We are thinking of our neighbors in SWVA and are grateful for the first responders and organizations that are providing assistance. Virginia's Blue Ridge region (Cities of Roanoke & Salem and Counties of Botetourt, Franklin, & Roanoke) was fortunate to sustain minimal damage from the storm and our local businesses are open and ready to welcome visitors. Learn More
“History is Served,” our annual fundraiser, will be held on Oct. 24 at Hotel Roanoke. The evening will begin with a silent auction, which is followed by dinner and speaker Ralph Berrier Jr. The former Roanoke Times journalist will speak on “Tories in the Mountains! Loyalist and pro-British sympathizers in Southwest Virginia thwarted Patriots during the Revolution.” The topic is based on an article written for Cardinal News online newspaper.
Tickets are available for purchase now through our online storefront: https://historical-society-of-western-virginia.mybigcommerce.com/events/
Individual Tickets are $110. Sponsor tables (tables of 10) are $1250.
New payment option: Sponsor tables can be reserved and guests of those tables can pay for their tickets individually ($125) by calling the museum at 540-982-5465. Oct. 11 is the last day for individuals to make payments towards a sponsor table. Reserved sponsor tables must be paid in full by 5pm Oct. 19. All individual tickets must be purchased by 10am Oct. 21.
Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge 101 Shenandoah Avenue NE Roanoke, VA 24016 (540) 342-6025 (800) 635-5535
Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge is committed to cultivating an atmosphere that welcomes and celebrates the unique backgrounds, abilities, passions, and perspectives of our vibrant community. As our region’s only destination marketing organization, we have a responsibility to showcase the best the Roanoke Region has to offer, and those assets and strengths come in varied forms. We embrace differences in race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, language, visible and invisible disabilities, and all the intersecting identities that make Virginians and visitors alike so unique. We believe our differences make us stronger– and better.