c3)
Why This Matters
Fauquier County’s history isn’t meant to sit on a shelf-it’s meant to be discovered, shared, and understood.
👉 Your support helps ensure that we can keep history alive and accessible.
WHO WE ARE
- 100% nonprofit (501c3) founded in 1993 dedicated to research, restoration, education, & preservation
- Run by passionate volunteers with decades of expertise
What We Do
- Preserve Fauquier County’s historical & genealogical records
- Help researchers and genealogists of every experience level locally and worldwide
- Host educational programs and events
- Connect families to their roots and stories
What We Hold
Inside the Gott Library:
- 📜 Research collections from lifelong Fauquier historians
- 🗺️ Early land records, grants & hand-drawn plats
- 📍 Historic maps & property records
- 📖 Family bibles; birth, marriage, death and cemetery records; and genealogy files
- 🧾 Store ledgers capturing everyday life
- 🔍 Indexes dating back to the 1700s
- 📸 Photo archive from the Fauquier Democrat
Take a tour of The Gott!
How Your Donation Helps
Your gift directly supports:
- 🏛️ Care of our 1771 historic building
- 💻 Digitizing & backing up archives
- 👩💼 Expanding hours beyond our current 9 per week
- 🌐 Website, IT, and digital access
- 📢 Outreach and marketing
- 📚 Educational programs and events
Make an Impact Today
$25 supports digitization efforts
$50 helps preserve archival materials
$100+ helps expand access and programs
👉 Every dollar helps save Fauquier’s history.
Be Part of the Story
Donate today—and ensure Fauquier’s past is never forgotten.