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Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - April 2009

Historical Society of Western Virginia April 2009 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities. The newsletter talks about the museum's upcoming tour to Abingdon, Virginia, its upcoming Kegley Lecture with Joe Tennis, a memo from Executive Director Jeanne Bollendorf, a bio of new intern Tara Mastrangelo, a spotlight on an object in the collection - 1987.2.4 - a Violetta Electrotherapy apparatus. ...

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Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - April 2010

Historical Society of Western Virginia April 2010 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities. The newsletter talks about the museum's upcoming Kegley lecture with Peter Givens on the Parkway's 75th anniversary. The front page reminds the members of the upcoming presidential homes tour to Poplar Forest, with lunch in Farmville, a tour of Sherwood Forest, Campbell's Tavern in Williamsburg, Berkle...

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Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - June 2009

Historical Society of Western Virginia June 2009 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities. The newsletter talks about the museum's recent tourt to Abingdon, Saltville, and the area's Rock Churches. There's also a small blurb on the success for Night for Notable Women with Phyllis Stump as Aunt Orlene. Also on the front page is the Society's Kegley lecture sponsored by Clark & Nexsen, ABC age...

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Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - March 2010

Historical Society of Western Virginia March 2010 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities. The newsletter talks about the museum's upcoming Kegley lecture with Catherine Wright, who edited a collection of letters of Sgt. Robert W. Parker. Also on the cover are updates on the Society's Spring Presidential home tour and the Night for Notable Women in June. On the inside, there's an memo from ...

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Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - March/April 2013

Historical Society of Western Virginia March/April 2013 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities. The newsletter reminices on Clifton "Chip" Woodrum, along with new collections from the Woodrum family. This larger newsletter covers a lot of the Society's happenings: a trip to Harper's Ferry & Antietam Battlefields, a new publication of Notable Women, sponsorship opportunities for a second flo...

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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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Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - September 2007

Historical Society of Western Virginia September/October 2007 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities, including the Kegley lecture speaker, Nancy Egloff, who spoke on Jamestown's settlers. The newsletter also dicusses the publication Notable Women, Roanoke's ghost tour, City Treasures exhibition opening, Fleming Historical marker dedication ceremony, and a new exhibit entitled "Behind Close...

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Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - September 2009

Historical Society of Western Virginia September 2009 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities. The newsletter talks about the museum's upcoming overnight bus tour to see local churches, with a more in depth description of the tour and an rsvp card for both that and the museum's Presidential HOmes Tour (which visited Mount Vernon, Montpelier, and Ashlawn. The first page highlights the Kegley ...

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Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - September/October 2011

Historical Society of Western Virginia September/October 2011 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities. The newsletter talks about the museum's renovation and opening at Hotel Shenandoah with two new exhibits: Hometwon Stars: Southwest Virginia's Recording Legacy & Those Who Serve: Southwestern Virginia. The museum said goodby to Museum Manager Carolyn Payne, who moved to a new position with ...

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Railway and Industry Day Open House

Invitation to for an open house with the Norfolk & Western Shops during Railway and Industry Day, Roanoke's Diamond Jubilee. On the inside of the invitation there is a brief description about the Norfolk & Western Railway, as well as what the attendee would see on the tour. A J Class 611 is pictured on the back of the invitation, while the front is an aerial shot of some of the tracks and buildings in Roanoke's NW complex.

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