Sunday, April 30
3:00 PM
Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church
73 Sam Houston Way
Guided Cemetery Walk to Follow
On Sunday, April 30, 3:00 PM, W&L Anthropology Professor Alison Bell will present the Rockbridge Historical Society’s free Spring Program. A wide-ranging slideshow presentation, based on her just-published book tracing those themes more broadly in the Shenandoah Valley, will be held in the historic sanctuary of Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church (est. 1746).
Join us to learn about four centuries of memorial traditions and commemorative themes in Rockbridge and the region. These evolving ritual practices have long shaped communal identities, while also providing creative, singular witness to a diverse sweep of our still ‘Vital Dead.’ Following the talk, Bell will lead a guided cemetery tour of representative tombstones and burial sites spanning the 18th-21st centuries, in the two neighboring church graveyards right across the road.
For a continued run of relevant photographs, teasers, and tie-ins to the program and Professor Bell’s book, follow us on RHS Facebook and Instagram @rockbridgehistory.
Click HERE for the full News-Gazette article describing Bell’s program.
Presentation Slides from Prof. Bell, HERE
Interpretive Guide and Map for Timber Ridge Cemeteries