Membership
New Board Members for 2025-2026
The current list of board members took office on July 1, 2025. The Society is excited about the leadership of these individuals.
President – Cynthia Arthur
Vice President – Luke Bradley
Treasurer – Bill Atherholt
Secretary – Marian Paxton
Board Members – Linda Morrison, Mary Ann Beirne, Floyd Harrison, Bonnie Keyser, Jim Irwin, and Sydney Hepler
Ex-Officio:
Executive Officer - Paul Linkenhoker
Director of Development – Mike Wade
Discovery Center Liaison – Angie Jones
Membership Renewals & Designated Contributions
The membership is good for one year starting at payment date. We are beginning our Summer Membership Drive and we are asking our individual and corporate members to continue their generous support. The Alleghany Historical Society is a recognized corporation in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is a qualified 501(c)(3) charitable organization. All gifts are tax deductible in accordance with applicable laws. Some members choose to make their annual dues payment and contributions later in the year. If you have a question about your membership status, please call Paul Linkenhoker.
To become a member, renew your membership, or make a contribution you may fill out the online form below. Or you may download the form, fill it out and mail it in with your check included. You may mail it to:
Alleghany Historical Society
P.O. Box 384
Covington, VA 24426
Wall of Labor: William C. Colvin, John C. Ervin, Marvin E. Ross, Robert R, Luther, Donald Leet, Dr. Charles E. Ballou, George W. Halsey, Sr., Connie McComb King, Donald Eugene Tucker, Sr., Mary R. Ervin, Isabell Ervin Entsminger, Elmer Entsminger, Ethridge E. Burr, William B. Fleming, Sr., Walter T. Hawkins, Walter C. Hawkins, William B. Zimmerman, Cecil M. Ervin, Thomas P. Dean, Guy F. “Kayo” Johnson, Woodrow Rooklin, William Lumpkin, E.M. Nettleton, Charles Blakesley Nettleton, Carolyn Burman Nettleton, M. Blakesley Nettleton Chase, Horton P. Beirne, Joseph Vas Dias, Roberta Hatcher Rollings, Graham Rollings, Katherine Fitzgerald, Mary Frances Mays Davis, Robert Marshal Loving, Sr., James Patton Loving, Sr., Ralph & Mary Oliver, William H. Myers, Paul Lacy, Paul Lacy, Jr., J.A. Wright, Calvin Wright