Showcasing 300 Years of Treasures: The Virginia Room, Past, Present and
Future

The Virginia Room opens wide its doors.  You are invited to see maps,
documents, newspapers, books and photographs recording three centuries of
Roanoke Valley and Virginia history.  Learn what we are doing to preserve
and to provide access, physical and digital, to materials in our
collection.

Enjoy an in-depth 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 Lord 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.               For more information, call 540-
853-2073, [log in to unmask]



Laura S. Wickstead,  Librarian
Roanoke Public Libraries
Virginia Room
706 S. Jefferson St.
Roanoke, VA 24016
PH: 540-853-2073