A Look at Past Exhibit “Flood of 1985 Photography”
In 1985, Roanoke Valley photographer Tommy Firebaugh ventured into the rising floodwaters of the Flood of ’85, to visually capture
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Exhibits
‘Vagabonds’ Edison, Ford camped in Virginia
In the summer of 1918, four celebrities, a slew of staff, and a caravan of cars stopped in Roanoke for
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Edward Dudley, from Roanoke, was ambassador to Liberia
Historian and author Nelson Harris offers several talks of little known bits of Roanoke history. They include: The achievement of
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D-Day Memorial Educator tells story of first Roanoker killed in WWII
John Long, educator with the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, tells the story of Benjamin Brown, the first Roanoker to
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Virtual visits include look at Gift Shop special window
Museum manager Lynsey Allie has begun a series of virtual visits to different parts of the O. Winston Link and
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Lewis-Preston-Fleming Lives Converged in Our Area
By ASHLEY WEBB, Curator, HSWV Andrew Lewis, William Preston, and William Fleming helped shape the course of history for Southwestern
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Handwashing History Fitting Topic
By Global Handwashing Partnership Ignaz Semmelweis, a Hungarian doctor working in Vienna General Hospital, is known as the father of
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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
Read more$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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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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