Programs & Exhibits
Upcoming Events at the Jones
The Art of Travel: Highlights from the R. Chambliss Light, Jr. Papers
On exhibit in the Reading Room, June 14 - September 27, 2025
Juneteenth at JML Workshop: Introduction to Using Ancestry.com Institutional
Tuesday, June 17 2025 @ 12:00PM in the Reading Room
Juneteenth at JML: Ask the Genealogist (drop-in hours)
Wednesday, June 18 2025 from 1:00 - 5:00PM in the Reading Room
Juneteenth at JML Workshop: Enslaved.org Datasets from JML's Collections
Thursday, June 19 2025 @ 5:00PM in the Reading Room
**The library will be closed during the day; this special program will be held in the evening**
Juneteenth at JML: Ask the Genealogist (drop-in hours)
Friday, June 20 2025 from 1:00 - 5:00PM in the Reading Room
JML at Juneteenth: Miller Park
Saturday, June 21 2025 11:00AM - 2:00PM @ Miller Park
Stop by our booth! Library services continue as usual
Lynchburg GLAM Special Tour: Silent Witnesses Markers
A special tour of the Silent Witnesses markers with Ramona Battle and Ted Delaney for volunteers and staff from Lynchburg-area cultural heritage institutions. Tour followed by self-pay dinner at a local restaurant TBA. Suggested contribution of $15 per person for tour van.
Thursday, July 17 2025. Van tour from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Dinner from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Non-Fiction Book Group discusses "The Pioneers" by David McCullough
August 27, 2025 @ 10:30AM at Westminster Canterbury Hume Room
Past Events at the Jones
Workshop on Forgotten Research Facts for 1750-1850
Click icon to see presentation slides from July 13, 2024
Workshop on Finding Ancestors: Colonial Era Research
Click icon to see presentation slides from June 15, 2024
Exhibits
The Art of Travel: Highlights from the R. Chambliss Light, Jr. Papers
Opening in June 2025
Exhibit on display in the Reading Room, June 17 - September 27, 2025
"Four Women: A Dunbar Branch Centennial"
2024-2025
Click on the Flyer to View the Online Exhibit
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