Roanoke History & O. Winston Link MuseumsHistorical Society of Western Virginia

Historical Society of Western Virginia / O. Winston Link Museum

Kegley Lecture Series

All lectures, unless otherwise noted, begin at 7 p.m. and are held at:
Christ Lutheran Church, 2011 Brandon Avenue, SW, Roanoke, VA 24015
Lectures are free, thanks to a gift in honor of the late Betty Norris of Roanoke.

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Lecturers for April 23 define area history

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Despite coming from different backgrounds, different generations, and neither being originally from Roanoke, two inquiring minds formed a genuine friendship

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Dressing for the 1800’s ball

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Gretchen Guidess, Textile Conservator with Colonial Williamsburg, spent a day at the History Museum of Western Virginia dressing a manikin

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Edward Dudley, from Roanoke, was ambassador to Liberia

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Historian and author Nelson Harris offers several talks of little known bits of Roanoke history. They include: The achievement of

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Lewis-Preston-Fleming Lives Converged in Our Area

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By ASHLEY WEBB, Curator, HSWV Andrew Lewis, William Preston, and William Fleming helped shape the course of history for Southwestern

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Norris Family Gift Supports Lectures

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The family and friends of Betty Grubb Norris, who died Dec. 20, 2017, at age 93, have made a $3,500

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