Schedule

Thursday, June 26, through Sunday, June 29

Location: Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, VA


Schedule of events, Subject to change!

Thursday, June 26

 8:00AM -  4:00PM Archives open for convention attendees
   Noon -  9:00PM Registration
 3:00PM – 10:00PM Commissary Open
 7:00PM           Welcome
                    • Official Convention Opening 
                    • Tour Preview 
 8:00PM           Clinic: Aubrey Wiley: Researching through Restoration   
 9:00PM           Clinic: Alex Schust: Clinch Valley

Friday, June 27

 7:00AM - 10:00AM Registration
 8:00AM - 12:30PM Blue Ridge Tour
10:00AM           Roanoke Butterfly Garden Tour
10:00AM -  3:00PM Commissary Open
12:30PM -  4:00PM Registration
 1:00PM           Clinic: Tom Salmon: Virginian Creation Myth 
 2:15PM           Clinic: Jim Nichols: The Tennessean 
 3:30PM           Clinic: Paul Weber: Modeling an N&W T6 
 4:00PM -  7:00PM Cookout at Virginia Museum of Transportation
 7:00PM -  8:00PM Registration
 7:00PM – 10:00PM Commissary Open
 7:00PM           Book Signing
 7:00PM           Clinic: John Velke: Baldwin Felts Detective Agency : Special Agents of the NW 
                           with The Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency 
 8:15PM           Clinic: Frank Scheer: Sitting in the Operator’s Chair: N&W depot functions 
 ?:??PM           Clinic: Virginian Interest Group (starts after prior clinic)
 

Saturday, June 28

 7:00AM - 10:00AM Registration
 8:00AM - 12:30PM VGN Station Tour
10:00AM           Taubman Museum of Art Tour
10:00AM -  4:00PM Commissary Open
 1:00PM           Clinic: Everett Young: Roanoke, The Star City—points on the N&W to Norfolk, 
                              Hagerstown, Winston-Salem, Bristol and Bluefield (slideshow) 
 2:15PM           Clinic: Grant Carpenter: Signaling
 3:30PM           Clinic: Archives Committee: Accessing the N&WHS Archives
 6:00PM           Reception
 7:00PM           Banquet with history of NWHS presentation by
                    Rick Stone, Jim Brewer and Ron Davis
 9:00PM – 10:00PM Commissary Open					

Sunday, June 29

 8:00AM           Breakfast
 9:00AM           Member Meeting
11:00AM -  4:00PM Archives open for convention attendees 

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