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Videos
From:
Norfolk Historian’s new book of rarely seen photographs that reflect Norfolk’s rich and storied past - July 2008
Irish Immigrants and the Yellow Fever of 1855
The impact and future of the Virginia Arts Festival - May 2007
The Gift – a documentary about the creation of Norfolk Botanical Garden - May 2007
Norfolk History – The Great White Fleet, General Macarthur’s funeral and Norfolk Southern Railroad - May 2007
Holiday news, Colonial Place and Riverview - December 2006
Norfolk circa 1907, Jamestown 2007 and Norfolk’s six sister cities - December 2006
Get to know your past at the Sargeant Memorial Room at Kirn Library - December 2006
Get your workout going today at Norfolk Wellness and Fitness Center - December 2006
A Century of Photography in Hampton Roads - An exhibit showcasing work by Norfolk newspaper photographers at the Chrysler Museum of Art, 20 October 2006 - 7 January 2007. Many of the images in the exhibit came from the collection of the Sargeant Memorial Room.
History 101: Norfolk hosted the 1907 Jamestown exposition, see and hear the past - June 2006
Cast in History - African Americans in Norfolk - A live performance at the historic Attucks Theater on 6 October 2005
Negro League Baseball - John "Buck" O'Neil - A luncheon on 20 July 2004 at the Edythe and Stanley Harrison Opera House honoring the history of Negro League Baseball. O'Neil, who died October 6, 2006 at the age of 94, was the keynote speaker.
Negro League Baseball - A City of Norfolk Tribute to Negro League Baseball, Summer 2004
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Norfolk's Mayors
W. F. Duckworth, 1950-1962
Roy B. Martin, Jr., 1962-1974
Irvin B. Hill, 1974-1976
Vincent J. Thomas, 1976-1984
Joseph A. Leafe, 1984-1992
Mason C. Andrews, 1992-1994
Paul Fraim, 1994-present
Scope - Watch Norfolk’s cultural and convention center rise before your eyes. Norfolk attorney T. Howard Spainhour took this footage of the construction of SCOPE and Chrysler Hall from his office at the northeast corner of the 20th floor of the Virginia National Bank building (now Bank of America) during the two and a half years of construction. The complex opened in 1972.
