Showcasing 300 Hundred Years of Treasures: The Virginia Room, Past, Present and Future. The Virginia Room of the Roanoke Public Libraries opens wide its doors! You are invited to see maps, documents, newpapers, books and photographs recording three centuries of Roanoke Valley and Virginia history. Learn what we are doing to preserve and to provide access to materials in our collection and our goals for the future. Enjoy and indepth tour of the research area and the secure, temperature controlled Special Collections room. Take advantage of this opportunity to see rare items from Special Collections, including a 1682 indenture from England, a 1754 land patent signed by royal governor Lor Botetourt, and the Roanoke Beacon newspaper of 1823. Other items on display will be an 1886 map of Virginia "Mineral Resources and Railway Facilities", George Davis photographs and glass plate negatives and Sanborn Insurance maps from the early 1900's. Thursday, February 9, 4:00pm-7:00pm. Roanoke Public Libraries, 706 S. Jefferson St., Roanoke, VA. Laura S. Wickstead, Librarian Roanoke Public Libraries Virginia Room 706 S. Jefferson St. Roanoke, VA 24016 PH: 540-853-2073 To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html