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Lynchburg had a tumultuous relationship with Temperance Movements and Prohibition. In the wake of the Civil War, Virginia allowed its independent…

Judging from the success and popularity of the “Hollywood Costume” exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts last fall…

In 1991, the Lynchburg Museum received a donation from Lynchburg City Schools consisting of turn of the twentieth century documents…

Working at the Lynchburg Museum can be a lot like Christmas. When the Curator and staff are tracking down items…

The term “Dimestore” comes from the most common place a little boy could buy his toy soldiers – the “Five…

The above ashtray belonged to Lynchburg resident John G. White, who served in Holland. What may actually look like a…

Belonging to Walter A. Shaw, this embalming kit (ca. 1918) was used by the Diuguid Funeral Service, Lynchburg’s oldest surviving…

With yellow school buses all over town, it is clear that school is back in session. September seemed like a…

n 1781, five years before Lynchburg became a town along the banks of the James River, this bottle came to…

We wanted to focus in on some of the clippings featured on our fan. There are so many interesting ones, but…