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Library of Virginia Event
Venue: Meadowbrook Public Library, Shawsville
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Daniel Thorp
Date: Saturday, April 29, 2023
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Event Types: Miscellaneous, Family Friendly, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

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Description:
The Meadowbrook Public Library is excited to host the Library of Virginia (LVA) for an engaging event on Saturday, April 29, 2023.

Scheduled events include:
• 10:30-11:00 AM: Genealogy 101
• 10:30-11:00 AM: Children's Story Time
• 11:00-11:30 AM: Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative
• 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Precious Valley Farms Petting Zoo
• 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: LVA Digital Resources
• 12:00-1:00 PM: Guest Speaker, Author Daniel Thorp
• 12:0-12:30 PM: Newspaper Research
• 12:30-1:00 PM: Children's Story Time
• 12:30-1:00 PM: Genealogy 101
• 1:00-1:30 PM: Find it VA resources

The Library of Virginia is celebrating 200 years this year! They are celebrating with LVA on the Go and visiting each region of Virginia with a series of events and programs. The Library of Virginia will bring expert help, genealogy assistance, children’s storytime, and presentations to help community members engage with local history, and more.

The event will feature an array of special guests for all ages, including Precious Valley Farms Petting Zoo, author Daniel Thorp, tours of the Meadowbrook Museum, and MFRL's Mobile Library, along with information from Christiansburg Institute. With genealogy help, reference tutorials, library card registration, oral history recordings, and children's activities, there will be something for everyone.

During the event, visitors can engage with valuable resources like "Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative" database and VirginiaChronicle.com, which provides access to over a million newspaper pages.

At noon, Virginia Tech Associate Professor Daniel Thorp will discuss the history of Black communities in Eastern Montgomery County. After his talk, he will have books available for purchase and signing.

Daniel Thorp was born in North Carolina, but spent the early years of his life in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. After high school, Thorp returned to North Carolina where he went on to graduate from Davidson College in 1976. During his college years he spent summers as a guide at the Gettysburg National Military Park, inspiring him to continue the study of history. He went on to complete graduate work in Colonial American history, ultimately earning both a Masters and a Doctorate from Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Daniel Thorp has been teaching at Virginia Tech since 1986, and is now an Associate Professor of History. He has also taught at East Carolina University and Sutherland University in England and spent six months as a Fulbright Scholar in Wellington, New Zealand. He is the author of multiple books and a number of articles.

Link: https://liberalarts.vt.edu/faculty-directory/history-faculty/daniel-thorp.html

Drop in to the Meadowbrook Museum, the Mobile Library, and stop by the Christiansburg Institute booth anytime during the event.

The event is free and open to the public.

There will be drawings for door prizes happening every hour including autographed books by Cece Bell.

Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to engage with your community's rich history!

The Library of Virginia was founded by the General Assembly on Jan. 24, 1823, to organize, care for and manage the state's growing collection of books and official records. Since then, the collection has grown to 2 million books, newspapers, maps, prints and photographs, as well as 130 million manuscript items, making the Library the most comprehensive resource in the world for the study of Virginia history, culture and government.

The Meadowbrook Library is located at 267 Alleghany Spring Road, Shawsville, VA.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/pTdDXfZ5/image.png.

For more information, visit: http://www.montgomery-floyd.lib.va.us/ or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Meadowbrook-Public-Library/207765498326 or call 540-382-6969 ext. 215 or email kcopus@mfrl.org.