Archive of DHR Press Releases

• Ten New State Historical Highway Markers Approved December 15, 2020
• State Adds Seven Historic Sites to the Virginia Landmarks Register December 10, 2020
• DHR Announces Next Meeting of the Commission for Historical Statues in the U.S. Capitol December 9, 2020
• DHR Announces Publication of “The Archaeology of Virginia’s First Peoples” December 3, 2020
• State Historical Highway Marker “Lucy Harrison Miller Baber” to be Dedicated in Lynchburg November 18, 2020
• Historical Highway Marker “Trissels Mennonite Church” to be Dedicated in Rockingham County November 10, 2020
• DHR Announces Next Meeting of the Commission for Historical Statues in the United States Capitol November 9, 2020
• State Historical Highway Marker “John Chilembwe” to be Dedicated in Lynchburg November 9, 2020
• Commission for Historical Statues in U.S. Capitol Solicits Nominations for New Honoree to Replace R. E. Lee Statue October 15, 2020
• DHR Announces Cost Share and Planning Grant Awards for 2020-2021 October 1, 2020
• DHR Announces 2020 Virginia Battlefield Preservation Grants to Protect 610 Acres   October 1, 2020
• Next Meeting of Commission for Historical Statues in the U.S. Capitol September 28, 2020
• 15 New State Historical Highway Markers Approved September 23, 2020
• 15 Historic Sites Added to the Virginia Landmarks Register September 17, 2020
• DHR Announces Meeting of the Commission for the Historical Statues in the U.S. Capitol July 16, 2020
• 35 New Historical Markers Approved in June June 25, 2020
• DHR Announces an Easement Donation on 33-plus Acres of New Market Heights Battlefield June 23, 2020
• 13 Historic Sites Added to the Virginia Landmarks Register June 18, 2020
• DHR Announces Availability of Battlefield Preservation Grants for 2020 June 10, 2020
• Governor Northam Designates May Historic Preservation Month in Virginia May 21, 2020