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1. Black Horse Tavern Notebook - 1935

   Notes, copies of correspondence, and plans assembled by P.H. Trout in 1935 regarding Black Horse Tavern. President Andrew Jackson purportedly overnighted at the Black Horse on his journeys between Nashville, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C. Included correspondence to Trout from Ben P. Ainsworth of Lexington, Virginia, places Jackson at the Blackhorse through statements made to Ainsworth by Hezekiah Kyle of Amsterdam, Virginia, who recalled seeing ...

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2. Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - December 2008

   Historical Society of Western Virginia December 2008 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities, including the upcoming Fantasyland season and all the activities associated with the holidays. The newsletter also includes a letter from the Executive Director, Jeanne Bollendorf, the December speaker Dr. Shep Zedaker on Wildland Fire, and an opportunity to give to the Rescue Mission through reduce...

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3. Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - January 2009

   Historical Society of Western Virginia January 2009 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities, including the upcoming History is Served, with speaker Dr. James Robertson, Jr. John Long spoke on Charles Johnston in January's Kegley Lecture. The newsletter also has a letter from the Executive Director, Jeanne Bollendorf, a short update on Pulaski Museum's new beginnings, as well as sponsorship ...

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4. Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - March 2009

   Historical Society of Western Virginia March 2009 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities. A thicker newsletter than previous, it covers a number of different society activities: Charles Johnston's 1790 narrative, republished by the Historical Society, new staff Linda Steele (registrar and digital collections) and Kathryn Wallace (Visitor Services Coordinator), Kegley Lecture speaker Dr. Eli...

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5. letter - 11/15/1861 9/22/1859

   Letter headed Nov, 17, [1861] from Julia Breckinridge to her sister in law Eliza Breckinridge, the writing is very poor, paper is partially faded, and the letter has been over written at ninety degrees and makes the reading more difficult. Julia is telling of some work she has been doing for the soldiers, about her planned trip to Richmond which she probably will not take since Gilmer cannot get a furlough, some news of the war, deaths mentioned ...

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6. Southwest Corner - n.d.

   Newspaper clipping cut from the Roanoke Times written by Goodridge Wilson, Southwest Virginia historian and presbyterian minister. The article is about Carvins Cove

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7. Southwest Corner - n.d.

   Newspaper clipping cut from the Roanoke Times written by Goodridge Wilson, Southwest Virginia historian and presbyterian minister. The article is about Carvins Cove

   Record Type: Archive