Rockbridge Historical Society

Tag: sports

  • Rockbridge at Play

    Rockbridge at Play

    Rockbridge at Play poster with exhibit description, representative images of artifacts, and the date and time of the exhibit.

    The Rockbridge Historical Society’s new exhibit, ROCKBRIDGE AT PLAY: Toys, Games & Histories, welcomes “kids of all ages” at the RHS Museum (101 E. Washington St.): open Saturdays & Sundays 12-4 PM through December 2025.  

    The exhibit features a variety of toys, historic photographs, and locally-tied artifacts, drawn from both RHS’ permanent collections and unique community-sourced loans. Displays cluster around a range of themes marking childhood and adolescent play in the 19th and 20th centuries: including Sports, Scouting, Sewing, Shopping … and even the Circus. For more, click HERE for the feature article in Lexington’s News-Gazette. 

    RHS Museum Open House: ‘Bring Your Old Toys’
    Saturday, September 27, 10-4 PM
    Free, Welcome to all ages, toys of all eras!

    On Saturday, September 27, from 10AM – 4PM, the Rockbridge Historical Society is extending its hours for a free community Open House that builds on its 2025 exhibit, Rockbridge at Play: Toys, Games & Histories. Children, groups of friends, and teams are especially welcome – along with their parents and more senior “kids of all ages” – as are toys of all ages, stretching back through the decades and centuries already on show.

  • The 1976 Bikecentennial in Rockbridge

    The 1976 Bikecentennial in Rockbridge

    500+ Years of History along 50 miles of Route 76

    The Bikecentennial of Rockbridge poster

    National Ride-a-Bike Day
    Sunday, May 4, 2PM
    Lylburn Downing Middle School
    302 Diamond St., Lexington

    Come learn about the bicentennial dream and community initiative that created a sustainable Bicycle trail that still runs across the nation, with 50 miles of US Bike Route 76 running right through Rockbridge.  Virginia Tech Professor Tom Ewing has created a website and 30-episode podcast that tracks the route across Virginia, spotlighting local histories and distinctive cultural themes, including episodes on Natural Bridge, Irish Creek, and the Blue Ridge Parkway.  After the program, enjoy the chance to talk with fellow cyclists, and get a free bike tune-up in the parking lot: thanks to the W&L Outing Club, and Andy Dunlap (Lexington Bike Repair LLC).

    Read the full News-Gazette Bikecentennial feature HERE.

    Click HERE to take a bike-and-road-themed ‘History Quiz.’  Email answers to Director@RockbridgeHistory.org by May 15.  The top 10 responses get a free Rockbridge History Book!