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Past Programs and Speakers

Guest speakers have often illuminated history for SPRP members. Past speakers have included:

Bill Bedall CW Munitions
John Heatwole Valley Folklore: Valley Indian and Pioneer Artifacts
Peter Svensen Living on a Battlefield
Clarence Geier Valley Archaeological Digs
Alex TillenFrontier Culture Museum, "Restoration of Eighteenth Century Homes"
Phillip DeVos Canals and Navigation: Early Virginia Waterways
Bruce Craig Battlefield Legislation Goals
Jim and Phyllis Gaskins Irish Traditional Folk Music
Nick Whitmer A Common Ancestor: Local and Traditional Irish Music
Kitty Saufley Blue Ridge Tales and Music
Robert Krick Stonewall at Port Republic
Harry Spitzer 18th -19th Century Port Industries
Danielle Torisky Feeding the Family: The Civil War Homefront in Port


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