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
COSPONSORED EXHIBITION
“Women Making a Positive Difference
in Amherst County 1920-2020”
Sept.1–Dec. 16, 2020
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
"Amherst Women Interviewed"
(“Women Making a Positive Difference in Amherst County “ )
featuring segments of AGAR interviews from 2009-2018
NOW PLAYING at the MUSEUM and on AGAR’s YouTube Channel:
“Women Voting in Amherst County “
“Women Voting in Amherst County “
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 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.
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
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.
