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Link captured image during snowstorm

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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

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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

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“Botetourt County: 250 +1 Years of Delight,” an exhibit tracing the history of Botetourt through its decorative arts, featured more

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Link revisited his photo sites in 1980s

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By Bill Arnold, Link Museum Volunteer In January 1955, New York commercial photographer O. Winston Link began an effort to

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Visit our new mural!

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Thanks to Downtown Roanoke Inc. and artist Alicia Hollingsworth-Young, a new building mural celebrates our two museums, History Museum of

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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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Link prints get showing in Germany

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In July 2019, more than 200 O. Winston Link photographs were shipped to a gallery and cultural center in Munich,

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