Thomas Lewis and the Revolution Years
How a Valley Leader Helped Shape Virginia’s Fight for Independence Third Thursday Talk, August 20, 2026 • 7:00 p.m. Thomas Lewis is remembered as a surveyor, lawyer, Shenandoah Valley pioneer,…
Third Thursday Talks
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Just Like Dad, Nadia Dames Reflects
Growing Up Muslim in the Shenandoah Valley Third Thursday Talk with Nadia Dames, July 16, 2026, 7 pm What was it like to grow up as the daughter of the…
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The Rockingham Roots of American Antislavery
with historian E.K. Knappenberger Third Thursday Talk, June 18, 2026, 7:00 pm Long before the American antislavery movement gained national momentum, some of its earliest voices emerged right here in…
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Pins, Pepper, Plows, and Patent Medicines
The Superstores of the Past Third Thursday Talk, May 21, 2026, 7 pm (hybrid event) Long before the internet and big box stores, Shenandoah Valley residents found everything they needed…
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Here to Stay
The Founding of the Jewish Community in the Shenandoah Valley Third Thursday Talk, April 16, 2026, 7 pm (hybrid event) The arrival of the earliest Jews in the Shenandoah Valley…
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From Emancipation to Empowerment
How Reconstruction Activism Helped Shape Harrisonburg’s Story Thursday March 19, 2026, 7 pm Starting during the Reconstruction era, formerly enslaved African Americans asserted their freedom by establishing control over their…
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The Valley Frontier
European Migration and Settlement in the Valley of Virginia during the 1700s Thursday, February 19, 2026, 7 pm (in-person & online) The Valley of Virginia today is a dynamic place…
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Bridging Two Counties
The Shared Signing Community of Shenandoah and Rockingham January 15, 2026, 7:00 pm (online only) A shared signing community once linked the rural neighborhoods of Lantz Mills in Shenandoah County…
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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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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…
