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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Visitors include resident of France

Donna Hartley, an ex-pat living in Paris, France, joined her friend Fritz Elder of Washington, D.C., for a recent visit

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Thanks to Sponsors of ‘Proud to Serve/WWII exhibit’

Proud to Serve/WWII: Photographs from the Creation of the Ledo Road and the Aftermath of Hiroshima ended Sept. 7. We

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Visit Link’s Astonishing Railroad Photos

Check out the O. Winston Link railroad-related photography in our Link museum. The world-class photos not only document the end

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Images of Christmases-Past

The Historical Society of Western Virginia’s digital collection has a wealth of insight into the holiday season of the past,

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$6 gets magazine of Link’s color photos

“Life Along the Line, in Color,” the current National Railway Historical Society Bulletin has devoted an issue to an article

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Terrific History Books in Museum Gift Shop

Edward Beyer’s Travels Through America-An Artist’s View is among a variety of books for sale in the Historical Society of

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Norris Family Gift Supports Lectures

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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Pump Station Closed; Take a Virtual Tour

Crystal Spring Pump Station is closed due to nearby construction. View a video of the pump station, courtesy of Blue

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Historian John Kern dies

We are saddened at the death of historian John Kern, a long-time supporter and former board member of the Historical

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