History from Southwest Virginia

This 26-minute episode will be covering 4 major denominations and what they did in SWVA. How much of an impact did each of those churches have towards SWVA?

Special NOTE: From hear on not; each new episode will be posted someday within the second week of every month at around the usual time of 1pm. 

This St. Patrick's Day special is a collective (and brief) history lesson on SWVA's Irish and Scotch-Irish Culture. Enjoy and Happy St. Patty's Day!!

It's Black History Month and this special feature is about Lucy Addison. When she came to the Star City of the South in the early 20th century, a higher level of education for Black Roanokers was discovered. Her dedication and love for education created a new type of black community - one in which opportunity and equality was becoming real. Listen in and learn what Lucy did for Roanoke and how this encouraged the growth of black education and later - academic equality.

Thank you for an amazing full year and enjoy my brief message

This 40 minute episode breaks down the events and timeline of before, during, and after December 7th, 1941 “A day which will live in Infamy” (sorry that this was posted late, but I hope you still enjoy it regardless. Bless our veterans 🇺🇸🇺🇸

Here’s the second-half to our top 10. Enjoy and Happy Halloween 🎃 👻

Happy Halloween! 👻🎃 This episode is all about spooks, ghost sightings, and paranormal activity that dwells within the valley. There will be a second part later this week since this episode is very long. Stay tuned.

Southwest Virginia is truly an unique area of the commonwealth especially in the fall. In this 30 minute first episode of season 4, we look at to traditions that Or as old as the trees in the valleys and see the importance and role in defining the heritage and culture of the Appalachia and Blue Ridge regions. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This 28-minute finale episode is a continuation to the series looking at the Valley Region and SWVA and how they moved in new and improved ways that changed traveling in society forever. It is recommended to watch part one (S:2 E:2) before this.

This Lost but not Forgotten episode features a truly amazing piece of railroad history in the heart of Southwest Virginia. Not only one of a kind, but also one of only a few remaining pieces of a long gone and lesser known railroad in Virginia. Listen in to this 11-minute segment about this site’s interesting story.