The House on Fuller Street


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The House on Fuller Street is a collection of memories of the people and places in the African American neighborhoods of Lexington, Virginia, from the days of emancipation, through segregation, and to the present day. These recollections were initially recorded as oral histories by the Historic Lexington Foundation (HLF). Author Beverly Tucker used fictional characters as a framework to present these true stories.







Around Lexington, Virginia


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From the 1890s through the 1940s, postcard photographers traveled the length and breadth of the nation snapping photographs of local street scenes, documenting landmarks, and assembling crowds of children only too happy to pose for a picture. These images, printed as postcards and sold in general stores across the country, survive as telling reminders of an important era in America's history.




Lexington in Old Virginia


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The Daughters of Yalta


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"The story of the fascinating and fateful "daughter diplomacy" of Anna Roosevelt, Sarah Churchill, and Kathleen Harriman, three glamorous young women who accompanied their famous fathers to the Yalta Conference with Stalin in the waning days of World War II"--







Who Knew What a Blanket Could Do?


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Who knew what a blanket could do? Almost anything one can imagine! Written in a simple rhyming verse format, this story follows the adventures of two young girls through an alphabetical series of scenes depicting play with blankets. While the older child demonstrates "how to" with the blanket, the younger child typically copies the action but with some frustration or mishap! Grab your favorite blankets, curl up with them, open the book, and enjoy!







Lexington


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Lexington, the seat for Rockbridge County, is situated in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley within minutes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Main Street is part of Route 11--the Valley Pike/Great Road--and the architecture downtown looks much as it did in the 19th century. Lexington is home to Washington and Lee University and Virginia Military Institute. It is also the final resting place for Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson and Robert E. Lee, as well as their horses. Within a few blocks, one visits the Stonewall Jackson House, Lee Chapel Museum, the VMI Museum, and the George C. Marshall Library Museum.