LIFE@Lynchburg | Lynchburg and the Vietnam War
Schedule
Wed Feb 25 2026 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Sydnor Performance Hall | Lynchburg, VA
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The Vietnam War touched lives at home and abroad. In Lynchburg, families waited anxiously, students debated, and communities faced loss. Twenty-seven young men from our city did not return. Lynchburg Museum Director Ted Delaney will be joined by the museum’s curator, Crystal Diff, researcher Noelle Beverly, and local veteran and POW David Harker for a discussion on the Vietnam War, its connections to Lynchburg, and the research that informed the Museum’s Vietnam exhibit.Speaker Biography:
Ted Delaney is the director of the Lynchburg Museum System and chief public history officer for the City of Lynchburg, and the former executive director of the city’s Old City Cemetery Museums and Arboretum. Ted has written, lectured, and consulted about local history and genealogy for over 20 years. He currently serves on the boards of Historic Sandusky, Lynch’s Ferry Magazine, and Opera on the James.
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Sydnor Performance Hall, 1501 Lakeside Drive,Lynchburg, Virginia, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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