Visit the Martin Luther King statue in Roanoke
Statue of Dr. Martin Luther King in Roanoke; good visitor spot. https://www.visitroanokeva.com/listings/martin-luther-king-jr-memorial-bridge-and-statue/8749/
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Author: Kelly
Homemade beer recipe in endangered book; need your vote
Please continue to vote for endangered receipt book! Winning museum gets money for restoration. Vote daily through Jan. 22. Eliza
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Museum wins $500 toward artifact restoration
A 19th century receipt book kept by Eliza Breckinridge Watts of Roanoke County is among historical items selected by the
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Link prints get showing in Germany
In July 2019, more than 200 O. Winston Link photographs were shipped to a gallery and cultural center in Munich,
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Educational Programming available
Museum Educator Rich Davis of Roanoke County, who joined the Historical Society staff after retiring from a career in the
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March fashions lecture DELAYED
THIS LECTURE IS DELAYED BECAUSE OF CORONAVIRUS PRECAUTIONS; NO NEW DATE DECIDED Dina Smith-Glaviana, director of the historic costume and
Read moreStill Have 2020 Link Calendars
We still have a few 2020 O. Winston Link calendars of railroad images for sale at $15.99 plus tax. The
Read moreHistory lovers lose a great friend: Bud Robertson
James I. “Bud” Robertson, who died Nov. 2, more than once was the speaker for the Historical Society of Western
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Thank you Fincastle/Montgomery County Militia of Southwest Virginia!
Virginia’s Customs, Cultures and Cuisines: The 18th Century Frontier went great Nov. 9 and 10 with historical interpreters from the
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Link Museum Loses a Great Friend
The Historical Society of Western Virginia lost a gracious supporter Aug. 7. Ellen Arnold, 88, a volunteer at the O.
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