Main Street Preservation Trust welcomes the arrival of experienced nonprofit executive Diana West as the new Executive Director. West first came to Gloucester in 1994, visiting Brent and Becky’s – planning what her family still calls “the daffodil wedding.” Diana loves all daffodils, but her favorites are doubles, jonquils, and tazettas. West comes to Gloucester … Continue reading “MAIN STREET PRESERVATION TRUST WELCOMES DIANA WEST AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”

The 2022 cycle for our Façade and Interior Grants has been exciting. The matching funds awarded this year will help fund improvements made to individual commercial properties that enhance our entire Main Street business district. The impact this year builds upon twelve (12) years of the Trust’s investment in preserving historic structures while enhancing the … Continue reading “Main Street Preservation Trust Announces 2022 Grantees”

AFRICAN AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION NAMED AMONG TOP ENDANGERED ARTIFACTS The Fairfield Foundation is proud to announce it is a 2018 honoree of the Virginia Association of Museums Top 10 Endangered Artifacts program for its recently discovered artifact, Images of African American Life in Mid-20th Century Gloucester County: Photographs and Mementos from the Freedom B. Goode … Continue reading “Fairfield Foundation needs your vote now in the Virginia Association of Museums Top 10 Endangered Artifacts program”