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    • Sunday Afternoon Lecture: “William Byrd: Laying Down the Line”

    Martinsville-Henry County Heritage Museum 1 East Main Street, Martinsville, VA, United States

    Join Garrett Channell, Executive Director of the Salem Museum, with a look at the life of William Byrd (1674-1744), a planter, surveyor, and member of the Royal Governor's Council. The native Virginian got his education and then practiced law in England, then returned to his American homeland to make his impact. In the 1720s he […]

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    • Sounds on the Square: Dr. Z and the Riff-Raff

    Martinsville-Henry County Heritage Museum 1 East Main Street, Martinsville, VA, United States

    Dr. Z and the Riff Raff will perform for Sounds on the Square. The music is free; food and drink will be sold. Admission to the museum will be half price. Tables and chairs will be set up for those who want to sit on the courtyard; or bring your own chairs or blankets to […]

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    VA 250 Mobile Museum

    Martinsville-Henry County Heritage Museum 1 East Main Street, Martinsville, VA, United States

    ONE DAY ONLY - THE STATEWIDE SENSATION! A hands-on, interactive, and immersive “museum on wheels,” the VA250 Mobile Museum Experience titled “Out of Many, One” is housed in an expandable tractor-trailer that is traveling throughout Virginia and beyond. The mobile museum brings key stories of Virginia’s rich history to schools, museums, local events, fairs, and […]

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    VA 250 Symposium

    Martinsville-Henry County Heritage Museum 1 East Main Street, Martinsville, VA, United States

    Join in the celebration of the semiquincentennial anniversary of Virginia and our nation as notable speakers share stories of the start of our democracy 250 years ago. The program begins inside the restored Henry County Courtroom at 3 p.m., as a special installment of the MHC Historical Society’s Sunday Afternoon Lecture. Bill Guerrant will speak […]

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    • Sounds on the Square: Rosebud Band

    Martinsville-Henry County Heritage Museum 1 East Main Street, Martinsville, VA, United States

    Savor the last of the season with Sounds on the Square’s final concert of the year - summer going out with a bang with Rosebud Band. The free concert will be from 7-10 p.m. Saturday, September 19. Food and drinks will be available for purchase, and admission to the MHC Heritage Museum will be half […]

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    Looted Art: An Opening Journey to Resolution

    Piedmont Arts 215 Starling Avenue, Martinsville, VA, United States

    Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Senior Manager of Provenance Research Karen Daly will discuss art looted during World War II on Thursday, Sept. 24, at Piedmont Arts. A reception will be held at 6:30 p.m., and the talk will begin at 7 p.m. Issues of looted art and restitution, particularly art misappropriated during World War […]

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    • Ghost Walk

    Ghost Walk

    Martinsville-Henry County Heritage Museum 1 East Main Street, Martinsville, VA, United States

    Step back in time and uncover the hidden tales of Martinsville-Henry County's most notable residents with the MHC Historical Society's Ghost Walk! This family-friendly and informative (but not scary) stroll […]

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    Ghost Walk

    Ghost Walk

    Martinsville-Henry County Heritage Museum 1 East Main Street, Martinsville, VA, United States

    Step back in time and uncover the hidden tales of Martinsville-Henry County's most notable residents with the MHC Historical Society's Ghost Walk! This family-friendly and informative (but not scary) stroll […]

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