Strong in Wretchedness and Woe
The Untold Story of Rockingham County in the Spanish-American War March 20, 2025, 7 pm With E.K. Knappenberger As a historian and analyst, Knappenberger seeks out the forgotten and overlooked….
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America’s Deadly Legacy
Landmines in the Civil War April 17, 2025, 7pm With Ken Rutherford Landmines in the Civil War. Despite all that has been published on the American Civil War, one aspect…
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Spy Pilot
Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 Incident, and a Controversial Cold War Legacy RESCHEDULED: May 15, 2025 With Francis Gary Powers, Jr. Francis Gary Powers, Jr., debunks the fake news that…
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Grocery Boy: Vignettes and Adventure Stories
Author talk, music, and book signing Thursday, December 5, 2024, 7pm With Bobby Driver In case you missed it . . . Bobby Driver brought the house down with his…
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The Life of a Printer’s Devil
The Stories of Emory H. Shoemaker Thursday, November 21, 2024, 7pm | In-Person & Zoom Webinar With William L. (Bill) Zirk, Sr. Bill Zirk has recently transcribed, compiled, and published…
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Pairings with a Purpose! Sold Out!
Wine and Chocolate with Notes of History A Rocktown History Fundraiser, Thursday, November 14, 2024, 7 pm, at Hotel Madison in Harrisonburg $75 Rocktown History members, $80 non-members. Other discounted…
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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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Golden Anniversary for the Great Mountain Yonder: Massanutten Village at 50
with June Brinkman and MPOA Administrator Bradford Dyjak Third Thursday Talk, July 18, 2024, 7:00 pm, in the Lecture Hall and via Zoom. A famous American poet, a post-Civil War…
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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…
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Arguments for Putting to Rest the Mathias Myth
with Franklin Heatwole Rocktown History Coffee Mill 382 High St., Dayton, VA 22821 Tuesday, June 25, 2024 Coffee & gathering at 9:30 am followed by talk at 10:00 am Franklin…
