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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.
Free Family History “University” and activities for children April 28 at Gainesville church
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FROM Staff Reports 04/08/18 / Gainesville / History / Religion / Kids Konnection /
A free Family History "University" will be held on Saturday, on April 28, from noon to 3 p.m., at the Glenkirk chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 14015 Glenkirk Road, Gainesville 20155.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Beloved Community” conversations at 12 Virginia locations
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FROM Virginia Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission 03/01/18 / History / People & Places / State Government /
In 2018, fifty years after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Virginia Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission will remember his legacy and his influence in Virginia in a series of 12 Community Conversations held in each of the locations across the state that Dr. King visited.
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Learn about the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom at Leesylvania State Park
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FROM Prince William County Government 02/04/18 / History / People & Places / Transportation / Woodbridge / Parks & Recreation /
The Underground Railroad Network to Freedom at Leesylvania State Park will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in February. The property that became Leesylvania State Park had a part to play with the flight of two runaway slaves, as well as a slave who escaped captivity in 1848.
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Black history programs Feb. 17, Feb. 24 at Chinn Park and Potomac libraries
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FROM Prince William County Government 02/04/18 / Education / History / Books & Libraries / Kids Konnection /
Black History Month programs at the libraries will feature a puppet show, stories from black history and black authors and Freedom Quilt squares.
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Experience history! Spend the night of Feb. 23 at Ben Lomond historic site’s slave quarters
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FROM Prince William County Government 02/04/18 / Agriculture / History / Manassas / People & Places /
On Feb. 23, visitors can actually spend the night in the slave quarters on site. Historians and interpreters will be there to help people learn about the life of those who were living and working at Ben Lomond.
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Frederick Douglass has ties to Prince William; learn how on Feb. 10 at Lucasville School
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FROM Prince William County Government 02/04/18 / Education / History / Manassas / People & Places /
In 1894, Frederick Douglass gave a speech in the area. Those who go to the Lucasville School near the fairgrounds in Manasas on Feb. 10 will have the opportunity to hear that speech and learn more about the life of Douglass.
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We all have a story to tell: Stonewall Jackson students first in area to join Origin Project
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FROM Prince William County Schools Reports 02/02/18 / Education / History / Manassas / People & Places /
Everyone has a story to tell – the story of who they are and where they come from. The “Origin Project” historically tells student stories of the Appalachian Region of Southwestern Virginia. For the first time ever, this project has expanded outside of Appalachia, to include a group of students at Stonewall Jackson High School (SJHS).
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Important piece of PW County history from 1902 could be restored with your vote
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FROM Prince William County Government 01/17/18 / History / People & Places / Politics / State Government /
Prince William County's Department of Historic Preservation reports that it submitted the "1902 Brentsville Colored and White Poll Books" to the Virginia Association of Museums Top 10 Most Endangered Artifacts list, "to bring awareness to these unique and important pieces of history." The poll books were selected as part of the Top 10.
There will be public voting for up to $5,000 in funds that would go to preserve the 116-year-old books. Voting is Jan. 15-24 at http://www.vamuseums.org/?page=top10
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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,
