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Aug. 24 Talk: Historian discusses African American rail workers

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Sheree Scarborough, author of African American Railroad Workers of Roanoke: Oral Histories of the Norfolk & Western, will speak Aug.

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Historic Pump Station Closed for Season

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Long before the arrival of the first westward explorers in what is now Roanoke, the waters of Crystal Spring contributed

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Historic boutique hotel built as bank

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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

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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

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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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Redesigned Loewy Gallery Free to Visitors

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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

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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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Driving Tour Traces Civil Rights History in Southside Virginia.

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The birthplace of the free public education system the country now enjoys has its roots in Southside Virginia.  A self-guided

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