UPCOMING LECTURES AND SEMINARS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
THE VIRGINIA PLAN

OCTOBER 19, 2011
JEMMIE STEPTOE: PRIDE OF PLACE—BOTH SOCIAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL

NOVEMBER 16, 2011
A JOURNEY TAKEN

MARCH 21, 2012
THE HISTORY OF LOCALLY
OWNED BUSINESSES

APRIL 18, 2012
MOSBY, THE MAN
AND THE MYTH

MAY 16, 2012
THE APPLE ORCHARDS
OF LYNCHBURG

Jones Memorial Library specializes in genealogy and local history. Although its primary focus is on the central Virginia area, the collection includes a wide variety of materials covering the State of Virginia as well as the surrounding states, including county histories and court records, family histories and genealogies, general works on the Civil War, county land tax and personal property tax records, and census records.

Materials of local interest include microfilmed copies of the Lynchburg newspapers, microfilmed copies of funeral home burial files, architectural archives, city directories, indexes of marriage and death notices, and microfilmed church records.

The Library also houses over 300 manuscript collections, including personal family papers and correspondence, records of clubs and organizations, and business records.

Hours of Operation
Tuesday and Thursday 1:00–9:00 p.m.
Wednesday and Friday 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.