Archive of DHR Press Releases

• State Historical Marker for Blue Ridge Tunnel to Be Dedicated in Afton, Va. May 10, 2023
• DHR Administers Easement Over Civil War Battlefield Land Near City of Harrisonburg April 27, 2023
• 5 New State Historical Highway Markers Approved April 25, 2023
• State Historical Marker for Mary Wingfield Scott to Be Dedicated in Richmond April 19, 2023
• DHR to Host Series of Talks and Tours Centered Around James River History April 5, 2023
• First Phase of Application Process for Virginia BIPOC Fund Nears Completion March 8, 2023
• DHR Announces Easement on Civil War Battlefield Land in Shenandoah Valley March 7, 2023
• DHR to Administer Historic Preservation Easement Over Drexel-Morrell Center Property February 23, 2023
• DHR to Host Archaeological Pop-up Workshop at Library in Eastern Shore February 13, 2023
• DHR Announces Launch of Grant Program for Historic Preservation of Resources Associated with Virginia’s Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities January 18, 2023
• COMMISSION FOR HISTORICAL STATUES IN THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL SELECTS SCULPTOR STEVEN WEITZMAN January 4, 2023
• Next meeting of the Commission on Historical Statues in the United States Capitol December 29, 2022
• DHR Announces 2022 Virginia Battlefield Preservation Grants To Protect 252 Acres October 27, 2022
• State Adds 9 Historic Sites to the Virginia Landmarks Register March 17, 2022
• State Historical Marker for Samuel F. Kelso (ca. 1825 – 1880) To Be Dedicated in Lynchburg, Va. February 9, 2022
• DHR Releases Inventory of Contents in 1887 Richmond Lee Statue Time Capsule January 18, 2022
• DHR Announces Easement on Williamsburg Civil War Battlefield To Protect 245.40 Acres December 29, 2021
• A State Historical Marker To Be Dedicated in Essex County December 15, 2021
• Department of Historic Resources Announces NPS Historic Preservation Grants for Survey and Planning Projects December 14, 2021
• State Adds 13 Historic Sites to the Virginia Landmarks Register December 9, 2021