September Mourn
The Dunker Church of Antietam Battlefield Thursday, May 16, 2024, 7 pm | In-Person & Zoom Webinar Webinar registration required With author Terry Barkley The Dunker Church is one of…
Third Thursday Talks
Shenandoah Valley White Oak Basket Making
Documenting Tradition Thursday, March 21, 2024, 7pm | In-Person & Zoom Webinar With curator Scott Suter Drawing on his fieldwork in the early 1990s, Dr. Scott Suter introduces the craftspeople…
Mountain Women Live
On Life and Legacy of Appalachian Women Thursday, February 15, 2024, 7 pm | In-Person & Webinar With author Dr. Peggy Ann Shifflett Dr. Peggy Ann Shifflett will discuss her…
Marching to War and Waltzing to Peace
Life and Legacy of Appalachian Women Thursday, January 18, 2024, 7 pm With historian E. K. Knappenberger Come celebrate the musical heritage of the Valley of Virginia! Join the Mountain…
Rocktown History Coffee Mill
The Rocktown History Coffee Mills are brewing up stories from the past! This series of informal gatherings offers you a unique museum experience with Rocktown History’s own curator, researcher, historians,…
Cold Civil War: Race, Religion, and Early Reconstruction in Woodstock, Virginia, 1865-1870
Thursday, November 16, 2023, 7p | In-Person & Zoom Webinar With author Steve Longenecker During the early years of Reconstruction in Woodstock, Virginia, a subtle but deeply impactful conflict simmered…
Writing Peggy’s War: Fact, Fiction, and 500 Footnotes*
Book launch Thursday, August 10, 2023, 7 pm | In-Person & Zoom Webinar With author Karl Rhodes Note: This is a Second Thursday Talk in deference to the Rockingham County…
At Home with the Virginia Presidents
Life and Legacy of Appalachian Women Thursday, April 20, 2024, 7 pm | Zoom Webinar With author Heather Cole Heather Cole will lead an engaging armchair travel and history talk…
The Remarkable Blue Ridge Tunnel
Thursday, March 16, 2023, 7 pm | Rocktown History With author Mary E. Lyons In one of the greatest engineering feats of the time, Claudius Crozet led the completion of…
Selections from the Collection of Rocktown History
Curator’s Choice Thursday, February 16, 2023, 7 pm | Zoom Webinar With curator Diane Ehrenpreis Join Diane Ehrenpreis, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, for a livestream…