EventPreserving Family and Community History through Oral Tradition with Dr. Natalie Robertson
Learn the guidelines for planning, conducting and recording oral history projects to preserve your family and community history.
EventThis Is Us: Preserving Our Church Histories
On April 17 and April 24, join Virginia Humanities grantee Literacy InterActives, Inc. for two webinars on the historic preservation of churches and church culture in Virginia.
EventQuarter Place Cemetery Dedication & Remembrance Ceremony
Join Patrick Henry’s Red Hill and members of the local African American community in a dedication of the Quarter Place Cemetery in remembrance of the enslaved population of Red Hill and their descendants.
EventThis Is Us: Preserving Our Church Histories
On April 17 and April 24, join Virginia Humanities grantee Literacy InterActives, Inc. for two webinars on the historic preservation of churches and church culture in Virginia.
NewsPreserving & Sharing the Afro-Puerto Rican art of Bomba
Semilla Cultural is one of twenty-five non-profit organizations recently awarded a Virginia Humanities grant. Based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, the grassroots organization is dedicated to preserving and sharing the traditional Afro-Puerto …
EventGrants Workshop for Southwest Virginia
Please join members of our Grants staff for an introduction to the work of Virginia Humanities focusing on funding opportunities. Co-hosted with the Wytheville Dept. of Museums.
EventBaddest Girl on the Planet
Heather Frese is the winner of the Lee Smith Novel Award for her debut book, The Baddest Girl on the Planet. Frese will discuss her coming-of-age novel and share her …
EventPreparing for the Apocalypse One Novel at a Time
Franklin Horton, author of The Borrowed World series, has established himself as one of the leading voices in the prepper fiction community. This sub-genre of apocalyptic fiction focuses on characters …
NewsTwelve Organizations in South Hampton Roads Receive $93,000
The goals of the program are to advance personal understanding and community dialogue across the region. Earlier phases of the “Beneath the Surface” project included a two-day community residency with …
NewsNew Documentary Film on the Blue Ridge Railroad Tunnel
Update 3/17/2021: Watch the documentary on YouTube. The Tunnel, a 35-minute documentary film about the creation and the re-creation of the Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Railroad Tunnel, will be available …
EventExpanded Access to History
The Honorable Gary M. Clemens, clerk of the circuit court, and Eric Larson, historic records manager of the clerk of the circuit court historic records division will discuss the preparation, …
NewsThrough his daughters’ eyes
In 2021, the Coastal Virginia chapter of the American Red Cross is hosting a quarterly series of 1-hour virtual community education programs to increase awareness of blood diversity challenges and …
