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Jen Carroll 10/28/23 Jen Carroll 10/28/23

Appalachian History Initiative seeks proposals

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Jen Carroll 10/14/23 Jen Carroll 10/14/23

Appalachian history initiative to hold public forum in Galax

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Jen Carroll 10/6/23 Jen Carroll 10/6/23

Media from SWVA Listening Session

View photos and videos from our Southwest Virginia Listening Session in Norton on 9-28-23

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Jen Carroll 10/3/23 Jen Carroll 10/3/23

New historic monument ideas discussed

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Jen Carroll 9/21/23 Jen Carroll 9/21/23

Park(ing) day exhibition displays stories of Appalachia

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Jen Carroll 5/8/23 Jen Carroll 5/8/23

Virginia Tech professors get $3 million grant to create monuments to untold stories across Appalachia

The professors will work with community groups across Virginia’s Appalachia region to commemorate the stories of peoples who haven’t received historical recognition. Six to 10 monuments will be erected by the end of 2025.

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Jen Carroll 4/14/23 Jen Carroll 4/14/23

Three-year project looks at monuments across Appalachian Virginia

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Jen Carroll 3/14/23 Jen Carroll 3/14/23

Highlighting overlooked stories across Appalachian Virginia

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Jen Carroll 3/2/23 Jen Carroll 3/2/23

Grant fuels project to highlight untold history across Appalachia

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