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Newport News-Warwick Historical
Preservation Association of VA, Inc.

Goals and Activities Membership

The Newport News-Warwick Historical Preservation Association's goal is to promote public participation in the preservation, interpretation, and documentation of the history of Warwick County and its development into the City of Newport News from 1570 to the present.

Areas of Interest (Check as many as you desire)
     ____    Archaeology
     ____    Cemetery Records
     ____    Colonial Era History
     ____    Finance
     ____    Genealogy
     ____    Grant Applications
     ____    Hospitality
     ____    Long-Range Planning
     ____    Membership
     ____    Photo Collection
     ____    Programs
     ____    Publicity
     ____    Revolutionary & Civil War Sites
     ____    Special Events
     ____    Ways and Means

This Association's activities will be to collect and preserve the artifacts and archival materials that demonstrate and record the history of Warwick County and the City of Newport News' development.  The Association will help to generate public interest and participation in local history through funds received from membership fees, capital campaigns, grants and other future activities.

The Association will be active in helping preserve and interpret historical buildings and sites related to the history of Warwick County and the City of Newport News.

Some of the Association's goals are to operate from a historical structure and use this as a center for interpretation of local history; to publish a newsletter and other scholarly materials studying local history and artifacts; and to solicit volunteers to assist with the preservation, education, genealogical, and archaeological projects designed to aid in the interpretation of the local history.

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____ Patron Membership (per person)       $500.00
____ Life Membership (per person)           $250.00
____ Active Membership (per person)  $15.00 per year
____ Student Membership (per person)  $5.00 per year
Send check payable to NNWHPA:
Newport News - Warwick Historical Preservation Assoc. of VA, Inc.
P.O. Box 1812
Newport News, VA  23601
IRS Designation: 501© (3) Non-Profit Organization