Gaining new perspective
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Pennington Gap native, Ron Carson, attended the one room Lee County Colored Elementary School from 1958 until local schools integrated in 1965…
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NewsSpecial Meeting on Cultural Justice in Virginia
Virginia legislators and state government and cultural agency leaders held a Special Meeting on Cultural Justice in Virginia on Monday, December 6, 2021, from 6:00-8:00pm ET. Officials heard from descendants of …
EventRestoring the Legacy: Applying the Tuskegee Model
Join the AMMD Pine Grove Project for ‘Partners in Philanthropy,’ a webinar series intended to educate and expose the public to the significance of partnerships between the Rosenwald and Jeanes …
EventArchaeology, Social Relevance, and Community Engagement
Join Preservation Virginia and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) for a webinar to explore archaeology and community engagement, and how archaeology can be more relevant to present day …
News2022 Preservation Academy
In partnership with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Preservation Virginia is offering a series of virtual workshops on the fundamentals of historic preservation. The Preservation Academy will feature live lectures from …
News2022 General Assembly Session
January 5, 2022 12:00PM This Wednesday, Preservation Virginia is bringing together lawmakers, preservationists, civic leaders, architects and developers to discuss historic preservation and how it benefits local communities. Register here.
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