The Chapel Hill Historical Society is a nonprofit 501(c) community history organization founded in 1966 to research and document the history of Chapel Hill and the surrounding communities, to encourage and assist in the study of local history, and to provide public programs and publications related to the heritage and traditions of the area.
The Historical Society is primarily funded by yearly memberships from donors.
The Historical Society is supervised by a volunteer board of directors listed below.
Board Members 2025
Officers:
President: Joe Petrizzi
Vice President: Susan Worley
Treasurer: Thomas Jepsen
Secretary: Catie Atkinson
Board Members:
Richard Ellington
Danita Mason-Hogans
Sarah Carrier
Marsha Jepsen
Samantha Pell
Access to Collections and Research Materials
Please contact us via email (chhistoricalsociety@gmail.com) or our office phone (919-929-1793) if you would like access to our collections and we will make arrangements for you to visit our reading room in the Midway Business Center at 109 N. Graham St., Chapel Hill.
Contact Us
- Business Office: 109 N. Graham Street, Suite 104, Chapel Hill NC 27516
- Mailing Address: Chapel Hill Historical Society, P.O. Box 9032, Chapel Hill, NC 27515
- Phone: 919-929-1793
- Email: chhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
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