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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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Check out our new Artifact of the Week! We are so Check out our new Artifact of the Week! We are so fortunate to have a modest collection of Blacksburg High School ‘Tattle-Tale’s’ going all the way back to the 1930s. If you’d like to stop by and see what the kids of the mid-twentieth century were talking about, we will have this artifact on display until Friday, July 31!
The Alexander Black House will be closed tomorrow The Alexander Black House will be closed tomorrow for a private event.
Restoration is officially underway at the St. Luke Restoration is officially underway at the St. Luke & Odd Fellows Hall! Vince Fiorda from Custom Painting, Historic Preservation & Restorations by Vince shared these progress photos and we couldn’t wait to share them with you all. We’ll continue to provide these updates as progress moves forward, so stay tuned!
Friends! We need your help! Take a look at this c Friends! We need your help!

Take a look at this collection of Steppin' Out t-shirts generously donated to the museum! As you can see, we have a shirt to represent most of the previous events, but we need a few to fill in the gaps, and this is where you come in!

Do you have Steppin' Out t-shirts from the years listed below hanging in the closet that you'd like to share with us? If it isn’t listed below, we already have it!

1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025
This week we pulled the old doorbell up from the a This week we pulled the old doorbell up from the archives! 

This bell is quite typical for a large home in the early 20th century, as it was an early notification system for the house staff. The bell had several different connection points to the front door, dining room, upstairs, and downstairs.

We will have this artifact on display until Friday, July 24. Make sure to stop by and check it out!
Thank you to Joelle’s This and That summer camp fo Thank you to Joelle’s This and That summer camp for coming to the museum today to do a fun scavenger hunt throughout the house. We enjoyed having you all here! ❤️
Sometimes serenity is as simple as fresh lavender Sometimes serenity is as simple as fresh lavender gathered from the garden in the morning and lovingly tucked into tiny glass bottles.

The house is blooming with small moments like these. Come wander, linger, and let history and summer share a room for a while. 💜 

Available as long as Kayla’s garden provides! Come grab a lavender bouquet while you can!
Come check out our new Artifact of the Week! This Come check out our new Artifact of the Week! This week we have an early edition of The Blacksburg Banner on display, with some great articles on the importance of responsible journalism, along with some articles shaming local “Blackburgers” for the way that they litter the streets.

Come take a look at the gem before Friday July 17!
Your closet called. 🩱🧥👖☎️ It wants more Local Hist Your closet called. 🩱🧥👖☎️ It wants more Local History! From gallery strolls to grocery runs, our tees and sweatshirts are here to make “museum person” your whole personality! Preorder yours today by stopping in or sending us a message!
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