The Southern Gentlemen will be performing on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at the Bassett Historical Center between the hours of 10:00 am and 12 noon. The Southern Gentlemen is a bluegrass gospel band and has played together for many years. We always enjoy when they can stop by the Bassett Historical Center.
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 […]
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 […]
