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AGAR AND AMHERST COUNTY MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
COSPONSORED EXHIBITION


“Women Making a Positive Difference 
in Amherst County 1920-2020”

Sept.1–Dec. 16, 2020
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NOW PLAYING at the MUSEUM and ​on AGAR’s YouTube Channel:
"Amherst Women Interviewed"
(“Women Making a Positive Difference in Amherst County “ )
featuring segments of AGAR interviews from 2009-2018
Click here to view AGAR’s video.

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NOW PLAYING at the MUSEUM and on AGAR’s YouTube Channel:
“Women Voting in Amherst County “ 
Click here to view video on Museum Panel Discussion.

​The exhibit includes memorabilia such as regalia worn by Monacan Nation Chief Sharon Bryant, voting registers from the 1930s,  art works by
Amherst County Professional artists, and articles and letters about the history of women voting and encouraging others to vote in
Amherst County. 
Amherst County Museum and Historical Society,
154 South Main Street (main building), Amherst, VA 24521

Open Tuesdays-Fridays
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Free admission — call for an appointment as number of people admitted at one time strictly limited,
​434-946-9068.
Masks and gloves are required to enter the Museum.

Humanities Archive: Museum

AGAR AND AMHERST COUNTY MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
COSPONSORED PANEL DISCUSSION

“Women Making a Difference In Amherst County 1920-2020”
 
Sept. 13, 2020
2:30 p.m.


Hamble Center
(metal building behind the Amherst County Museum)
154 South Main Street, Amherst, VA 24521 
A Panel discussion will take place regarding the history of women voting in Amherst County to accompany the Exhibit “Women Making a Difference in Amherst County 1920-2020.”  The panel will be chaired by Marcia Robertson, PhD.  Speakers on the panel are Ted Delaney, Executive Director of the Lynchburg Museum System; Diane Shields, Chair of the Monacan Indian Foundation Cultural Foundation;  Gloria Witt, Chair of the Amherst County NAACP; and Joanna Harris, MD, longtime officer of the Lynchburg League of Woman Voters. Discussion will include reasons why women did or did not vote from 1920 to 2020. AGAR will show their video about women in Amherst County who changed Amherst for the better, including passages of interviews from Rev. Phyllis Hicks, Pastor Margaret Nelson, teachers Edith Jones, Clara Jackson, Betty Wimer and Alma Rountrey; civil rights advocates Lena Sandidge and Mabel Hughes, and school principals Louise McCord Faulconer and Barbara Hutcherson Parks. Masks, socially distanced seating and reservations required.
​For reservations, leave a message at: 434-946-9068.
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AGAR’s programs in 2020-2021: Funding has been provided by Virginia Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act economic stabilization plan of 2020; The Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts,
​the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation; Centra; Amherst Woman’s Club;
and Amherst County Board of Supervisors CARES.
Amherst Glebe Arts Response, Inc. (AGAR)  |  156 Patrick Henry Highway, Amherst, VA 24521 
US Mail:  PO Box 117, Clifford, VA 24533   |   (434) 989-3215
Email: AmherstGlebeArts@gmail.com   |   Facebook: AmherstGlebeArtsResponse
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  • Home
  • The Arts
    • Music >
      • Java & Jazz >
        • Joseph Henson Jazz
      • Chamber Music America
      • Gottschalk
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  • Humanities
    • Special Programs to View on Youtube
    • Museum
    • Amherst County School Project
  • Community | Healthcare
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          • The Big Read Grant
          • NEA Big Read Amherst County Virginia Youtube Videos
        • Mezzo Soprano Sophie Delphis
        • Joseph Henson Jazz Project
        • “Winter Stories and Songs”
        • The Joseph Henson Jazz Project
        • Quintana All-Stars
        • Ayreheart
        • Isaac Williams Quartet
        • Alkemie Early Music Ensemble
        • Los Gatos
      • 2020-2021 Season >
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