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Tours through historic house; orientation for visitors to Maggie Walker's legacy to African American heritage and the greater community. Program is accessible by bus and internally accessible for the handicapped.

Historical cemetery The Oldest Continuously-Operated Public Cemetery in Virginia

Provides a living history site and an educational agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Museum features four historic, reconstructed working farms from Germany, Northern Ireland, England, and Botetourt County, Virginia, and a working 18th century blacksmith forge from Northern Ireland. Many special activities and programs are featured including summer camps and concerts. Call or visit the web site for a calendar of events.

Historic Preservation Division is responsible for the the preservation of Prince William County's historic resources. Serve as the caretakers of historic structures, interiors, archaeological resources, natural resources, historic landscapes, artifacts and collections.

Operates Point of Honor, the Lynchburg Museum at the Old Court House and the Miller-Claytor House. Historical tours of Lynchburg Museum at the Old Court House and at Point of Honor. Special educational programs, research collections, and facilities available to qualified patrons.

Museum displays home of a Jewish family, Moses Myers, restored to its original beauty in 1892.

Museum with exhibits about the history of the City of Suffolk. Reenactments and tours are also available at the museum.

The Watson Reading Room is a non-circulating research repository focusing on issues of African American history and culture. Currently has over 4,000 holdings documenting the history of African Americans. Books, periodicals, dissertations, theses, video and audio tapes are accessible by patrons. This library is a non-circulating facility but offers a 48-hour reserve shelf for patrons.

Offers exhibts including Black Hawk's peace pipe, Civil War exhibits, a scale model railroad and Jefferson Davis' prison cell. Offers exploration of the history of Coast Artillery Corps. Gift shop and walking tours available.

Museum and research center presenting historical exhibits and educational programs concerning the life and times of General Douglas MacArthur and all Americans who served in the armed forces during World Wars I and II and the Korean War.

The Henry Hill Visitor Center provides park brochures, maps, trail guides and daily interpretive programs, a 45-minute orientation film and a museum exhibiting Civil War era uniforms, weapons and artifacts.

The Center for Local History (CLH) collects, preserves, and shares historical documents that tell the history of Arlington County, its citizens, organizations, businesses, and social issues.

A series of tours organized for mentally handicapped adults. The program includes free admission, light refreshments and a tour of the house and property. Avoca's goal is to create an atmosphere that simulates the interest and attention of those who are mentally handicapped and to provide them with a one-on-one interaction among staff and volunteers.

Established a series of education programs that are designed in accordance to Virginia's Standard of Learning objectives. Each 90 minute program includes hands on learning with pre and post visit activities. Also offers interactive presentations on Colonial and Civil War history.

Historic site offering self-guided walking tours and guided group tours. Clearinghouse for information about Patrick Henry.

Established to administer the museum; to accomplish its purpose by collecting and preserving objects and memorabilia which are evidence of the Altavista area's past, and by interpreting this evidence to the public.

A membership organization dedicated to accumulating, preserving and protecting the history and genealogy of Wise County and the City of Norton. The society maintains a library of genealogical and historical books and manuscripts in Wampler Library, Mountain Empire Community College. Librarians trained in genealogical research will assist patrons with their family research. Wise County Historical Society publications are sold at the College Bookstore.

Provides displays of art and artifacts documenting migratory wildfowl that pass through Eastern Virginia.

House tours, special events. Hands on educational programs relating to Civil War history, Victorian period and art. Art classes and workshops. Changing Art Galleries-National, Regional & Local Exhibits. Scholarships for art classes and camps available.

Revitalization of downtown and riverfront through economic development and historic preservation. Design services, marketing, events management, business retention and recruitment

Provides a state park which serves as a national monument to George Washington. A historic birthplace, home area, a colonial farm, a burial ground, hiking trails, beach, and picnic area are offered.

The HPC has an advocacy program in which each member is focused on representing the interests and advocating for the preservation of a designated district.

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture collections consist of a wide range of objects, including books and bound serials, imprints, sheet music, broadsides, newspapers, family and personal papers, business and organizational records, genealogical materials, maps, paintings, prints, postcards, weapons, militaria, glass plate negatives, and photographs from the nineteenth century to the present.

The museum focuses on the Confederate medical story and contains exhibits on medical equipment and hospital life, including information on the men and women who staffed Chimborazo hospital.

Provides a Civil War Medical Museum open to the public.