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D-Day Memorial Educator tells story of first Roanoker killed in WWII

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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

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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

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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

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By Global Handwashing Partnership Ignaz Semmelweis, a Hungarian doctor working in Vienna General Hospital, is known as the father of

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Museum wins $500 toward artifact restoration

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A 19th century receipt book kept by Eliza Breckinridge Watts of Roanoke County is among historical items selected by the

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Educational Programming available

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Museum Educator Rich Davis of Roanoke County, who joined the Historical Society staff after retiring from a career in the

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History lovers lose a great friend: Bud Robertson

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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!

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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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Visitors include resident of France

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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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Visit Link’s Astonishing Railroad Photos

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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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