Virginia Museum of Natural History

2007 Press Coverage

The Man and His Millipedes: One of the world's leading experts works at the Virginia Museum of Natural History - Richmond Times-Dispatch - October 10, 2007

Park improvement ideas shared - Martinsville Bulletin - October 10, 2007

Babes in the Woods - Washington Post - October 5, 2007

SCI-KIDS: Fossils tell the story of the early horses - Richmond Times-Dispatch - October 4, 2007

Danville-Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce "Chamber Connections" Newsletter - October 2007 edition - Featuring information about a $2,500 grant from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, the "Baldwin Block" Archaeological excavation in Uptown Martinsville, and the unveiling of 'Clawd' at the Museum.

Cheap Thrills: Museum Day: Get free admission on Saturday - Roanoke Times - September 27, 2007

Mammal collection leaving VCU - Richmond Times-Dispatch - September 23, 2007

Museum to raise its fees - Martinsville Bulletin - September 19, 2007

Celebration of Indian Heritage: Festival wows spectators - Martinsville Bulletin - September 16, 2007

SCI-KIDS: WHAT'S BUGGING YOU: A tiger in our woods - Richmond Times-Dispatch - September 13, 2007

Virginia Museum of Natural History Celebrates Opening of Magnificent New Digs - Martinsville-Henry County Magazine - 2007-08 edition

SCI-KIDS: Doodlebug, the larva of ant lion, digs pit traps - Richmond Times-Dispatch - September 6, 2007

Fraser to leave VMNH - Martinsville Bulletin - August 25, 2007

Museum attendance up 300 percent - Martinsville Bulletin - August 25, 2007

Museum, FAHI partner for archaeological dig - Archaeology News - August 23, 2007

Museum, FAHI partner for archaeological dig - Martinsville Bulletin - August 23, 2007

SCI-KIDS: The Earth's magnetic north pole is on the move - Richmond Times-Dispatch - August 22, 2007

New Path: Guide puts the focus on Virginia Indian heritage - Charlottesville Daily Progress - August 12, 2007

SCI-KIDS: Global cooling also has left its mark on Earth - Richmond Times-Dispatch - August 9, 2007

X Marks the Fossil: Beachcombers Uncover Millions of Years of History - Washington Post - August 8, 2007

A fresh perspective on history - City Magazine (Roanoke) - August 2007

Snakes alive! Reptile Day draws 1,200 to new museum - Martinsville Bulletin - July 29, 2007

SCI-KIDS: Oldest rock on Earth can be found in Canada - Richmond Times-Dispatch - July 26, 2007

Dinosaurs, relatives coexisted - Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming) - July 21, 2007

Discovery of predinosaur fossil prompts review of history - Kansas City Star - July 21, 2007

Dinosaurs, early relatives coexisted - San Francisco Chronicle - July 20, 2007

Fossil indicates dinosaurs' takeover took a long time - Lexington Herald-Leader (Kentucky) - July 20, 2007

Study: Dinosaurs didn't roar into existence - Chicago Tribune - July 19, 2007

Dinosaurs shared Earth with older animals, study shows - The Standard-Times (Massachusetts) - July 19, 2007

SCI-KIDS: Jellyfish can put summer swimmers in a real jam - Richmond Times-Dispatch - July 12, 2007

New digs for old bones - Roanoke Times - July 1, 2007

Museum exhibits to open - Martinsville Bulletin - July 1, 2007

Money panel tours New College, museum - Martinsville Bulletin - June 28, 2007

Museum scientist discovers fossils of unknown reptile - Martinsville Bulletin - June 19, 2007

Attendance up at VMNH - Martinsville Bulletin - June 19, 2007

Winged Victory for Va. Scientist - Washington Post - June 18, 2007

June German Ball preserves part of community's heritage - Martinsville Bulletin - June 17, 2007

Ancient Bird-Like Reptiles Discovered in China, US - Nick.com (Nickelodeon) - June 15, 2007

Defining what's 'rare' can be a difficult task - Richmond Times-Dispatch - June 14, 2007

Ancient Reptile Glided on Air - Discovery Channel - June 13, 2007

Ancient Gliding Reptile Discovered in Quarry - Fox News - June 13, 2007

Prehistoric Gliding Lizard Discovered in U.S. - National Geographic News - June 12, 2007

Scientists make case for ancient gliding reptile - Richmond Times-Dispatch - June 12, 2007

Tiny, winged lizard unearthed from quarry - Roanoke Times - June 12, 2007

Ancient gliding reptile found on East Coast - MSNBC - June 12, 2007

CT Scan Reveals Ancient Long-Necked Gliding Reptile - Penn State news - June 12, 2007

VMNH displays moon rock from Apollo mission - Martinsville Bulletin - June 12, 2007

Martinsville Teachers Get Earthy - WSLS - May 13, 2007

College alliance praised - Martinsville Bulletin - May 9, 2007

Editorial: VMNH honors well deserved - Martinsville Bulletin - May 6, 2007

New museum sets record - Martinsville Bulletin - May 6, 2007

Contributions to science, education are recognized - Martinsville Bulletin - May 3, 2007

New museum called part of banner year - Martinsville Bulletin - May 3, 2007

A proper home - Danville Register and Bee - April 29, 2007

Museum of Natural History expected to draw more tourists to Martinsville - Virginia Business Magazine - April 2007

It's Open!! New museum heralded as 'world-class' facility - Martinsville Bulletin - April 1, 2007

Museum’s past, present, future celebrated at gala - Martinsville Bulletin - April 1, 2007

Creepie crawlies leave lasting impression - Danville Register and Bee - March 31, 2007

Museum Now Open in Martinsville - WSLS - March 30, 2007

Old stones, old bones in a brand-new museum - Roanoke Times - March 30, 2007

Get ready, get set...Newest state museum set to open doors this weekend - Martinsville Bulletin- March 30, 2007

Virginia Museum of Natural History Set to Open - WSET - March 29, 2007

Natural History Museum Set to Open in Martinsville - WSLS - March 29, 2007

New natural history museum to open in Martinsville - WRIC - March 29, 2007

New natural history museum to open in Martinsville - WDBJ7 - March 29, 2007

New Natural History Museum to Open in Martinsville - WSLS - March 27, 2007

Museum's celebration ready to start…Kicks off with with Web site launching - Martinsville Bulletin- March 27, 2007

Natural history to go on display in new Martinsville museum - Potomac News - March 27, 2007

Museum employees are happily busy ahead of weekend opening - Martinsville Bulletin - March 26, 2007

VMNH poised to open - Martinsville Bulletin - March 25, 2007

Education a focus of museum - Martinsville Bulletin - March 20, 2007

Museum to offer special theater - Martinsville Bulletin - March 12, 2007

New museum already spawning businesses - Martinsville Bulletin - February 5, 2007

'Dino Day' draws crowd to VMNH - Martinsville Bulletin - January 21, 2007


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