Strong in Wretchedness and Woe
The Untold Story of Rockingham County in the Spanish-American War March 20, 2025, 7 pm With E.K. Knappenberger As a historian and analyst, Knappenberger seeks out the forgotten and overlooked….
Third Thursday Talks
America’s Deadly Legacy
Landmines in the Civil War April 17, 2025, 7pm With Ken Rutherford Landmines in the Civil War. Despite all that has been published on the American Civil War, one aspect…
Spy Pilot
Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 Incident, and a Controversial Cold War Legacy RESCHEDULED: May 15, 2025 With Francis Gary Powers, Jr. Francis Gary Powers, Jr., debunks the fake news that…
Preserving Lost Communities – canceled due to illness
Thursday, January 16, 2024, 7pm | Looking to reschedule. With Linda Edwards. Linda Edwards has found her passion in preserving the stories of “lost” communities. Combining historical research, old and…
The Life of a Printer’s Devil
The Stories of Emory H. Shoemaker Thursday, November 21, 2024, 7pm | In-Person & Zoom Webinar With William L. (Bill) Zirk, Sr. Bill Zirk has recently transcribed, compiled, and published…
Golden Anniversary for the Great Mountain Yonder: Massanutten Village at 50
with June Brinkman and MPOA Administrator Bradford Dyjak Third Thursday Talk, July 18, 2024, 7:00 pm, in the Lecture Hall and via Zoom. A famous American poet, a post-Civil War…
September Mourn
The Dunker Church of Antietam Battlefield Thursday, May 16, 2024, 7 pm | In-Person & Zoom Webinar Webinar registration required With author Terry Barkley The Dunker Church is one of…
“Apple brandy seemed to flow from every rock.”
John T. Harris’ Independent Campaign for Congress, 1859 Thursday, June 20, 2024, 7 pm | In-Person & Zoom Webinar Webinar registration required With Dale Harter When John T. Harris decided…
Shenandoah Valley White Oak Basket Making
Documenting Tradition Thursday, March 21, 2024, 7pm | In-Person & Zoom Webinar With curator Scott Suter Drawing on his fieldwork in the early 1990s, Dr. Scott Suter introduces the craftspeople…
Mountain Women Live
On Life and Legacy of Appalachian Women Thursday, February 15, 2024, 7 pm | In-Person & Webinar With author Dr. Peggy Ann Shifflett Dr. Peggy Ann Shifflett will discuss her…