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Six historic sites designated as Virginia landmarks
FROM Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources 12/17/24 / Breaking News / History / People & Places / State Government /
Among the six places recently listed in the Virginia Landmarks Register are a house in Charlottesville designed by Milton L. Grigg, the celebrated architect best known for his work on the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg and Monticello in the 20th century; a Danville elementary school featuring architecture representative of mid-20th–century educational trends and their effect on the development of suburbs in Virginia after World War II; and a unique, mid-1700s American frontier–style home in the Shenandoah Valley that grew into a commercial business in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Virginians asked to vote for their favorite artifact
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01/15/19 / History /
Public is invited to vote for their favorite artifact and help award $7,000 in conservation grants, according to the Virginia Association of Museums (VAM) iwhich has announced the 2018 Honorees of the Virginia's Top 10 Endangered Artifacts:
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Prince William County to get new state highway historical marker in Dumfries for “Parson Weems”
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FROM Va. Board of Historic Resources 12/20/18 / Breaking News / History / People & Places / State Government /
Among ten new historical markers approved for placement along Virginia roads will be one to highlight George Washington’s early and influential biographer Mason Locke Weems of Dumfries in Prince William County.
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Be a part of history: Collecting stories of Woodbridge past and present begins this week
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FROM Prince William County Government 09/19/18 / History / Local Government / Woodbridge / Books & Libraries /
The Woodbridge Civic Association, working with George Mason University and the Prince William County Library System's RELIC Program, is embarking on a six-month effort to record the oral histories of Woodbridge residents. The recordings will eventually wind up at the Library of Congress as part of the library's "StoryCorps" project, which gathers firsthand, recorded accounts of the events in the lives of people from across the country.
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Prince William community comes together on 17th anniversary of Sept. 11
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FROM Prince William County Government 09/12/18 / Health & Safety / History / Local Government / People & Places /
Community members and elected officials gathered together Sept. 11 at the Prince William County Liberty Memorial to remember and honor those lost on Sept. 11, 2001. The brief ceremony marked the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon, the World Trade Center and the plane that crashed in Shanksville, Pa. Chairman of the Board of County Supervisors Corey Stewart spoke during the ceremony and said the pain of that day remains, but Americans endure now as they did then.
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Manassas Cultural and Historic Resources community conversation on Sept. 4
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08/31/18 / History / Local Government / Manassas /
Join City of Manassas officials for a visioning session on culture and historic resources in the City of Manassas. The meeting will be held at 7 PM at The Manassas Museum, 9101 Prince William St.
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Lineup for annual Dale City July 4th parade starts at 9 a.m.
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FROM the office of Supervisor John Jenkins 06/29/18 / Breaking News / History / People & Places / Woodbridge /
The annual Dale City 4th of July Parade begins at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 4th. Lineup for the parade begins at 9 a.m. at Kirkdale Road and Dale Boulevard.
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Ceremony celebrates Prince William County’s new Charlie T. Deane Police Station
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FROM PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY REPORTS 06/20/18 / Health & Safety / History / Local Government / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat / Woodbridge /
During the June 19 ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Central District Police Station, Corey Stewart, Chairman of the Board of County Supervisors, told the story of the first time he and retired Prince William Police Chief Charlie T. Deane toured the new station.
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State officials help Belmont Elementary School in Woodbridge mark 50 years
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FROM Prince William County Schools Reports 05/23/18 / Education / History / Woodbridge /
Belmont Elementary in Woodbridge celebrated its School of Excellence award and its 50th Anniversary at the same time. Special guests at the event included State Secretary of Education, Atif Qarni; State Senator Scott Surovell; Interim School Board Chairman Babur B. Lateef, M.D.; School Board Member, Alyson Satterwhite (Gainesville); and Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Steven Walts.
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Virginia State Police advise motorists how to prepare for upcoming winter storm
Seven tips from Virginia State Police to get ready to safely navigate next snowstorm due Jan. 10-11,
