Historic Petersburg Foundation, Inc.

08/24/2026

Join us on September 26th for our next installment of The Articles of Conversation, A Closer Look at Orangeries! We are delighted to co-host this lecture with Sergei Troubetzkoy, Historic Petersburg Foundation, Inc., and Petersburg Garden Club.

This free lecture will cover the history and rise of American Orangeries such as the one at Battersea. Advance reservations are required due to limited seating.

Please note: This event will be held in the Multipurpose Room of the Petersburg Public Library | 201 W Washington St, Petersburg, VA 23803 | September 26th, 2-4PM

To learn more about what an orangery is and to reserve your free ticket, please visit: https://www.batterseafound.org/calendar/orangery

08/20/2026

For the last several months, the City has been working on a comprehensive update to the Historic Districts Design Guidelines, which lay out the do's and don'ts for properties in the city's local historic districts. The Walker Collaborative will be presenting a final draft of the updated guidelines on Wednesday May 27 at 5:30 p.m. in the Peterburg Public Library multi-purpose room. Light refreshments will be provided, and the consultant and city staff will be available for questions.

Whether you own property in a historic district or you're interested in the city's ongoing preservation efforts, please feel encouraged to attend!

08/20/2026

PETE 100 Series: As we celebrate a century as a park, we’re revisiting the events that shaped Petersburg National Battlefield, one decade at a time.

The 2020s: New lands

Today we celebrate 100 years as a park, first established on July 3, 1926. It’s fitting that tomorrow we also mark 250 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. We’re excited for the next century of stewardship and public service.

In 2016, Congress authorized Petersburg National Battlefield to acquire additional lands connected to the Siege of Petersburg. While the law granted the authority, the acquisition process takes time. Areas included in the potential expansion represent key battlefields: White Oak Road, Hatcher’s Run, Ream’s Station, Weldon Railroad, and the Breakthrough.

Throughout the 2020s, the park continues working with partners, including the American Battlefield Trust, Conservation Trust, the American Battlefield Protection Program, and local groups like the Petersburg Battlefield Foundation, to make this vision a reality.

Find out more here: https://www.battlefields.org/news/congress-approves-major-expansion-petersburg-national-battlefield

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Visit Five Forks Battlefield this evening from 4-7:00 p.m. and celebrate a century of history, remembrance, and community at Petersburg National Battlefield.

08/20/2026

The Forum Webinar Series gives viewers a chance to receive timely and informative content while interacting directly with content experts—right from their desk chair.

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07/31/2026

Many thanks to a Virginia masonry crew (Nick White and his intern Laurie) from Preservation Virginia, who recently spent days at Petersburg's Historic Farmers Bank Building working on a few areas of failing brickwork in the front of the building. The bank, built in 1817, is one of the oldest bank buildings in the country and is open for tours Fridays and Saturdays.