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1. 75th Anniversary Roanoke Chamber of Commerce - February 2, 1965

   A souvenir edition of a supplement paper for the 75th anniversary of the Roanoke Chamber of Commerce. It contains old advertisements from Roanoke; a list of businesses that have supported the Chamber; a list of Presidents of the Chamber from 1889-1964; and a roster of Officers and Directors of the Chamber in 1965.

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2. Boxley Building - April 24, 1984

   A cover letter from James F. McNabb, Secretary/Treasurer of W.W. Boxley & Company in Roanoke, Virginia, to Mr. George Kegley of the Roanoke Times & World News. The cover letter explains the Boxley Company's efforts to have the Boxley Building designated an historical landmark so that it can be included on the National Register of Historical Places. A copy of the five-page application document is included with the cover letter. The Boxley Building...

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3. Cocke-Spur view 16 from scrapbook - May 4, 1914

   Photograph of the Cocke family and their honored guests in front of the pergola at "Cocke-Spur", the Orchard Hill residence of Mr. Lucian Hayward Cocke and Sarah (Johnson) Hagan Cocke, his wife, just prior to the May 4, 1914 reception for Vice President and Mrs.Thomas R. Marshall. Seated from left to right in the first row are: Mattie Cocke, sister of Lucian Cocke, Lois Marshall, wife of Vice President Thomas Marshall, Araminta Kern, wife of Sena...

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4. Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - April 2003

   Historical Society of Western Virginia April 2003 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities. The newsletter talks about the museum's upcoming tours to Halifax County to see Berry Hill, Elm Hill, and Riverside. There are also several announcements: Deyerle brickwork lecture by Mike Pulice, the previous months lecture on Virginians at War with John Selby, the arrangement of a wedding dress exh...

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5. Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - January/February 2013

   Historical Society of Western Virginia January/February 2013 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities. The newsletters front page highlights two of its friends and supporters, George & Louise Kegley, along with its upcoming History of Served lecture. Inside, there's an education update, a collections update, upcoming events, new and returning members, a new staff, and a book spotlight in the...

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6. Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - January/February 2013

   Historical Society of Western Virginia January/February 2013 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities. The newsletter talks about the gallery named after George & Louise Kegley, updates on the new exhibit Crossroads of History, the Junior League publication Oh My Stars, the museums collections, History is Served with Christy Coleman, updates from the Virtual Museum, History Museum announcement...

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7. 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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8. Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - September 1999

   Historical Society of Western Virginia September 1999 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities. The newsletter talks about the museum's fall programs, which focused on the roles of George and Martha Washington and Thomas Jefferson on frontier colonial history. The museum conducted a 'haunted haunts' tour, acquired a new Minolta CS Pro model copier, advertised for the museums fall Western Au...

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9. Horse - drawn carriage, c. 1903 - Horse drawn carriage from c. 1903. Used by Stephen Alexander and Sarah Elizabeth Kegley, who lived on a Wythe County Farm. They purchased this buggy from Foot & Johnson, a Wytheville Company, to ride over the mountains to a Lutheran church meeting at Burkes Garden, Tazewell County. Carriage uses two horses to pull. (a) horse drawn carriage in black with ride piping (b) tongue, which attaches to the front of the buggy

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10. Letter from the Roanoke Historical Society to S.H. McVitty - May 20, 1964

    Typed letter from Edmund Goodwin on the Peoples Federal Savings and Loan Association to S.H. McVitty at Ridgewood Farm. The letter acknowledges the Mr. McVitty's recent gift.

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11. Old-Fashioned Bank Revived in FNEB Lobby - c. 1975

    Newspaper clipping titled 'Old-Fashioned Bank Revived in FNEB Lobby,' written by George Kegley. The article highlights a small museum in the lobby of the First National Exchange Bank, and the items sourced from the banking communities' earlier days.

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12. Panorama Thank You Card - 1967

    Card folded horizontally, for the WDBJ-7 tv show "Panorama," with host Kathy Thornton. Front of card has the show's logo in two toned greens. Top half of interior reads the following in green script: Thank you for being our guest on "Panorama." On a horizontal line underneath "Panorama" is the date October 4, 1967 in red ink. B&W photograph of a gentleman, George Kegley, holding a primitive rake, stands beside a woman, Kathy Thornton, in a bl...

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