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Once you are a member, we encourage you to take advantage of searchable features to provide you with the very best historical information on Nelson County families and places.
Oakland Museum is open for the season!
Open for visitors Wednesdays 1 pm - 4 pm & Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm.
Located at 5365 Thomas Nelson Hwy, Arrington, Virginia 22922
Research help is available on Wednesdays from 1 pm - 3 pm at the Nelson Memorial Library
Beth Massie Goodwin's Talk at Oakland Museum November 4, 2023
Beth Massie Goodwin's talk about her personal history drew an overflow crowd to Oakland Museum, Sunday, Nov. 4. Beth talks about her sister's narrow escape from death, her father, Capt. Billy Massie, his early life, and the famous store and mill he ran in the Tyro-Massies Mill community. She also talks about her school years at Fleetwood High School, her fall off a bridge into the Tye River and her rescue by her sister, how she met her husband J.W Goodwin at a dance in the Quonset hut in Lovingston, and her years at Jefferson National Bank in Lovingston.
She also describes her family's experience during Hurricane Camille.
Statue Unveiling Ceremony in YouTube
Incredible walking tour of Lovingston has been moved to
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