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…
Past Events
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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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A Strange Story of the Armentrout Sisters
with Alan Kaylor Cline Friday, October 10, 2025, 10:30 am Alan Kaylor Cline took a fascinating dive into illegitimacy and the search for clues to explain his family tree. Cline’s…
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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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Naomi “Omie” Wise
Her Life, Death, and Legend Thursday, September 18, 2025, 7 pm Naomi Wise was drowned by her lover in the waters of North Carolina’s Deep River in 1807. Her murder…
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Restor(y)ation at the Lincoln Homestead
Restoring House and History Thursday, July 17, 2025, 7 pm President Abraham Lincoln’s great-grandfather John Lincoln moved from Pennsylvania and settled in the Linville Creek area of Rockingham County in…
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Fourth Friday Open House
Family-friendly discovery and connection! Fourth Fridays (Jun 27, Jul 25, Aug 22, Sep 26), 5-7 pm A new theme each month provided a lens for peeking into the past and…
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Civic Season 2025
Discover Your Community’s Story June through July 5, 2025 Join us for a powerful journey through local Civil Rights history! Explore the museum galleries, including the featured exhibition Resilience Amid…
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Resilience Amid Resistance
Creating a student-led exhibition Thursday, June 19, 2025, 7 pm With Beau Dickenson and Members of the Student Exhibition Team Join this event to meet the students and mentors who…
