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The Botetourt County Historical Society has announced plans for its 13th Annual Founders Day Dinner and is inviting the public to purchase tickets for the event. The dinner is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 25, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Family Life Center of Fincastle United Methodist Church at 137 South Church Street in Fincastle. Tickets are on sale now for $30 each and must be purchased in advance.
A buffet meal will be served with appetizers, main course choices of meatballs and pork loin in raisin sauce and side dishes that include broccoli casserole, pineapple bake, green beans and pea salads. Desserts include chocolate and butter pecan cake. Rolls and beverages will also be served.
The program includes the announcement of the recipients of the society’s two annual awards. The Emily Gordon Honts Award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions toward promoting the history and heritage of Botetourt County and The Garland Stevens Volunteer Service Award recognizes individuals who have provided exemplary volunteer service on behalf of the Botetourt County Historical Society and Museum.
The keynote speaker for the evening will be Dr. Peter Coogan, a professor at Hollins University. Dr Coogan teaches American foreign relations, the history of international relations revolution and war in Vietnam and modern American political history. His seminars have included the Cold War, America’s rise to power, and the history of the nuclear arms race. He has published articles on British and American national security policy in the 20th century; his current work concerns geopolitics and the intellectual origins of containment. He is known as a popular speaker and his topic for the dinner will be “October 1944: A World at War.”
Tickets for the dinner are still available but must be purchased in advance. They are on sale at The Botetourt County Historical Museum at 3 Courthouse Square, Fincastle or at Digital Image Printing, 1615 Roanoke Road in Daleville, or from historical society board members. For additional information, contact the Botetourt County Historical Museum at 473-8394 or wmartin@botetourtva.gov.
The dinner is a fundraiser for The Botetourt County Historical Society Inc. and funds raised from the event are used to fund the operation of The Botetourt County Historical Museum and other programs of the historical society. According to executive director Weldon Martin, “Our annual Founders Day Dinner is the signature event for the historical society each year. We appreciate the strong support received from our community in attending the event each year. We are also very grateful for the strong corporate support of several local businesses that sponsor the dinner each year and we will be announcing their names at the dinner on October 25. We hope that if you have not purchased your tickets yet you will stop by the museum in Fincastle or Digital Image Printing in Daleville and pick them up.”
