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Bob Ruegsegger

Bob Ruegsegger has specialized in exploring historical topics for more than 20 years.

The U.S. Army Air Corps A-2 flight jacket was among the most iconic and treasured items of military apparel ever issued to American military personnel during World War II.

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Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach highlights World War II flight jacket

March 30, 2024 at 10:38 a.m.

The U.S. Army Air Corps A-2 flight jacket was among the most iconic and treasured items of military apparel ever issued to American military personnel during World War II.

Charles Fleetwood, museum director, enjoys receiving the artifacts and photographs from donors, but he treasures the opportunity to listen to the fascinating personal stories and memories that his benefactors share with him about the Ocean View area and its colorful history.

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Ocean View museum still collecting artifacts from Norfolk community’s heyday

March 17, 2024 at 10:28 a.m.

Charles Fleetwood, museum director, enjoys receiving the artifacts and photographs from donors, but he treasures the opportunity to listen to the fascinating personal stories and memories that his benefactors share...

Chesapeake native Barbara Blythe is a romance novelist and her plotlines are paved with twists and turns. Her settings take her readers to faraway places and an interesting array of time periods.

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Chesapeake romance novelist looks to give genre more credit

February 1, 2024 at 10:48 a.m.

Chesapeake native Barbara Blythe is a romance novelist and her plotlines are paved with twists and turns. Her settings take her readers to faraway places and an interesting array of...

With less than a handful of paid staff, the Great Bridge Battlefield and Waterways Museum relies heavily on a corps of volunteer interpreters called docents.

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Chesapeake museum docent program cultivates love of history

January 1, 2024 at 11:15 a.m.

With less than a handful of paid staff, the Great Bridge Battlefield and Waterways Museum relies heavily on a corps of volunteer interpreters called docents.

Natural decorations, live music and tasty refreshments make the December event a particularly festive seasonal occasion.

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A yuletide tradition in Virginia Beach: Celebrating Christmas at the Whitehurst-Buffington House

December 23, 2023 at 9:48 a.m.

Natural decorations, live music and tasty refreshments make the December event a particularly festive seasonal occasion.

When British forces attacked Virginia Patriots at the Battle of Great Bridge on Dec. 9, 1775, most of the British soldiers were equipped with the British army’s muzzle-loading, Land Pattern, a smooth bore flintlock musket fixed with an intimidating 17-inch triangular bladed bayonet.

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Living history: The role of ‘Brown Bess’ in the British defeat at the Battle of Great Bridge

December 11, 2023 at 11:36 a.m.

When British forces attacked Virginia Patriots at the Battle of Great Bridge on Dec. 9, 1775, most of the British soldiers were equipped with the British army’s muzzle-loading, Land Pattern,...

Tim Smith ordered his 1995 Dodge Ram 3500 in 1994. Eight months later he took delivery at Jasper Jeep Sales in Jasper, Georgia. It was and still is the truck of his dreams.

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‘Cheaper to keep her:’ Virginia Beach man holds onto truck of his dreams

December 3, 2023 at 12:50 p.m.

Tim Smith ordered his 1995 Dodge Ram 3500 in 1994. Eight months later he took delivery at Jasper Jeep Sales in Jasper, Georgia. It was and still is the truck of...

For nearly three decades, the Itinerant Band has been celebrating the music of early America locally and throughout Virginia.

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Tidewater ‘Itinerant Band’ celebrates music of early America across Virginia

November 23, 2023 at 8:56 a.m.

For nearly three decades, the Itinerant Band has been celebrating the music of early America locally and throughout Virginia.

The Tuesday Afternoon Book Club was organized in October 1923 by Mrs. W. R. Kilby and Mrs. P. H. Eve at the home of Mrs. Kilby on Linden Avenue in Suffolk, according to Elizabeth M. Gobbel, a charter member who wrote a history of the book club in 1967.

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Suffolk’s Pinner House hosts book club’s 100th anniversary celebration

October 29, 2023 at 12:38 p.m.

The Tuesday Afternoon Book Club was organized in October 1923 by Mrs. W. R. Kilby and Mrs. P. H. Eve at the home of Mrs. Kilby on Linden Avenue in...

Norfolk County farmer Henry Butt has – presumably – rested in peace for well over 150 years in the Butt Family Cemetery near Old Farm Avenue in Chesapeake’s Warrington Hall neighborhood. Many of those years, without a headstone.

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The hunt for Hampton Roads farmer Henry Butt’s missing tombstone

October 22, 2023 at 11:04 a.m.

Norfolk County farmer Henry Butt has – presumably – rested in peace for well over 150 years in the Butt Family Cemetery near Old Farm Avenue in Chesapeake’s Warrington Hall...

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