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SUMMARY:Where the Land Remembers: Firestone and Edgewood
DESCRIPTION:South of Stanleytown\, two forgotten villages once stood along the old Norfolk and Western line: Edgewood and Firestone. Today\, only traces remain. A few things still carry the name Edgewood\, and bricks from Firestone continue to rise through the forest floor. \nJoin historian\, Andy Doss\, as he uncovers how these two communities grew\, thrived\, and then disappeared. Through surviving structures\, rare documents\, and on-the-ground exploration\, this program revives the stories of two villages the maps no longer show\, but the land has never forgotten.
URL:https://www.visitmartinsville.com/event/where-the-land-remembers-firestone-and-edgewood/
LOCATION:Bassett Historical Center\, 3964 Fairystone Park Hwy\, Bassett\, VA\, 24055\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bassett Historical Center":MAILTO:bhcenter3964@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Sunday Afternoon Lecture: "Laying the Past to Rest: A History of Funeral Traditions" by Jarred Marlowe. Admission is free.
DESCRIPTION:Jarred Marlowe takes us on a fascinating journey through how we care for the dead\, from ancient mummification and early American burial customs to the rise of embalming\, hearses\, cremation\, and the modern funeral home. Along the way he answers questions like the difference between a coffin and a casket\, why cemeteries and graveyards aren’t the same thing\, and how funeral traditions in Martinsville and Henry County evolved over the last century. \nMarlowe is a graduate of Virginia Military Institute\, a member of the Col. George Waller Chapter Sons of the American Revolution\, a consultant for the Blue & Gray Education Society\, and the chairman of the local Virginia 250 Anniversary Committee. He writes the “Community Chronicles” column for the Henry County Enterprise and\, with Andy Doss\, runs the YouTube video channel “Doss-Marlowe: History in Sight.”
URL:https://www.visitmartinsville.com/event/sunday-afternoon-lecture-laying-the-past-to-rest-a-history-of-funeral-traditions-by-jarred-marlowe-admission-is-free/
LOCATION:MHC Heritage Museum\, 1 East Main St\, Martinsville\, Virginia\, 24112
CATEGORIES:Arts & Cultural,Free Event,History,Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="MHC Historical Society":MAILTO:mhchistoricalsociety@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Sex\, Liquor\, and Lawlessness in Early Roanoke
DESCRIPTION:A Wild West Town in Virginia’s Blue Ridge… During the 1880’s\, the new city of Roanoke attracted a large and diverse workforce and a multitude of merchants and investors. But like the western cow towns and mining camps of the same period\, the city also attracted prostitutes\, professional gamblers\, charlatans\, and common thieves. By the early 1900s\, Roanoke had become well known for its brothels\, saloons\, gambling halls\, and rampant lawlessness. Despite a campaign to clean up the city\, it was unable to shake its unsavory image. This was particularly true after Virginia went dry in 1916. With easy access to the moonshine whiskey that had long been produced in the surrounding mountains\, bootleg kingpins boldly transported illegal liquor into the city and used violence to protect their operations. Author Phillip Gibbs explores Roanoke’s early criminal underworld and how civic leaders and law enforcement struggled to free the city from its wild\, wicked\, and unrepentant reputation. \nPhillip Gibbs\, author of “Murder and Mountain Justice in the Moonshine Capital of the World”\, will be returning to the Bassett Historical Center on April 28\, 2026\, to talk about his new book\, “Sex\, Liquor\, and Lawlessness in Early Roanoke”. This program\, which is free and open to the public\, will begin at 10:30am and will be held in the Susan L. Adkins Memorial Meeting Room. Books will be available for purchase from the author.
URL:https://www.visitmartinsville.com/event/sex-liquor-and-lawlessness-in-early-roanoke/
LOCATION:Bassett Historical Center\, 3964 Fairystone Park Hwy\, Bassett\, VA\, 24055\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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