The Smithfield Review
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The Smithfield Review publishes studies in the history of the region west of the Blue Ridge and is published annually, in the spring, by the Smithfield-Preston Foundation, Blacksburg, Virginia, in cooperation with Virginia Tech Libraries and the Department of History, Virginia Tech. Current issues are available at The Smithfield Review.
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- William Ballard Preston and the Politics of Slavery 1832-1862Wallenstein, Peter R. (Montgomery County Branch Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1997-05)Virginia Tech History Professor Peter Wallenstein shares his changing attitudes toward the evil institution of slavery over a 35 year period.
- The Smithfield Review, vol. 1 - Back Cover(Montgomery County Branch Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1997-05)The back cover of The Smithfield Review.
- The Smithfield Review, vol. 1 - Table of Contents(Montgomery County Branch Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1997-05)The table of contents and information about The Smithfield Review.
- Newport, Virginia — A Crossroads VillageMartin, Douglas D.; Martin, Perry D. (Montgomery County Branch Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1997-05)Douglas Martin and his son Perry, a Virginia Tech student, tell the lively history of Newport.
- Recollections of 18th Century Virginia Frontier LifeFloyd, Letitia Preston; Wills, Wirt H.; Stubbs, Jane (Montgomery County Branch Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1997-05)Written a century and a half ago, Floyd reminiscences about her childhood in Smithfield, but also writes of horrific tales of Indian fighting.
- Our Native Stone: Architecture and Identity at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1872-1922Pezzoni, J. Daniel (Montgomery County Branch Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1997-05)Architectural historian and preservation consultant Daniel Pezzoni traces the development of Virginia Tech's campus.
- The Coal Mining Way of Life in Virginia's New River Valley: Hard Work, Family, and CommunityLa Lone, Mary B. (Montgomery County Branch Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1997-05)Radford University anthropologist Mary La Lone gives a fascinating account of the life of New River Valley coal miners and their families.
- The Smithfield Review, vol. 1 - A Note from the EditorsModlin, Charles E.; Savage, Lon; Taylor, Charles L. (Montgomery County Branch Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1997-05)A note from the editors describing the content of this volume.
- The Smithfield Review, vol. 1Campbell, Hugh G. (Montgomery County Branch Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1997-05)Studies in the history of the region west of the Blue Ridge.
- The Smithfield Review, vol. 2 - Table of Contents(Montgomery County Branch Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1998)The table of contents and information about The Smithfield Review.
- The Smithfield Review, vol. 2Campbell, Hugh G. (Montgomery County Branch Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1998)Studies in the history of the region west of the Blue Ridge.
- The Smithfield Review, vol. 2 - A Note from the EditorsModlin, Charles E.; Savage, Lon; Taylor, Charles L. (Montgomery County Branch Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1998)A note from the editors describing the content of this volume.
- Ties to External Markets: Imports and Exports in the New River Valley, 1745-1789Crawford, Scott (Montgomery County Branch Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1998)An inside look into various commercial aspects of frontier America.
- A Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections of the Preston FamilySmith, Laura Katz (Montgomery County Branch Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1998)A compilation of manuscript collections of the Preston family. Some of the original material was generated in Blacksburg and documents the considerable influence that its early residents had on significant national events.
- John Floyd, Kentucky Hero, and Three Generations of Floyds and Prestons of VirginiaFloyd, Letitia Preston; Wills, Wirt H.; Stubbs, June (Montgomery County Branch Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1998)A vivid account of 18th century frontier life in southwest Virginia and Kentucky.
- Mineral Fights — Civil War Battles for Southwestern Virginia's Lead and SaltWhisonant, Robert C. (Montgomery County Branch Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1998)Dr. Whisonant, a professor of Geology at Radford University, relates the crucial role of Virginia's geology resources in the Civil War.
- Desertion and Unionism in Floyd County, VirginiaDotson, Paul Randolph, Jr. (Montgomery County Branch Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1998)Dotson relates a fascinating story of deteriorating support for the Confederate cause in a southwestern Virginia county.
- A Story of Continuity and Change: Blacksburg, Virginia, 1798-1998Paxton, James (Montgomery County Branch Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1998)A summary of early Blacksburg history.
- The Giles County Earthquake of 1897 — Virginia's Largest Temblor by Gil BollingerBollinger, Gil (Montgomery County Branch Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1998)Dr. Gil Bollinger describes the second largest seismic shock in the southeastern states.
- The Smithfield Review, vol. 2 - Back Cover(Montgomery County Branch Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1998)The back cover of The Smithfield Review.