Salem Museum & Historical Society News
Recent Press Releases
Salem Museum Program Will
Explore the Legacy of Martin Luther King
What: The Salem Museum February Program
When:
Feb. 20, 2012, 7:00 pm
Where: The Salem
Museum
801
East Main Street, Salem, VA 24153
~~ 540-389-6760; info@salemmuseum.org
Located in the historic Williams-Brown House of Longwood Park
Cost:
Free and open to the public. Donations are accepted.
SALEM MUSEUM BLACK HISTORY MONTH
PROGRAM TO LOOK AT KING’S LEGACY
The February program of the Salem
Historical Society will commemorate Black History Month with a look back at
the role of Dr. Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference in the Civil Rights struggle. The free talk will be Feb. 20 at
7:00 in the Ritter room of the Salem Museum.
The speaker will be Dr. Perneller Chubb Wilson, a
well-known activist in the Roanoke Valley. Dr. Wilson will address the
influence of King and the SCLC on our nation’s history and on her own
interest in Civil Rights. Wilson was a leader in getting a bridge in Roanoke
named for King and a memorial sculpture dedicated in his honor.
This program is free and open to the public. Light
refreshments will be served afterwards. Call 389-6760 for more information.
The Salem Museum is located at 801 East Main Street in
Salem, and is open Tuesday to Friday from 10 to 4, and Saturday from noon to
five. No admission is charged for the Museum galleries.
Five Festive Homes Grace the Salem Museum Holiday Homes Tour
What: The Salem Museum’s Holiday Homes Tour “There’s No Place Like Salem for the Holidays”
Five spectacular homes along some of Salem’s most historic streets will be
featured, plus the Carriage House in Longwood Park, which will host a special
Gingerbread House contest, and the Salem Museum itself, where a spectacular Wreath
Exhibit and Silent Auction will delight even the grumpiest Scrooge.
When: Sunday, December 4, from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm
Inclement weather date December 11.
Tickets: Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 the day of the tour, and can be purchased in
Salem at the Museum, Countryside Classics, the Salem Times-Register, and Brooks-Byrd
Pharmacy; or in Roanoke at Ram’s Head Books, Towers Mall.
Host: The Salem Museum
801 East Main Street, Salem
Located in the historic Williams-Brown House of Longwood Park
Hours: The Museum is open Tuesday through Friday, 10 am – 4 pm
and Saturday, noon – 5 pm. The Holiday Homes Tour is December 4, 1 to 5.
for more information click here
Salem Museum To Host First Ever Wreath Exhibition and Silent Auction
What: Thirty beautifully decorated wreaths to deck the halls at the Salem Museum; each available for bid in a silent auction
When: November 16th to December 4th. Museum hours Tuesday to Friday 10 to 4, Saturday 12 to 5.
Where: The Salem Museum
801 East Main Street, Salem, VA 24153
540-389-6760; info@salemmuseum.org
Located in the historic Williams-Brown House of Longwood Park
Cost: Exhibition free and open to the public
for more information click here
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