The Virginia Telephone Museum
Pioneers Museum Website
713 E. Grace Street
Richmond, Virginia 23218 (804) 691-3498
E-mail: vtmrva@wcast.info
We are temporally closed.
For
the safety of our invited guest and dedicated
volunteers, we will remain closed until further notice.
Our
Main Website
The Virginia Telephone Museum
The Museum began assembly in 1991 in the back of the Pioneer
Office at 3520 Elwood Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. Dedicated retirees gathered
exhibits, wired switchboards to phones, set up displays, cataloged items and
finally opened in May of 1993 during the annual Old Dominion Pioneer Reunion.
Exhibits expanded over the years, with corporate contributions of
equipment representing telephony over the years from outside plant, central
offices, pbx's and private homes. Photos, tools, paper records, manuals and
payroll cards represented a portion of items. Building signs, Vail Awards,
photographs, newsletters and even some of a retiree's personal library
accumulated in 1999. Bell Atlantic was completing a merger with Nynex and
advised staff that the Ellwood building was to be vacated. That move was delayed
until the GTE-Bell Atlantic merger formed Verizon. After things settled from
that merger, Verizon provided space for the Museum in the 713 E. Grace Street
building. Packing began in September 2004, with the move completed in October of
the year. Setup at the new location was completed in the spring of 2005, with
the official opening in June. All work after the move has again been done by
retiree volunteers. The new location has a library space, which holds telephony
and Pioneer items for research and simply browsing. Currently the museum is open
by appointment, by calling 804-691-3498.
Special Links
History of the Telephone Pioneers
The Old Virginia Telephone
Museum
1991-2005
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