Stokesville, C&W Company Town & End-of-Track
Ask an Author with Clarence Geier Friday, March 13, 2026, 10:30 am Established in 1901, the mountain town of Stokesville was founded, thrived, and lost to history in roughly 13…
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Seasoned in Appalachia
Ask an Author with Jimmy Proffitt Friday, February 27, 2026, 10:30 am Inspired by home-cooked family meals, Seasoned in Appalachia delivers authentic, flavorful dishes paired with charming anecdotes about family…
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Chief’s Letters Book Review
Volunteer submission. World War II involved the most rapid and most massive ballooning of the United States Army in U.S. history. From 140,000 men (and no women) in 1930, the…
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Chief’s Letters: A World War II Memoir
Ask an Author Talk with David Wood Friday, December 5, 2025, 10:30 am Postponed to Tues, December 9, 11:00 am Join us for a history double header on Tuesday, December…
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Beneath the Red Oak
Ask an Author with Janis Norton Friday, November 14, 2025, 10:30 am Author Janis Norton shared her journey writing her debut historical fiction novel, What the Red Oak Saw, a…
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Weaving a Story from Your Family History
Third Thursday Talk With Jeff Ishee Thursday, November 20, 2025, 7:00 pm Many family history enthusiasts have lots of hard data – birth dates, marriage certificates, military records, etc. But…
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Treasures in Stone
Ask an Author, with Rick Lambert Friday, September 5, 10:30 am Known as the Cyclopean Towers in the 1800s, the Natural Chimneys, near Mount Solon, Virginia, have been a tourist…
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Requiem for Snow Hill Nunnery
Ask an Author, with Terry Barkley Friday, August 8, 2025, 10:30 am In 1732, Conrad Beissel established the Ephrata Cloister as a semi-monastic community of Pennsylvania German immigrants in Lancaster…
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Rattlesnake Granny
with Stephanie Gardner Book Talk, Saturday, Aug 3, 2024, 10:30 am Rattlesnake Granny: Nancy Remembers Life in Old Thornton Gap, Inspired by True Stories, by Stephanie S. Gardner Love the…
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David Driver Book Signing
David Driver Book Signing Saturday, July 20, 2024 10 am – 12 pm Rocktown History Harrisonburg native David Driver, a graduate of Turner Ashby High, signed copies of his book…
