Medal of Honor will be preserved

A Medal of Honor awarded posthumously to Lt. Gary Lee Miller of Covington, Va., has been selected as one of

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Grandfather’s cartoons soften WWII story

Mary Page Greene’s book about family, Daddy Bear Goes to War, took her on visits with relatives previously unknown and

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Wm. Fleming’s Life Among Education Programs Offered

Museum educator Hailey Vinson has prepared new classroom programming that can be downloaded for your use for free. Explore Virginia’s

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Historic Pump Station Closed for Season

The historic Crystal Spring Pump Station located at the intersection of Jefferson Street and McClanahan Avenue  in Roanoke is open

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WWI gas mask at History Museum needs your vote

 A World War I gas mask belonging to the Historical Society of Western Virginia in Roanoke is among the Top

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Stream Link Photography Video on Blue Ridge PBS ECHO

The Historical Society documentary “Dreams in Steam, The Extraordinary Vision of W. Winston Link” premiered on Blue Ridge Public Television’s

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Follow Renewal of the NW Passenger Station on YouTube

Click on link to see the presentation! On Sept. 21, the Historical Society of Western Virginia sponsored a talk and

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Aug. 24 Talk: Historian discusses African American rail workers

Sheree Scarborough, author of African American Railroad Workers of Roanoke: Oral Histories of the Norfolk & Western, will speak Aug.

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Link photo subject visits exhibit

A New Look at Link: His Life and Legacy exhibit, which opens June 29 at the O. Winston Link Museum

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Historic Pump Station Closed for Season

Long before the arrival of the first westward explorers in what is now Roanoke, the waters of Crystal Spring contributed

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