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Video ItemCategory: impact Preserving stories, honoring ancestors , video
The Reynolds Homestead, once known as the Rock Spring Plantation, is partnering with families who descended from enslaved people at Rock Spring to center their voices, preserve and share their stories, and share the full history of the plantation. Today, the site is a Virginia Tech center for community engagement and historical reflection.
Date: Jul 02, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Descendants of enslaved to lead Juneteenth celebration at Reynolds Homestead , articleOn June 19, descendants of the Rock Spring’s enslaved community will honor their ancestors, marking a powerful moment of remembrance, resilience, and reclamation.
Date: Jun 05, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Community-engagement champion drives transformative partnerships , articleSusan E. Short, associate vice president for engagement with Outreach and International Affairs, explains why the most meaningful partnerships involve faculty and students who approach communities with curiosity and respect.
Date: Apr 01, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Advantage College Access Collaborative shows Patrick County high schoolers ‘what college can be’ , articleFrom a county where only about a quarter of students go on to pursue higher education, a group of juniors and seniors spent the day on the Blacksburg campus to consider college and careers that could help them soar — around the world or close to home.
Date: Jun 03, 2024 - -
Video ItemCategory: impact Professor helping Clemson uncover its legacy of slavery collaborates with similar efforts at Virginia Tech , video
Rhondda R. Thomas, a literature professor and the driving force behind Clemson University's Call My Name research project, recently visited historic Virginia Tech sites that are working to reshape their narratives, including the Reynolds Homestead in Patrick County and the Solitude and Fraction houses on the Blacksburg campus.
Date: Apr 03, 2024 - -
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Category: impact Professor helping Clemson uncover its legacy of slavery aims to inspire similar efforts at Virginia Tech , articleRhondda R. Thomas will present a free lecture March 12 to discuss how adopting a collaborative approach to community history at Clemson University has become a beacon for understanding and acknowledging the past. She also will visit the Reynolds Homestead and the Solitude and Fraction houses to share expertise and collaborate with faculty, staff, and community members.
Date: Feb 27, 2024 - -
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Category: academics Happy Halloween: Spooky news and fall favorites , articleGhosts and goblins gather round for some scary stories, spooky science, tips, and trends to help you make the most of the fall season.
Date: Oct 30, 2023 - -
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Category: impact Small town in Patrick County looks to historic theater — and Virginia Tech — to spark growth , articleCould a 1940s theater bring more people to Stuart, Virginia? A team of graduate assistants at the Center for Economic and Community Engagement put their knowledge to work to help town leaders figure it out.
Date: May 15, 2023 - -
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Category: impact Reynolds Homestead hosts a splendiferous Seuss celebration , articleWith whimsical wonders and fun galore, the party was one the good doctor would adore! At the historic homestead, the bash was so grand, to launch Dolly’s Imagination Library in Patrick County land.
Date: Mar 07, 2023 - -
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Category: impact Carilion’s Nancy Howell Agee to headline inaugural Women Impact Virginia Summit , articleAiming to connect professional women and give them the resources they need to succeed, Women Impact Virginia invites women from across the commonwealth to network with and learn from other female leaders at the Oct. 12 summit.
Date: Oct 05, 2022 - -
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Category: research Eminent researchers around the country help launch the new Center for Rural Education , articleImagine a gathering of the most innovative and prominent scholarly researchers who are offering their intelligence, experience, and time. That describes the Rural Education Summit, held at The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center on Aug. 26, which officially launched the new Center for Rural Education.
Date: Sep 20, 2022 - -
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Category: research New Center for Rural Education to focus on educational equity , articleAs the founding director of the center, Amy Price Azano has studied how structural challenges related to poverty and educational inequities can adversely affect rural schools and communities. As a first-generation college student from a rural community, Azano understands these challenges both professionally and personally but also believes in the power and promise of rural schooling.
Date: Sep 19, 2022 - -
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Category: impact $800,000 gift to fund commercial kitchen at Reynolds Homestead , articleThe gift from the Reynolds family will fund a 1,500-square-foot expansion to the historic property’s Community Engagement Center, allowing for culinary arts classes and demonstrations.
Date: Jul 27, 2022 - -
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Category: impact For more than 170 years, the Reynolds Homestead has been the heart of Patrick County , articleWith ties that go back to the very beginning of Virginia Tech, the historic property has long been a place for residents to celebrate the arts, further their learning, and strengthen their community.
Date: Jun 13, 2022 - -
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Category: impact The 'championship' of forestry education , articleThree seniors in the Integrated Forest Practicum course spent their final semester creating a forest management plan for the family farm owned by Athletic Director Whit Babcock.
Date: Apr 11, 2022 - -
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Category: impact Reynolds Homestead to host Smithsonian exhibition examining change in rural America , article“Crossroads: Change in Rural America” will be on display Dec. 4 to Jan 9 at the Creative Arts Center in Stuart, Virginia. Several Patrick County organizations also will offer a variety of activities and displays to complement the exhibit.
Date: Nov 22, 2021 - -
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Category: impact New P. Buckley Moss paintings celebrate Reynolds Homestead , articleLimited-edition, hand-signed prints by the renowned artist are available. Half the proceeds will support the Reynolds Homestead’s arts programming in Patrick County.
Date: Aug 23, 2021 - -
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Category: impact Reynolds Homestead unveils art honoring enslaved community , articleInstalled in the historic home and kitchen house at the former tobacco plantation in Patrick County, Virginia, the pieces aim to inspire discussion and reflection about the lives of the men, women, and children who were enslaved there.
Date: Jul 13, 2021 - -
Video ItemCategory: research Slavery at Rock Spring Plantation , video
Research historian John Whitfield discusses the lives of the enslaved community at the former Rock Spring Plantation in Patrick County, now known as the Reynolds Homestead.
Date: May 25, 2021 -
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