Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia (MAAV) works to reclaim, imagine, document, reinterpret, display, and amplify histories and experiences that highlight collective struggles for the vitality of people and our shared environment, especially by, for, and with people whose stories have been silenced, denied, or excluded.

MAAV is funding new monument projects across Appalachian Virginia!

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Sep 28
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#MAAV is beyond proud of our Co-Directors, Dr. Emily Satterwhite and Dr. Katy Powell! This past weekend, they both received the Jerry and Ruth Ann Niles Land Grant Scholar award, created by friends and colleagues of the College’s founding dea
This Monument Monday, in honor of Earth Day, #MAAV has a special post featuring our very own Appalachian Mountains. Today we celebrate their unique shape and curves, the way they’ve flourished through millions of years, housed countless generat
We'd like to introduce one of our awesome Post Doctoral Associate and support team member- Dr. Sarah Plummer! Sarah has been with #MAAV since the start. She's been working hard on important projects such as an ever-growing monument audit of all monu
MAAV pauses on this day to remember the Virginia Tech students and faculty who lost their lives tragically on April 16, 2007. Though 17 years have passed since that day, their stories and legacies live on, signified by the April 16 Memorial located o
Happy Thursday everyone! We'd like to introduce our wonderful graduate intern, Will Heltzel! Will is a first year graduate student earning his master's in Urban and Regional Planning. Will hopes to work in transportation planning in the future, spec
Happy Monument Monday! Did you see the eclipse? If not, no worries, here’s another star that is visible even on cloudy days: The Roanoke Star! Featuring #MAAV intern, Chance Cheek. ⭐️ The Roanoke Star, located on Mill Mountain in Roanoke, VA,
Today's #MAAV intern introduction features one of our freshmen interns, Macie Alford! Ever since Macie joined the MAAV team in the fall of 2023, she has contributed so much to the team in so many ways. Her versatility and willingness to hop on any a
Happy Monument Tuesday! Just kidding, happy Monument Monday! This week we are highlighting the Round Oak Rag Apple Elevation monument hosting #MAAV intern, Chance Cheek. Elevation the bull had a marker placed by the Virginia Holstein Association in
Today, we'd not only like to introduce, but to wish happy birthday to one of our amazing community engagement interns - Sophia Spraker! Sophia is a junior majoring in Marketing Management with a concentration in Digital Marketing Strategy (DMS). Aft
Happy Monument Monday! Today’s “Take A Chance on Monument Monday’s” with #MAAV intern, Chance Cheek, is featuring the Colley’s Cabin Historical Marker. The marker was placed in 1970, marking the approximate location of
For this #womenshistorywednesday, we'd like to introduce another one of our spectacular interns - Rachel Poteet! Rachel is a Community Outreach intern majoring in Religion and Culture and minoring in Appalachian Studies. She has been with MAAV since
Welcome back to “Take a Chance on Monument Monday’s” featuring #MAAV intern, Chance Cheek! Today we are highlighting the National D-Day Memorial located in Bedford, VA. Built in 1999, this memorial was constructed to remember thos

Intern Insights

Read what our interns have been writing about their experiences and discoveries working with MAAV!

Intern Insights
March 2024 Intern Insights: Rachel Poteet
February 2024 Intern Insights: Leeanna Duong
January 2024 Intern Insights: Chance Cheek
November 2023 Intern Insights: Bethany Hansel

Recent News

News Items
Round 1 Projects Announced
Round 1 Projects Announced

Read the Press Release announcing the funding of our first round projects.

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Media from Blue Ridge Listening Session
Media from Blue Ridge Listening Session

View photos and videos from our Blue Ridge Listening Session in Galax on 10-26-23

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Appalachian History Initiative seeks proposals
Appalachian History Initiative seeks proposals

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