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A Letter to Our Community: Like So Many Before Us, We Will Endure

WEBPortrait of George Percy by Herbert Luther Smith (1811 – 70). It is a copy of an earlier work. George Percy (1580 – c.1632) was an English explorer who was among the first settlers …

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Race Was Religion: Understanding the Role of Religion in Early …

WEBAbout the Author. Travis Harris, Ph.D., is the Director of Black Revolutionary Education for the International Black Freedom Alliance and the Editor in Chief for the Journal of Hip …

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17th Century Medicine: A Major Obstacle Faced by the Jamestown …

WEBAn excerpt from John Woodall’s book, “The Surgeons Mate,” listing tools for inclusion in a surgeon’s chest. Many of the medical tools discovered at Jamestown, including the …

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Recognizing The Strength of Our Community: A Letter to Our …

WEBAbout the Author. Rachel Popp, Former Education Coordinator, worked at St. Luke’s Historic Church & Museum in some capacity since Fall 2015 when she began …

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A Polio Epidemic and the Unflappable People of 1950 Wythe …

WEBDuring the Summer of 1950, Wythe County, Virginia experienced a polio outbreak that quickly spread, becoming one of the worst per capita epidemics of polio in U.S. History. …

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The Yellow Fever Outbreak of 1855 and a Surprising Connection to …

WEBOn June 6, 1855 a steam ship known as the Ben Franklin came into port in Norfolk, Virginia for repairs. The ship had traveled from St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, a place Yellow …

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