Stabilization of Acquinton Church Building:
The King William Historical Society acquired the deed for this church site in 1996. In 2007, one of our local archeologists, Summer Chaffman, who has had a lifelong desire to see these ruins restored, delivered a presentation to the membership in which she detailed the history and the case for restoration. Also one of our caring citizens came forward in June of 2008 with a plan to stabilize the ruins for the enjoyment of our citizens. The KWHS has been working with him to achieve this goal, and construction was completed in September of 2010.

• a brief history of Acquinton Church
• Acquinton Church renovation celebration
• photo tour photos by Gene Campbell and Lloyd Huckstep

County Historic Buildings Map:
In 1976 Elsie Garber and Sara Fox Wendenburg crafted a map of King William County based on a "historic homes" map that had been drawn in 1952 when the people of King William celebrated the county's 250th anniversary. County homes, sites and churches were marked, with an enclosed circle for existing structures and an empty circle for buildings that were no longer standing. Mrs. Garber and Mrs. Wendenburg secured a copyright for their map, and the Historical Society keeps this document under lock and key. A "cemetery overlay, " which can be added to the map without imposing on the original copyright, will enhance the map's importance as a research tool.

Aylett Cemetery:
The restoration of the Aylett Family Burying Ground at "Fairfield," where interments began early in the eighteenth century and continued until 1860, was well under way by 1990. Aylett descendants contributed heavily to this project, and markers were placed at the graves of Unity West Dandridge and Elizabeth Henry Aylett (1769-1842), youngest daughter of Patrick Henry and his first wife, Sarah Shelton. After the placement of these stones the graveyard was re-consecrated as a burial site in the autumn of 1992. The maintenance of this historic graveyard is an on-going effort.

• photo tour

Courthouse Wall:
The court square in King William County is one of a few seats of justice in Virginia still surrounded by a wall. King William's enclosure was erected in 1840, and 150 years later poor drainage and general decay had created structural damage. With the permission of the King William board of supervisors, the Historical Society adopted the courthouse wall as the first restoration project undertaken after the Society's designation as a 501(c)3 charitable organization in 1997. Marion Jones chaired a committee that raised money for rebuilding the wall from corporate, government, and private sources. The wall was declared structurally sound in 2006.