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Alexander Black House
204 Draper Rd. SW
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm

St. Luke & Odd Fellows Hall
203 Gilbert Street
Open by Appointment

Phone: 540-443-1600
Email: info@blacksburghistory.org

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Do you ever wonder what it looks like when Staff &

Do you ever wonder what it looks like when Staff & Volunteers need to catalog, digitize & store BMCF Collections?

Well sometimes it looks just like this — sitting down during down time to make sure that artifacts are properly stored while being ready to get up at a moment’s notice.

Check out our volunteer, Graciela, hard at work auditing our collections storage!

Interested in learning more about the mutual aid s

Interested in learning more about the mutual aid societies that operated out of St. Luke & Odd Fellows Hall? Follow along as we work toward completing the restoration and finalizing interior and exterior exhibits. We will not only keep you all posted on progress, but will also highlight artifacts that detail the history of the Hall!

This artifact will be on display until Friday, August 28! Make sure to stop by and check it out!

Let's play a game of "Spot the Difference" 😉 Our

Let's play a game of "Spot the Difference" 😉

Our visitors often ask for the story behind the wallpaper in the Alexander Black House. While the wallpaper is not original, it is from a company called Bradbury & Bradbury that makes William Morris inspired wallpaper.

The wallpaper throughout the house was specifically picked to match the exterior paint and coordinated with the historic color palette on the interior. Follow @bradburywallpaper for more beautiful designs!

p.s. This William Morris Pattern & Design book is available for sale in the Vaughn & Black Co. gift shop!

Historically, Victorians would pack food away in a

Historically, Victorians would pack food away in a cotton or linen handkerchief. Let us inspire you to use your bandanas as our Victorian predecessors did!

Staff at BMCF love finding multiple uses for the @handker_bandanas in the Vaughn & Black Co. gift shop! Make sure to stop by and snag one before they sell out!

Mark your calendars for our upcoming Blues, Brews,

Mark your calendars for our upcoming Blues, Brews, & BBQ festival on September 19, 2026 from 12-5!

As usual, we'll provide the Blues while you enjoy your Brews from @blueridgebev and BBQ from @kirks_famous_smoked_bbq . Musical guests this year are JoJo Stockton, Lady D, and Seedpicker! @jojo.stockton.3 @fieldsdoris @seedpickermusic

p.s. Thank you to Toby and Matt Gentry for your help on setting the up the banner! 😉

Come check out our new Artifact of the Week! We

Come check out our new Artifact of the Week!

We will have it on display until Friday, August 21.

VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHT: These two NRCC ACCE @nrcced

VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHT:

These two NRCC ACCE @nrccedu volunteers were so incredibly helpful this summer that we hate to see them leave!

Maya has truly been a jack of all trades, whether it be through watching the front and giving tours to our visitors, inventorying gift shop merchandise, organizing files in storage, or researching for some upcoming mini exhibits.

Guy has spent the summer familiarizing himself in BMCF Collections and has been instrumental in cataloging, digitizing, and storing our backlog of artifacts. To date, Guy has catalogued over 250 artifacts, and digitized over 300 artifacts while simultaneously juggling the storage and inventorying procedures of collections.

While we say goodbye to these two gems for now, we feel very lucky that they chose to spend their volunteer hours with our museum. Good luck out there and thank you, Maya and Guy :)

Thanks to our generous community, we have collecte

Thanks to our generous community, we have collected @downtownblacksburg Steppin’ Out t-shirts from 1986 to 2025 and will display them in our gallery today and tomorrow during the festival. We also have a select few vintage SO shirts for sale!

Do you need to fill a couple of gaps in your Stepp

Do you need to fill a couple of gaps in your Steppin’ Out T-shirt collection! Check out the offerings in our gift shop! We have a small collection of various years and sizes available for purchase.

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