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November 2016
Stuart Lecture
On December 7, 1941, a Pan Am passenger plane winging over the central Pacific learned that the Japanese had just bombed Pearl Harbor, where they had landed and embarked from the day before the attack. The adventures of the plane and its crew as they worked to escape attack and get home safely make up a little-known but compelling tale. The plane not only had to avoid Japanese aircraft, it had to find safe places to land and refuel on…
Find out more »December 2016
HOPE REBORN OF WAR
Back by popular demand Connie Doebele and Nancy Sorrells will present their book and documentary video – Tuesday December 13 at 6:30 p.m. at Mary Baldwin's Francis Auditorium Hope Reborn of War: The Story of a World War II military hospital, a world famous rehabilitation center, and a unique educational community in Fishersville, Va. (the Woodrow Wilson General Hospital, Wilson Memorial High School, WWRC, and the tech school) The story of a ground-breaking military hospital and its impact on the people it…
Find out more »March 2017
ACHS Spring Meeting
Kevin Walker CEO for the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation The Future of the Past: Jackson’s Valley Campaign and Battlefield Preservation This presentation will focus on two pivotal battles at Port Republic and Cross Keys that led to the victory over the Union forces. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear one of our region’s true experts talk about the importance these two strategic battles played in Jackson’s Valley Campaign. The lecture is free and open to members and the public. Light…
Find out more »175th Anniversary Exhibition on the history of Mary Baldwin University
This exhibit commemorates the history of Mary Baldwin University. It features a rich collection of artifacts, historic images, and documents covering the school from its early establishment as Augusta Female Seminary in 1842 to its recent transformation from a college to a university. April 6, 2017 5 to 6 p.m. Opening reception: ACHS members welcome
Find out more »April 2017
21st Annual Spring Banquet
Monday, April 3, 2017 6 p.m. Social Hour and 6:45 Dinner Stonewall Jackson Hotel and Conference Center. Guest Speaker Robert Newlen, the Chief of Staff for the Library of Congress, will present "The 21st-Century Library of Congress: Your Library in Washington D.C." Robert Newlen has spent more than 39 years at the library serving in many areas including assistant law librarian and in the collections development. He was recently promoted to Chief of Staff. A fundraiser drawing and silent auction for…
Find out more »Stuart Talk
Dr. Edmund Potter, associate professor of history at Mary Baldwin University presents The History of Mary Baldwin University in commemoration of the 175th Anniversary of Mary Baldwin University ACHS members and MBU faculty, staff and students free admission non-members $5 admission
Find out more »June 2017
The Verdict of the People: a history of voting in Augusta County
This excellent exhibit has traveled to the the Wayne Theatre in Waynesboro, VA where it is on display in the second floor gallery. The exhibit examines the history of voting and elections in Augusta County from the county's inception to the last presidential election.
Find out more »July 2017
Treasures of Augusta County, Staunton, and Waynesboro Opens: July 31
The word treasure has many definitions, but the one that makes the most sense for this exhibit is “something of great worth or value.” The treasure of history is abundant in a county such as Augusta that once stretched to the Mississippi River. In a place where Native Americans lived for 10,000 years and where European settlers have carved out a rich history for more than 300 years, we are truly blessed. However, the real treasures that make our history…
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Fall Meeting
Please join us at the ACHS Fall Meeting to hear Karl Stoltzfus, Sr., owner of Dynamic Aviation in Bridgewater, Virginia, tell the story of "Columbine II: the first Air Force One." The Columbine II, as the Lockheed Constellation aircraft was called, was built in 1948 and was part of the phenomenon of Presidents going airborne. Eisenhower flew over 50,000 miles in the plane. After it was retired from presidential service, the Columbine II began a long journey of its…
Find out more »Stuart Talk Stitching Together a Community’s History: The Friendship Quilt and the Miracle at Pines Chapel Presbyterian Church
Nancy Sorrells’ presentation tells the story of Pines Chapel from the late 19th century to the present including the story of building the current church in the 1950s. She will give a square-by-square description of the quilt, highlighting many of the names and local businesses featured on the quilt. Everyone in this 1942 photograph of the Pines Chapel congregation is on the quilt except one. Many of the women in this photograph actually made one or more of the 20…
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