The following information provides key contacts, links to history websites, museums, archives and other sources relating to state and local 4-H history in Virginia.

Contact Information

Major Contact

Dr. Cathy M. Sutphin
Interim State 4-H Program Leader
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
115 Hutcheson Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540.231.6371
EMail: cmsutph@vt.edu

Secondary Contacts

Sandra Fisher


Bob Meadows

Status of 4-H History Preservation

Museums and Archives

State and Local 4-H History in Digital Format

Virginia 4-H History

http://sites.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/about.html#history
A brief narrative on 4-H History in general, and 4-H History in Virginia.

A Brief History of Virginia's 4-H Educational Centers

http://www.4-h.ext.vt.edu/camping/4hcenterhistory.html
Virginia has six 4-H educational centers: Southwest Virginia 4-H Educational Center, near Abingdon, Virginia; W.E. Skelton 4-H Educational Center at Smith Mt. Lake, in Wirtz, Virginia; Jamestown 4-H Educational Center, Jamestown, Virginia; Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center, near Appomattox, Virginia; Northern Virginia 4-H Educational Center, Front Royal, Virginia; and Airfield 4-H Educational Center, near Wakefield, Virginia. Written by Dr. Bob Meadows. (There is a digitized copy of Bob Meadows' PhD dissertation on the "History of Virginia's 4-H Camping Program: A Case Study on Events Leading to the Development of the 4-H Educational Centers" on the Internet.)

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