Support the Roanoke Valley Heritage Center
Help Preserve the Stories That Built Our Valley
The Roanoke Valley Heritage Center (RVHC) is a community-driven preservation project dedicated to saving the photographs, artifacts, railroad history, businesses, advertising, documents, and stories that helped shape the Roanoke Valley.
Every year, pieces of our local history are lost forever. Historic photographs are discarded, business records disappear, family collections are broken apart, and artifacts connected to our community’s past vanish.
Our mission is simple:
Rescue. Preserve. Share.
Today, RVHC serves as a growing digital archive and heritage project. Our long-term vision is to establish a permanent Roanoke Valley Heritage Center featuring exhibits, educational displays, a private museum collection, research archives, and a heritage gift shop where visitors can experience local history firsthand.
Donate Historical Artifacts
We are actively seeking donations or opportunies to purchase items connected to the Roanoke Valley and surrounding communities, including:
🚂 Railroad Memorabilia
📸 Historic Photographs
🏪 Local Business Advertising
📜 Documents & Ephemera
🗺 Maps & Postcards
🏫 School Memorabilia
🎖 Military Items
🏭 Industrial History
🏠 Community & Family History
Donated items help us build the RVHC Heritage Vault, a growing collection that may be preserved, researched, digitized, featured online, displayed at community events, included in traveling exhibits, and showcased in future Heritage Center displays.
Have Something Historical?
We would love to hear your story and learn more about your artifacts.
Financial Support
Financial contributions help fund:
• Preservation and collection care
• Historic photo scanning and digitization
• Website and archive development
• Educational content and research
• Traveling exhibits and community displays
• Future Heritage Center development
Every contribution helps preserve local history for future generations.
Founding Supporter Opportunities
Businesses, Individuals, and organizations can support the preservation of local & regional history while receiving public recognition as supporters of the Roanoke Valley Heritage Center.
Founding Business Supporter
— For Businesses OR INDIVIDUALS
- Business Name Listed on the RVHC Supporters Page
- Facebook Recognition Post
- One-Time Contribution
- Secure Online Payment
- Lifetime Supporter Recognition
- Individuals Can Contribute!
$250
Heritage Business Partner
— For BUSINESSES OR Individuals
- Business Listed on Supporters Page
- Business Displayed on Website
- Dedicated Business Profile Listing
- Press Release or Blog Article
- Facebook Recognition & Mentions
- Founding Business Partner Recognition
- One-Time Contribution
$500
Community Preservation Supporter
— For Businesses OR INDIVIDUALS
- Featured Business Profile
- Premium Placement on the RVHC Website
- Website Home Page Recognition
- Premium Facebook Recognition & Mentions
- Priority Placement on the Supporters Page
- Community Preservation Sponsor Designation
- Secure One-Time Contribution
$1000+
Founding Legacy Sponsor
— For BUSINESSES OR Individuals
- Exhibit Sponsorship Recognition
- Featured Business Article on the RVHC Website
- Multiple Facebook & Website Mentions
- Priority Placement Across RVHC Properties
- Founding Legacy Sponsor Designation
- Permanent Recognition on the RVHC Supporters Page
- Commemorative Legacy Sponsor
- Plaque for Your Business View Example
- Secure One-Time Contribution
$2500+
Our Supporters Care About Community
Founding Supporters
The Roanoke Valley Heritage Center is being built through the support of individuals, families, businesses, collectors, and community members who believe local history deserves to be preserved.
View our growing list of supporters and preservation partners:
Together We Can Preserve Our History
The stories of the Roanoke Valley deserve to be remembered.
By donating artifacts, supporting preservation efforts, or becoming a Founding Supporter, you are helping build a lasting legacy for future generations.
Preserving the Stories That Built Our Valley.