TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Join us for the 3rd Annual Culture and Soul Expo on February 19, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the TAD Space. The Culture and Soul Expo is the City of Martinsville’s annual Black History Month celebration. This year’s theme, Honoring Black Businesses, will spotlight the impact and legacy of Black-owned businesses […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
There is no grander statement for the home, nor more coveted prize at a NASCAR race, than a Ridgeway Grandfather Clock. Will Gravely will talk about his family’s unique space in the furniture industry during his program at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at the MHC Heritage Museum. The history of Ridgeway Clocks started exactly […]
