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Note: To read or print the PDF of a publication, when available below, Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed on your computer (free software). Download Acrobat Reader now. DHR can provide a print out of any of the documents below that are in PDF format. Please use this Publications Order Form, and enclose a check payable to DHR for the appropriate postage. Send your orders to: DHR, 2801 Kensington Avenue, Richmond, VA 23221.
Archaeological Research, Technical, and Survey and Planning Reports.
Code of Virginia. The Virginia General Assembly provides the Code of Virginia online. There are a number of sections of the Code that are preservation laws.
DHR's Agency Strategic Plan (2006). This 63-page document provides an overview of the agency's mission, customers, trends, objectives, and measures for the next two state fiscal years, beginning July 2006 through June 2008. The document builds on the mission of "Putting Virginia's History to Work" (see below) and statewide comprehensive preservation plan of the same name.
Financial Incentives and Opportunities for Historic Preservation and Archaeology in Virginia (2008). Compiled by DHR's Pam Schenian, an architectural historian and CLG program coordinator, this 54-page document provides information on preservation funding opportunities that exist from local, state, and national sources. It provides funding options for museums, historic sites, homeowners, neighborhoods, localities, investors, and businesses.
First People: The Early Indians of Virginia (2nd Edition),
by Keith Egloff and Deborah Woodward. Incorporating recent events in the Native
American community as well as additional information gleaned from publications
and public resources, this newly redesigned and updated second edition of
First People brings back into print this concise and highly readable
narrative. Full of stories that represent the full diversity of Virginia's
Indians, past and present, this popular book remains an essential introduction
to the history of Virginia Indians from prehistory to the present day.
The book is available through DHR, the
University of Virginia Press, or local bookstores.
A Guidebook to Virginia's Historical Markers (2007, University of
Virginia Press). An excellent source for traveling or browsing at home.
Available through bookstores, the
University of Virginia
Press, or DHR for $19.95.
A Handbook and Resource Guide for Owners of Virginia's Historic Houses.
Authored by Camille Agricola Bowman, an architectural historian and technical
easement advisor with DHR, this book offers valuable information on the proper
stewardship of a historic house as well as sources for additional expert
guidance on various restoration repairs. The book is 64 pages, and includes more
than 50 color photographs. $10.00.
Order form.
How to Research Your Historic Virginia Property (2004).
Interpreting the Standards Bulletins. Prepared by the National Park Service,
these bulletins explain rehabilitation project decisions made by
the National Park Service in its administration of the
Federal
Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program. The
bulletins are case-specific and are provided as guidance only. They are not
necessarily applicable beyond the unique facts and circumstances of each case.
Notes on Virginia: This annual journal of DHR reports the latest in Virginia historic preservation matters, and includes listings of recent historic properties named to the Virginia Landmarks Register; historical highway markers approved for placement; easements donated to the Commonwealth; and proposed and completed tax credit projects. (For copies of current or available back issues, contact Randy Jones; for a PDF of recent issues available online go here.)
Preservation Briefs. These in-depth reports prepared by
the National Park Service provide valuable technical information and tips for
important aspects of historic rehabilitation. Follow the Preservation Briefs
link to the National Park Service Website for downloadable PDF versions of
the briefs. Most Preservation Briefs also are available in print format from
the Department of Historic Resources. See also
Interpreting the
Standards Bulletins.
Prosperity through Preservation (2008). Preservation pays. That is
the conclusion of an economic study, “Prosperity through
Preservation,” that was conducted by Virginia
Commonwealth University’s Center for Public Policy, in partnership
with DHR. Prosperity through Preservation is a pamphlet that
summaries the study's findings.
Putting Virginia's History to Work: Virginia's Comprehensive Historic Preservation Plan (2001).
Report of the VDHR Pursuant of House Joint Resolution 198: Public/Private Partnerships for Encouraging Historic Preservation in the Private Sector (1993). .
Solving History's Mysteries: The History Discovery Lab. A DHR publication, this is the complementary classroom Teacher Guide and Activity Book to Solving History’s Mysteries: The History Discovery Lab. The exhibition and the guide use archaeological sites and historic places to illustrate the processes of discovering the tangible evidence of our past—how to read the history that is all around us.
Technical Assistance Reports and Updates. For help with the hands-on challenges of historic rehabilitations, these reports and updates, many prepared by DHR staff, provide technical assistance summaries on common problems that arise in maintaining and rehabilitating a historic property. See also Preservation Briefs.
Tourism Handbook: Putting Virginia's History to Work (2001). This DHR publication is a handy desktop reference and comprehensive guide to heritage tourism development for local and regional partners. (PDF only)
The Virginia Landmarks Register, edited by Calder Loth. Published in 1999, this 608-page fourth edition, with 1,780 illustrations, is the latest compilation of the state's buildings, structures, sites, and districts that have been officially designated as historic landmarks by the Department of Historic Resources during the past 30-plus years. The assemblage of nearly 1,800 entries represents the most comprehensive inventory of Virginia's rich and varied historic legacy ever published. The book is available through DHR, the University of Virginia Press, or local bookstores.
Virginia's Historic Registers: A Guide for Property Owners (2000).
Vision and Choice: Protecting Our Historic Resources (1990). A handbook on the DHR's Preservation Easement Program. (Available only online as a PDF, click on the title).
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