The annual African American Read-in + Family Day will take place from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7 at Piedmont Arts. Visitors can view books on loan from the collection of Joyce and Kenneth Staples. A craft for kids and snacks will be available. This event is admission free. All ages are welcome. This event […]
Calling all entomologists, future entomologists, and lovers of all things bugs! Join Curator of Recent Invertebrates Dr. Kal Ivanov and his team of researchers as they present a spectacular array of specimens from the museum's scientific collections during Science Saturday: Bug Day! Interact with the VMNH bug experts as you view incredible displays of […]
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. Join historian, Andy Doss, as he uncovers how these two communities grew, thrived, and […]
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 […]
