Margaret Grattan Weaver Institute for Regional Culture

Margaret Grattan Weaver was a lifelong philanthropist and a lover of history and genealogy. She devoted much of her life to preserving the heritage and history of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

She was instrumental in the planning and funding of the Heritage Museum in Dayton, Va., home to the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society. She also assisted in building the Spring House on Court Square in downtown Harrisonburg.

In 1997, she established the Margaret Grattan Weaver Foundation, which has continued to support and promote the preservation and appreciation of the rich historical heritage of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.

A graduate of the National Park College and the National School of Fine and Applied Arts, she also wrote poetry and was a member of the Poetry Society of Virginia.