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Press Releases
VHS Closes 175th Anniversary: Home for History Campaign at $57 Million (5/18/07)
A $288,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation helped the VHS exceed the goal of its $55-million 175th Anniversary: Home for History Campaign. The grant, which will be used to provide access to recently acquired manuscript collections, came just as the VHS was poised to announce the end of the capital campaign. Press release | Media Images
New Wing Named to Honor Virginia Historical Society President and CEO (7/20/06)
A dinner party honoring donors to the Society's 175th Anniversary: Home for History Campaign became a special occasion in the history of the institution. Chairman of the Board E. Claiborne Robins, Jr., announced a decision made by the Board of Trustees. The Society's new wing was named in honor of President and CEO Charles F. Bryan, Jr. Press release
Exhibition at the VHS Tells Story of Virginians at Work (7/19/06)
By focusing on ordinary people, this exhibition takes the often abstract theory behind the study of economic history and makes it viable and accessible to the visitor. Objects, photographs, oral histories, manuscripts, and multimedia stations help Virginians at Work tell the story of how people have made a living and why jobs in Virginia have changed. Press release
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