Historic Drink Recipe: One DHR Researcher’s Interpretation of the Virginia Club’s Hot Rum Punch
Cold days call for hot, historic drinks. At least that’s what our intrepid researcher Matt Gottlieb told us after he came across a 1908 (or earlier) rum punch recipe […]
East Marshall Street Well Project, VCU: Community Research Update
As part of ongoing research associated with the East Marshall Street Well Project, Virginia Commonwealth University and the Family Representative Council have requested a permit from DHR to allow further […]
New: Virginia’s Comprehensive Historic Preservation Plan, 2022–2027
As Virginia’s State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), DHR is mandated to periodically develop and publish a Statewide Comprehensive Preservation Plan (under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended). […]
Two Volumes on Virginia’s Archaeology Now Available as PDF Downloads
Community Outreach Coordination
Meaningfully engaging with African Americans and Virginia Indians (See below for Special Announcements & Opportunities.) DHR acknowledges that meaningful collaboration with African American and Virginia Indian communities towards the development […]
Regulations Governing Contextualization of Monuments or Memorials for Certain War Veterans
Draft regulations for contextualization of monuments or memorials have been approved by the Virginia Board of Historic Resources and promulgation of the regulations has been initiated on Virginia’s Town Hall […]
18 New State Historical Highway Markers Approved, Sept. 2021
—Markers cover topics in the counties of Bath, Charles City, Chesterfield (2), Lancaster (2), Rappahannock, and Rockingham; and the cities of Alexandria, Charlottesville (3), Falls Church, Norfolk, Salem, Virginia Beach, […]
State Adds Eight Historic Sites to the Virginia Landmarks Register, September 2021
—VLR listings are in the counties of Amherst, Campbell, Fauquier (2), Gloucester, Henrico, Richmond and Roanoke— Among eight places listed in September on the Virginia Landmarks Register (VLR) are two […]
Virginia Archaeology Month 2021
Every October, Virginia celebrates archaeology through special events and programs at libraries, museums, historical societies, clubs, and at active archaeological sites. See the Calendar of Events for October 2021. The […]
DHR Announces 2021 Virginia Battlefield Preservation Grants to Protect 441 Acres
–General Assembly allotted $1 million for battlefield preservation in 2021– –Targeted tracts are in the counties of Augusta, Henrico, Shenandoah, and Spotsylvania– RICHMOND – The Department of Historic Resources has […]
