July 23, 2025
Remembering Ed Tinsley
The Lynchburg Museum System lost its longtime volunteer and former board member Ed Tinsley on June 26, 2025.
View PostJune 18, 2024
160th Anniversary of the Battle of Lynchburg
On this 160th anniversary of the Battle of Lynchburg, we reflect on the event and its significance in local history.
View PostJanuary 1, 2024
George Wilkinson: Beloved Postman and Boy Scout Master
George L. Wilkinson (1917–1984) was a beloved mail carrier and Boy Scout troop leader in Lynchburg for 30 years. He…
View PostApril 18, 2023
The Virginia Art Goods Studios
The Lynchburg Museum’s Art & Artisans gallery has recently been updated with a new exhibit highlighting a selection of works…
View PostDecember 22, 2022
United Way of Central Virginia
In Lynchburg, Virginia, the United Way began in 1921 when the Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce and American Home Economics Association…
View PostAugust 20, 2022
John Chilembwe, the Lynchburg Student Who Became the Father of Independence of the African Country of Malawi
John Chilembwe was a seminal figure in Malawian history and indeed a well-known Pan-African. He was a man with a…
View PostJuly 14, 2022
Where Have All the Orphanages Gone? Lynchburg Orphan Asylums
Popular stories from the past such as Charles Dicken’s Oliver Twist and the familiar 1977 Broadway musical Annie, based on…
View PostApril 12, 2022
Following the Footsteps of Martin Luther King, Jr., in Lynchburg
On Tuesday, March 27th, 1962, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. visited Lynchburg as part of his People-to-People tour of the…
View PostMarch 15, 2022
Women in Lynchburg’s Civil Rights Movement
Women were integral to the Civil Rights Movement in the United States in the 1950s and 60s. They were protesters,…
View PostFebruary 24, 2022
The Soul of Change: Black Churches in Lynchburg
While Black spiritual traditions predate Lynchburg’s founding by centuries, organized religion among the recently-emancipated Black residents of Lynchburg formed soon…
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