Rocktown History Coffee Mill
The Rocktown History Coffee Mills are brewing up stories from the past! This series of informal gatherings offers you a unique museum experience with Rocktown History’s own curator, researcher, historians, and other local history and genealogy friends.
Come get a peek at a featured artifact, help solve a history mystery, or discover a new story of the past while you savor richly brewed coffee from local coffee roaster Coffee Hound and fresh cream from Mt. Crawford Creamery.
Upcoming Conversations
Tues Apr 8: Gary Smucker speaks about documenting the traditional farm life of the Tusing sisters of Hardy County, West Virginia.
Tues Apr 22: Thom Flory shares the story of the killing of Union Lt. John Rodgers Meigs, October 1864, approximately 1 mile from Rocktown History.
Tues May 13: Bobby Driver returns to share more Grocery Boy stories.
Tues May 27: tbd
Tues Jun 10: Jeff Ishee discusses his family-tree-based novel, Two Sacks: One Family’s Journey from Swiss Germany to American 1803-1805.
Tues Jun 24: Jay Fulk shares his interest in store tokens.
The coffee is hot at 9:30 am. Admission to the museum galleries is free during Coffee Mill event.
Past Coffee Mill Conversations
Tues, Jan 28: Bill Zirk reflected on the memories of his father-in-law Emory Shoemaker, Dayton resident and printer.
Tues, Feb 11 (Snow Date, Feb 18): Ron Nallon shared the history of the historic Edinburg Mill (1848).
Tues, Feb 25: Frances Richardson described the recreation of mid-1900s woven textiles and connections within the early Rockbridge County community.
Tues Mar 11: Jon Henry combined grocery experience and history to talk about foodways.
Tues Mar 25: Jim Lawson looked into eastern Rockingham’s past, including the displacement of families to create Shenandoah National park.
