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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History Museum of Western Virginia
Historic boutique hotel built as bank
Liberty Trust Hotel in downtown Roanoke has been hailed by Forbes Magazine and UK Times News as one of the
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George Kegley, “Mr. History,” Dies
George A. Kegley, a native of Wythe County, conservationist, master community volunteer and a backbone of the Roanoke Valley Historical
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Link captured image during snowstorm
A snowstorm in March 1956 delayed O. Winston Link’s eighth trip to Roanoke. In Hagerstown, Maryland, on the way to
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Dressing for the 1800’s ball
Gretchen Guidess, Textile Conservator with Colonial Williamsburg, spent a day at the History Museum of Western Virginia dressing a manikin
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Botetourt Decorative Arts Exhibit Catalog Coming
“Botetourt County: 250 +1 Years of Delight,” an exhibit tracing the history of Botetourt through its decorative arts, featured more
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Redesigned Loewy Gallery Free to Visitors
The Historical Society of Western Virginia oversees the Raymond Loewy Gallery, the only permanent U. S. gallery dedicated to the
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Link revisited his photo sites in 1980s
By Bill Arnold, Link Museum Volunteer In January 1955, New York commercial photographer O. Winston Link began an effort to
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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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‘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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