Two Roanoke area rail preservation organizations are among the recipients of 1.5 million in grants.

http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/284081

The Historical Society of Western Virginia owns and operates the O. Winston Link Museum and the History Museum of Western Virginia.

What I find to be particularly important is that the historical and technical preservation organizations are finally taking a place in the "mainstream" of private cultural funding in the area. Good Stuff!