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For this year’s Black History Month, the Virginia Department of Human Resources asked their staff to share the stories that […]

Petersburg: William R. McKenney Memorial Building added to Virginia Landmarks Register Commonwealth’s official list of places of historic, architectural, archaeological

Virginia Humanities grants, Petersburg $20K Chesterfield $5K: Here’s what we know… Oral History Project focused on preserving, sharing African American

Preview: Petersburg council discusses CDBG funds for local projects, new mural PETERSBURG – City Council’s regular July meeting is scheduled

Tri-Cities tourism is poised for a resurgence of summer travel One lesser promoted piece of the city’s history that’s now

Breathing life into Virginia’s untold history: 19th-century home to get revival as Black history museum For generations of Petersburg residents,

The Richmond Times Dispatch produces a video: “Effort to transform the old Petersburg Public Library in the McKenney House into

Petersburg to build a museum dedicated to its rich Black history PETERSBURG — A new museum devoted to the Black