Upcoming Events at the Jones
Museum Summer Camp for High School Students
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Campers from the Maier Museum's summer camp for aspiring museum professionals visit JML for hands-on archival activities
To sign up visit https://maiermuseum.org/camps/
Genealogy with Avoca Museum
June 13, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m.
Altavista Train Station, 414 Washington Street, Altavista, VA
In partnership with Avoca Museum, JML's Executive Director Deborah Smith shares updates on our genealogy services and gives tips on getting started with research at The Jones
JML at Juneteenth
June 20, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Visit with our JML staff at our tent during Juneteenth celebrations at Miller Park in Lynchburg
Genealogy with Diamond Hill Health & Wellness Center
June 26, 2026 @ 9:30 a.m.
Diamond Hill Baptist Church, 1415 Grace Street, Lynchburg
In partnership with Diamond Hill Health & Wellness Center, JML's Executive Director Deborah Smith shares updates about family history services and gives tips on getting started with research at The Jones
Archives are Revolutionary - JML Open House
Saturday, July 18, 2026 @ 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Visit our Reading Room all day for special activities, tours of the stacks, and to view historical items from our collections
READ: What does it mean to read free in Central Virginia?
On exhibit in the Reading Room, October 7, 2025 - August 31, 2026 (exhibit extended from March 2026)
Funded by the Freedom to Read Foundation and the Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund
Lynchburg GLAM Quarterly meet-up
September 17, 2026 @ 5:30 p.m. at Lynchburg Police Department Musem
For staff and volunteers at galleries, libraries, archives, and museums in the Lynchburg area
Past Events at the Jones
The History of Censorship in Virginia, with Keith Weimer
May 6, 2026 @ 5:00 p.m. JML Reading Room
JML on the Road: MARAC 2026
Click the car icon for our Resources slide
May 1, 2026
Session 2 "When Churches Die: The Archivist
"Nancy Knows!" - Research & Resources at JML
April 11, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m. JML Reading Room
Workshop with JML Research Assistant Nancy Jamerson Weiland
Documenting & Restoring Virginia's Houses
March 11, 2026 History lecture with Travis McDonald
Exhibits
READ: What does it mean to read free in Central Virginia?
An historical exhibit about censorship from 1660-1960
On exhibit in the Reading Room, October 7, 2025 - March 6, 2026
This exhibit is funded by the Freedom to Read Foundation and the Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund
"Four Women: A Dunbar Branch Centennial"
2024-2025
Click on the Flyer to View the Online Exhibit
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