October 18, 2013
An Embalming Kit from Lynchburg’s Oldest Business
Belonging to Walter A. Shaw, this embalming kit (ca. 1918) was used by the Diuguid Funeral Service, Lynchburg’s oldest surviving…
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School Days of September: A Look at Several Classroom Items in Our Collection
With yellow school buses all over town, it is clear that school is back in session. September seemed like a…
View PostJuly 13, 2013
Highlights from our Crest Collecting Fan
We wanted to focus in on some of the clippings featured on our fan. There are so many interesting ones, but…
View PostJuly 9, 2013
Nineteenth-Century Clippings and the Crest Collecting Craze
Upon discovering this mysterious piece in our collection with no note of its origin, we wondered what this eye-catching fan…
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