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True it is that beginning a report with a disclaimer serves as a dissatisfying introduction. Yet the nature of this column is that all the information we seek is not

With only 19 years left on the lease for the real estate on which the Gainsboro Branch Library rests, it’s not too soon for the city of Roanoke to start

In the wake of the Civil War that ended two years previously, Virginia was still under military rule in 1867. Elections that year were scheduled for Oct. 22. Voter rolls

“When she cut loose with that whistle, nothing like it had ever been heard in Roanoke,” octogenarian Davy Crockett recalled in 1955.

By pieces and threads the centurylong story of the Julius Oliver family’s farm on the western slope of Read Mountain continues to come together.

What follows is a story about an American dream that was not blocked, demolished or abandoned and the resulting generational prosperity that has endured against the odds.

First known as Shavers Crossing after a nearby farm, the vehicle crossing via two underpasses below the railroad shops later became known as Shaffers Crossing.

Word has come from the kitchen,

First known as Shavers Crossing after a nearby farm, the vehicle crossing via two underpasses below the railroad shops later became known as Shaffers Crossing.

City directories and deed cards of the early 20th century help a sleuthing answer man assist with a query.