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The Right Man: The Story of Jacob L. Johnson, Author Talk with Glenn R. Burdick

Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Handley Robinson Auditorium at Handley Library
Program Type:
Author Talk, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: Handley Robinson Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, History & Genealogy
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Family History Hunters

Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Benham Gallery Room at Handley Library
Program Type:
History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Family History Hunters is an informal meeting for genealogists of all levels of experience. Led by genealogy specialist Joan Wood, along with Archives volunteer Janet Daniels, the ...

Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: Benham Gallery Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Family History Hunters is an informal meeting for genealogists of all levels of experience.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Hungry for History Kickoff Event - Local Tavern History

Saturday, August 17, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Robinson Auditorium + Benham Gallery + Lower Lobby at Handley Library
Program Type:
History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for the kickoff event for the second annual Hungry for History.   Local author, Mike Robinson, will give a presentation about local tavern history in Wincheste...

Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: Robinson Auditorium + Benham Gallery + Lower Lobby
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Join us for the kickoff event for the second annual Hungry for History.  

Local author, Mike Robinson, will give a presentation about local tavern history in Winchester.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Virginia Apples & Cider: Past, Present and Future

Friday, August 30, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Robinson Auditorium + Benham Gallery + Lower Lobby at Handley Library
Program Type:
Author Talk, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Diane Flynt, founder of Foggy Ridge Cider, the South’s first cidery, and author of Wild, Tamed, Lost, Revived: The Surprising Story of Apples in the South, joins local ciderma...

Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: Robinson Auditorium + Benham Gallery + Lower Lobby
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Diane Flynt, founder of Foggy Ridge Cider, the South’s first cidery, and author of Wild, Tamed, Lost, Revived: The Surprising Story of Apples in the South, joins local cidermaker and apple grower David Glaize, of Winchester’s Glaize Orchard a

Disclaimer(s)

Library Consent Statement for Photography and Video

Programs, events, and daily happenings sponsored by Handley Regional Library System may be photographed or recorded.  Attendance at any sponsored program, event or general library use constitutes the consent of all attendees and the consent of the parents or legal guardians of any minor children in attendance, to the future broadcast, publication, and other use of photography or videos at the sole direction of Handley Regional Library System.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Family History Hunters

Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Benham Gallery Room at Handley Library
Program Type:
History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Family History Hunters is an informal meeting for genealogists of all levels of experience. Led by genealogy specialist Joan Wood, along with Archives volunteer Janet Daniels, the ...

Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: Benham Gallery Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Family History Hunters is an informal meeting for genealogists of all levels of experience.

This event is in the "Teens (12+)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Readers Theatre Presents: Rebecca and Thomas: A Civil War Spy Tale

Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Handley Robinson Auditorium at Handley Library
Program Type:
History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Teens (12+), Adults
Event Details:

Rebecca and Thomas: A Civil War Spy Tale is a play in one act, written by retired educator Sharon W. Dixon. This event is a reading of this play. Rebecca Wright started tea...

Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: Handley Robinson Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (12+), Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Rebecca and Thomas: A Civil War Spy Tale is a play in one act, written by retired educator Sharon W. Dixon. This event is a reading of this play.

Disclaimer(s)

Library Consent Statement for Photography and Video

Programs, events, and daily happenings sponsored by Handley Regional Library System may be photographed or recorded.  Attendance at any sponsored program, event or general library use constitutes the consent of all attendees and the consent of the parents or legal guardians of any minor children in attendance, to the future broadcast, publication, and other use of photography or videos at the sole direction of Handley Regional Library System.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Family History Hunters

Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Benham Gallery Room at Handley Library
Program Type:
History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Family History Hunters is an informal meeting for genealogists of all levels of experience. Led by genealogy specialist Joan Wood, along with Archives volunteer Janet Daniels, the ...

Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: Benham Gallery Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Family History Hunters is an informal meeting for genealogists of all levels of experience.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

A Life of Sorrow

All Day
Bowman Meeting Room at Bowman Library
Program Type:
Story Sharing, History & Genealogy, Performances & Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Telling the story of Carter Stanley, a long-deceased mountain musician who was in on the ground floor of the development of bluegrass music. He traveled with his brother Ralph, as ...

Library Branch: Bowman Library
Room: Bowman Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Story Sharing, History & Genealogy, Performances & Lectures
Event Details:

Telling the story of Carter Stanley, a long-deceased mountain musician who was in on the ground floor of the development of bluegrass music. He traveled with his brother Ralph, as the Stanley Brothers, for twenty years.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Family History Hunters

Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Benham Gallery Room at Handley Library
Program Type:
History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Family History Hunters is an informal meeting for genealogists of all levels of experience. Led by genealogy specialist Joan Wood, along with Archives volunteer Janet Daniels, the ...

Library Branch: Handley Library
Room: Benham Gallery Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Family History Hunters is an informal meeting for genealogists of all levels of experience.