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1. A Girl's Life In Virginia before the War - 1895

   Pages 68 through 87 of a book titled "A Girl's Life in Virginia before the War". It mentions three estates: -- "Oaklands" was the plantation home of the Watts family. It notes many of the fine things including food (viands) and hospitality to be found there. Also included is the story of a vision that came to the eldest daughter just before her wedding. -- "Buena Vista" was a residence of elegance presided over by a gentleman widower and his d...

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2. Hollins College Pantomime - A 1927 Hollins College Pantomime Series picturing Tayloe Rogers as George P. Tayloe, C. Francis Cocke as Charles A. Cocke, and Mary Stuart Cocke Goodwin as Susanna P. Cocke.

   1985.119.1

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3. Speech: Roanoke's Colonial Background - n.d.

   Speech written by Lyl Palmer and delivered to a committee of Dames. The speech tells the early colonial history of Roanoke, and those individuals who traveled and settled the area.

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4. They Built Roanoke: Celebrating the individuals who developed Roanoke's History, and the Architecture associated with those people. - 1997

   A 1997 calendar created by the Roanoke Valley Historical Society & Museum: Celebrating the individuals who developed Roanoke's History, and the Architecture associated with those people. Cover - black and white drawing of Salem Avenue; Interior - black and white photographs of people and places of Roanoke, Virginia.

   Record Type: Archive