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"They weren't famous, these women. But they cut a wide path where it mattered.
In the old black neighborhoods of preintegration Salem, they were the mothers and grandmothers--not to mention problem-solvers, teachers, motivators and good-deed doers....
Black Women: Achievement Against the Odds--an exhibit on display at the Salem Museum--celebrates them."
--From an article by Kevin Kittredge in The Roanoke Times, Thursday, February 27, 1997
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| Black Women: Achievement Against the Odds |
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An exhibition featuring the achievements of black women in the areas of art, education, civil rights, business, medicine, literature, entertainment, government, journalism, labor, and law. Developed by the Smithsonian Institute, distributed by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, and supplemented by a display of artifacts interpreting the local history of African American women.
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From Doodads to Deeds: A Hodge Podge of Relics from the Salem Museum Collection
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An exhibit showcasing local items from the odd to the absurd which have found their way into the Salem Museum's collection over the years. Featuring a special "Whatzit Corner" contest.
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Women for All Seasons: Artwork from the Salem Women Watercolorists Calendar
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 An exhibition and silent auction of watercolors by fourteen local women artists created for the Salem Museum's 1998 calendar. All proceeds from the Women for All Seasons Calendar & auction support the operations of the Salem Museum & Historical Society. |
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| Diamonds in the Rough: A Century of Baseball in the Valley |
 For generations Salemites have thrown horse-hide covered spheres at men with sticks. Our Summer 1999 featured exhibit told the story of baseball in Salem and the Roanoke Valley, from the first recorded game soon after the Civil War, up to the current Salem Avalanche minor league franchise. |
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Y2Kids: Through The Eyes of our Children
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50 Years Later: The Korean War Remembered by Valley Soldiers
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 Long called the Forgotten War, the history of America's combat in Korea was told thorugh this featured exhibit marking the war's 50th anniversary. A chronological history of the Korean Conflict was punctuated with the experiences of local vets, including survivors of the Chosin Reservoir, one the war's most savage battles. |
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