Press Releases
August 30, 2023
2023 Virginia Preservation Award Winners Announced
July 10, 2023
Preservation Virginia Receives $500,000 Grant from The Mellon Foundation
May 9, 2023
2023 List of Virginia’s Most Endangered Historic Places Announced
April 5, 2023
African American Fellows Program Launches at Preservation Virginia
November 22, 2022
Preservation Virginia Launches African American Fellows Program
November 18, 2022
Bacon’s Castle Receives $400,000 Save America’s Treasures Grant
May 10, 2022
2022 LIST OF VIRGINIA’S MOST ENDANGERED HISTORIC PLACES ANNOUNCED
April 24, 2021
Judicial Robe of Chief Justice John Marshall Returns Home to Richmond
November 19, 2020
Preservation Virginia Receives Virginia Tourism Corporation Recovery Marketing Leverage Grant for Tourism Marketing
September 24, 2020
Monacan Indian Nation Site Named one of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
May 19, 2020
Preservation Virginia identifies commonwealth’s most endangered historic places
March 4, 2020
Preservation Virginia to recognize trailblazers across the Commonwealth
November 26, 2019
COMMEMORATING HISTORIC SHOCKOE BOTTOM OFFERS INNOVATIVE, TRANSFORMATIVE MODEL FOR TOURISM AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
November 8, 2019
U.S. District Court Rules on Dominion Energy’s Permit for James River Transmission Towers
August 1, 2019
Preservation Virginia Completes Architectural Survey of Historic African American Rosenwald Schools
May 31, 2019
Federal Appeals Court Denies Dominion Energy’s Request for Rehearing RE: Vacated Permit for James River Transmission Towers
April 30, 2019
Preservation Virginia helps save historic building in Danville through use of Revolving Fund
April 15, 2019
Preservation Virginia Reopens Cape Henry Lighthouse Tower for Public Climbing
March 7, 2019
Preservation Virginia hosting African American Historic Resources Symposium March 19
March 5, 2019
Preservation Virginia and Randolph-Macon College to host panel discussion on women who influenced Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown
March 1, 2019
Federal Appeals Court Ruling Rejects Dominion Energy’s Permit for James River Transmission Towers
December 11, 2018
Preservation Virginia releases pictorial book about Tobacco Barn Preservation Project
November 9, 2018
AIA Virginia Executive Vice President/CEO Corey Clayborne Appointed to Preservation Virginia’s Board of Trustees
November 1, 2018
Preservation Virginia Restoring 19th Century Slave Quarter and Smoke House at Bacon’s Castle
October 9, 2018
New Shuttle Service at Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story to Enhance Experience of Visitors to Cape Henry Lighthouse Starting Oct. 15
September 5, 2018
Preservation Virginia Hosting Virginia Preservation Conference in Danville October 18-19
September 5, 2018
Preservation Virginia Receives $100,000 Lead Gift from TowneBank for Old Cape Henry Lighthouse
July 6, 2018
Preservation Virginia Awarded $75,000 Grant by the National Trust for Historic Preservation
June 11, 2018
Preservation Groups Appeal Federal Court Ruling on Construction of Dominion Transmission Line
May 24, 2018
Federal Court Ruling Will Allow Construction of James River Transmission Line to Continue
May 9, 2018
Preservation Virginia Transfers Ownership of Petersburg Farmers Bank
May 8, 2018
Preservation Virginia Announces 2018 Virginia’s Most Endangered Historic Places List
April 17, 2018
Randolph-Macon College Students Conducting Archaeological Study at Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown
February 8, 2018
Preservation Virginia to Host Statewide Rosenwald School Network Meeting in Farmville
February 2, 2018
2018 Tobacco Barns Grant Cycle Announced
December 13, 2017
Queen of Pamunkey Frontlet Tells History of Native Americans in Virginia
October 23, 2017
Bacon’s Castle to Debut Signature Wine Produced by Hampton Roads Winery
October 11, 2017
Campbell County Training School Complex Wins $2,000 Grant from Preservation Virginia
August 17, 2017
Approaching History That Matters
August 3, 2017
Preservation Groups File Lawsuit to Protect the Historic James River from Transmission Towers
July 17, 2017
Preservation Virginia Accepting Submissions for Statewide Preservation Pitch Competition
May 9, 2017
Preservation Virginia Announces 2017 Most Endangered Historic Places Listing
May 4, 2017
Heritage Tourism Economic Impact Study Released
January 26, 2017
2017 Tobacco Barns Grant Cycle Announced Preservation Virginia/JTI Tobacco Barns Mini-Grants Proje
May 3, 2016
2016 Virginia’s Most Endangered Historic Places
June 29, 2015
A New Home and New Activities for Kids at Jamestown Rediscovery
May 18, 2015
Virginia’s Most Endangered Historic Places 2015
April 28, 2015
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL VOTE KEY TO SAVING SHOCKOE BOTTOM
December 9, 2014
Dr. James Horn Will Lead New Foundation to Manage Preservation Virginia’s Historic Jamestowne
June 16, 2014
Rosenwald Schools: Saving Part of Virginia’s Past Becomes a Modern-day Effort
June 13, 2014
Preservation Virginia/JTI Tobacco Barns Mini-Grants Project Update
April 29, 2014
PRESERVATION VIRGINIA ANNOUNCES 2014 MOST ENDANGERED SITES LIST
February 5, 2014
VCU STUDY FINDS HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONTRIBUTES TO VIRGINIA’S ECONOMY BY UPWARDS OF $3.9 BILLION
December 11, 2013
Step Inside The John Marshall House with Google Street View Mapping Service
October 11, 2013
Preservation Virginia’s Historic Jamestowne to Reopen
September 24, 2013
The Herald-Progress Features Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown Naturalization Event
September 13, 2013
Historic Preservation Photo Contest
August 28, 2013
Visitsouth.com Features Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown
August 6, 2013
Preservation Virginia Willing to Offer Option on Luray Graded and High School
July 25, 2013
Cape Henry Lighthouse is undertaking an archaeological survey of dune
July 25, 2013
Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown Will Be Closed Friday, July 26th, 2013
July 3, 2013
James River to 2013 List of America’s 11 Most Endangered
May 28, 2013
John Marshall Cadet Statue Unveiling
May 23, 2013
Spring 2013 Ventures
May 13, 2013
Endangered Sites 2013
May 1, 2013
Forensic anthropology and archaeology confirm survival cannibalism in 17th-century North America
April 29, 2013
17th Century Architecture Symposium at Bacon’s Castle
April 24, 2013
Entrance Fee at Historic Jamestowne Changed to Support Programs, Archaeology
February 25, 2013
Redeem your Groupon Family Membership
February 21, 2013
Preservation Virginia to Hold Community Meeting for Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown
February 8, 2013
Cape Henry Featured on Access Virginia Beach
January 18, 2013
Cape Henry Lighthouse featured on WVEC News Channel 13
January 18, 2013
Cape Henry Lighthouse featured on WVEC News Channel 13
January 18, 2013
Virginia Beach celebrates 50th at Cape Henry Lighthouse Saturday
January 14, 2013
The Garden Club of Virginia Features Bacon’s Castle Gardener
January 4, 2013
CAPE HENRY LIGHTHOUSE TO CELEBRATE VIRGINIA BEACH’S 50th BIRTHDAY
November 29, 2012
Grand Illumination at Cape Henry Lighthouse Open to the Public
November 29, 2012
Grand Illumination at Cape Henry Lighthouse Open to the Public
November 12, 2012
VIRGINIA THIS MORNING: Virginia Historical Markers – Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown
June 5, 2012
Slave Dwelling Project to Come to Bacon’s Castle
