Link on the bus and at the bar

Link on the bus and at the bar

A New Look at Link: His Life and Legacy exhibit, which opens June 29 at the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke, explores the logistics behind the internationally known photographer’s techniques. The exhibit also is featured prominently on Valley Metro buses and on the...
Catalog a journey through Botetourt history

Catalog a journey through Botetourt history

A new catalog, “Botetourt County: 250+1 Years of Delight,” has gone on sale online and in the Gift Shop of the Historical Society of Western Virginia. Authored by Curator Ashley Webb, this catalog acts as a record for the exhibition “Botetourt County: 250+1 Years of...
Historic boutique hotel built as bank

Historic boutique hotel built as bank

Liberty Trust Hotel, which opened in downtown Roanoke in March, has been hailed by Forbes Magazine and UK Times News as one of the “highly anticipated hotels” debuting in 2022. The Liberty Trust building, which opened in 1910 as home to First National Bank, is on the...
Link Video Streams on Blue Ridge PBS ECHO

Link Video Streams on Blue Ridge PBS ECHO

Blue Ridge Public Television has scheduled the Historical Society documentary “Dreams in Steam, The Extraordinary Vision of W. Winston Link” to premiere on its ECHO channel as part of a local block of documentaries. The 30-minute film was just completed and partially...
George Kegley, “Mr. History,” Dies

George Kegley, “Mr. History,” Dies

George A. Kegley, a native of Wythe County, conservationist, master community volunteer and a backbone of the Roanoke Valley Historical Society, died in his sleep Feb. 16. He was editor of the annual History Journal, helped schedule Kegley lectures and in general was...