20Nov 2016 by Donna Riedel

Introducing our 2017 Fundraising Campaign – “Friends First”

Batteau House, VC&NS Home Fund
"FRIENDS FIRST" Campaign "UPDATE" for Batteau House- 2016-2017 We have received a $1,000 donation from Mike Rutgers and another $1,000 from the VCNS Board of directors, of which Dr Trout has matched both of these donations.  Also have received $75.00 so far from our GoFundMe account on Facebook.  I am sure there has been other donations, however these are the only ones I know of.  With the $2,000 match plus the $75 we have reached $4,075.00 toward our goal of $10,000. There are pictures of the inside of the museum for all to look at, take a moment and enjoy what is happening. We are working on making sure our Batteau History/Museum can be shared with the public. Over the years members have been collecting archives, artifacts and memorabilia of…
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23Dec 2012 by VCNS

VC&NS “Home Fund” Established

VC&NS Home Fund
After 35 successful years as a nonprofit organization researching, educating, and advocating for Virginia canals, batteaux and other historic watercraft, the Virginia Canals and Navigations Society is ready to settle down and display Virginia’s rich cultural waterway heritage. As the only nonprofit organization in Virginia specializing specifically in the historic river highways that helped found our great nation,  (a once forgotten segment of history), VC&NS is uniquely positioned to create a museum of cultural waterway heritage of commonwealth and national interest. Throughout our 35 years, members have been collecting archives, artifacts and memorabilia of canal and river heritage and building navigable reproductions. It’s time to gather and share them with the public while also creating a much overdue VC&NS work place. The VC&NS Board of Governors at their December 1, 2012 meeting launched a…
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