DHR Hosts Virtual Battlefield Grant Program Workshop
State Adds 10 Historic Sites to the Virginia Landmarks Register

—New listings are in the counties of Accomack, Northumberland, Pulaski, Fairfax, Loudoun, Westmoreland, Halifax, and Floyd; and in the cities of Norfolk and Newport News— Among ten places recently added […]
DHR to Host Archaeological Pop-up Workshop at Library in Eastern Shore

Virginia Department of Historic Resources For immediate release February 8, 2021 Contact: Ivy Tan, DHR Marketing & Communications Manager ivy.tan@dhr.virginia.gov 804-482-6445 —Bring local artifacts to the Northampton Free Library to […]
Commission Web Registration Instructions
The January 4, 2023 meeting of the Commission on Historical Statues in the United States Capitol will be held both in-person and virtually. In order to register to attend virtually, […]
PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO RELOCATE INTERMENTS AT HISTORIC JAMESTOWNE, CITY OF JAMESTOWN, JAMES CITY COUNTY
The Department of Historic Resources has received an application, submitted pursuant to Code of Virginia Section 10.1-2305, for a permit to allow the archaeological recovery of buried human remains. We […]
PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO DISINTER BURIED HUMAN REMAINS
The Department of Historic Resources has received an application, submitted pursuant to Code of Virginia Section 10.1-2305, for a permit to allow the archaeological recovery of buried human remains discovered […]
PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO DISINTER BURIED HUMAN REMAINS, HISTORIC ST. LUKE’S CHURCH, ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
The Department of Historic Resources has received an application, submitted pursuant to Code of Virginia Section 10.1-2305, for a permit to allow the archaeological recovery of buried human remains. We […]
Virginia Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Historic Preservation (BIPOC) fund grant program survey
As DHR develops the Virginia Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Historic Preservation (BIPOC) fund grant program, we welcome your feedback through our public input survey. The survey was developed […]
PERMIT APPLICATION – ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS – HISTORIC CHRIST CHURCH, LANCASTER COUNTY
The Department of Historic Resources has received a permit application for archaeological recovery of buried human remains located within the churchyard at Historic Christ Church in Weems, Virginia. Anyone with […]
DHR’s Strategic Plan 2022-2024
Download DHR’s Strategic Plan 2022-2024 [pdf]