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  2. Virginia Museum of Natural History - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia Museum of Natural History was founded in 1984 as The Boaz Foundation, named after Dr. Noel T. Boaz, Founding Director, along with co-founder Dr. Dorothy Dechant Boaz. The museum was founded as a private institution, but on June 2, 1985, the museum opened to the public with the new and current name.

  3. List of museums in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    website, history, natural history, Native Americans, pioneer life in 15 reconstructed buildings Craig County Historical Society Museum: New Castle: Craig: Shenandoah Valley: Local history: Located in the Old Brick Hotel [13] Crewe Railroad Museum: Crewe: Nottoway: Northern: Railway [14] Custom House: Yorktown: York: Tidewater/Hampton Roads: History

  4. List of natural history museums in the United States

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    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, America's first natural history museum. There are natural history museums in all 50 of the United States and the District of Columbia. The oldest such museum, the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1812. [1]

  5. Category:Natural history museums in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Virginia Living Museum; Virginia Museum of Natural History This page was last edited on 11 October 2023, at 16:36 (UTC). Text ...

  6. Richard L. Hoffman - Wikipedia

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    He was a biology professor at Virginia's Radford College for almost thirty years, and curator of invertebrates at the Virginia Museum of Natural History for another twenty years. He co-founded the Virginia Natural History Society, described over 400 species of millipedes, and produced more than 480 scientific publications.

  7. Noel T. Boaz - Wikipedia

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    Noel Thomas Boaz (born 8 February 1952) is an American biological anthropologist, author, educator, physician, and founder of the Virginia Museum of Natural History. [1] In addition he is founder of the Integrative Centers for Science and Medicine [2] and the International Institute for Human Evolutionary Research.

  8. List of nature centers in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Virginia Living Museum: Newport News: Newport News: Hampton Roads: Natural history museum of indigenous animals, aviary, outdoor animal displays, botanical preserve and planetarium Walker Nature Center: Reston: Fairfax: Northern: website, 72 acres, operated by the community, 2 miles of trails Woodpecker Ridge Nature Center: Fincastle: Botetourt ...

  9. Virginia Historical Society - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia Museum of History and Culture founded in 1831 as the Virginia Historical and Philosophical Society and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a major repository, research, and teaching center for Virginia history. It is a private, non-profit organization, supported almost entirely by private contributions.