RSA members are invited to join us at the 27th Annual Historical Seminar at Virginia Military Institute (VMI) i beautiful Lexington Virginia, September 10th-12th. Both the opening and closing dinners will be held at the Best We4stern Plus hotel, located at 25 Willow Springs Road, Lexington VA 24450. The RSA has room blocks available from Sept. 9lth through the 14th at Best Western Plus for $79.00 plus tax (reference the “RSA Seminar”). To make reservation by phone, please call 540-464-1500 or book online at bestwestern.com.

This year’s seminar will begin with a catered dinner at the Best Western Plus on September 10th. There will be tours of the VMI Museum, as well as the Jackson House Museum.

The VMI Museum was founded in 1845 and was the first public museum in the commonwealth of Virginia. The VMI Museum collects, preserves, interprets, and exhibits the heritage of VMI, as recorded in the 20,000-artifact collection. Many items in the collection have been presented by VMI alumni like General George Patton, VMI class of 1907.

Thomas Jonathan Jackson lived in Lexington from 1851 to 1861. Jackson was an instructor of artillery tactics at VMI while also a professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy. In April 1861, Jackson rode off to war. Jackson’s Lexington home is a preservation of time that is a must see in Lexington.

This year’s seminar will have several presentations from NRA curator Phil Schreier, RSA past president Roy Marcot, and RSA director Doug Gravatt. We will conclude the seminar with a catered closing dinner at Best Western Plus and the popular RSA auction!

While visiting beautiful Lexington, don’t miss out on the other attractions in the area, such as Natural Bridge State Park (16 miles away), the Caverns at Natural Bridge, and Virginia Safari Park, just 14 miles from town. For our Civil War enthusiasts, the Virginia Museaum of the Civil War is located at New Market, just 78 miles north of Lexington. With Roanoke located 50 miles south and Charlottesville 70 miles to the north, there is something for everyone to experience.

For adventurous history historic Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania are 2 1/2 hours trip north.

The $175 attendee fee can be mail to the RSA, P. O. Box 269, Duck River, TN 38454. Make the check payable to the RSA.

For our members arriving by air:

• The Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) is just 50 miles south of Lexington
• Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport is 75 miles north of Lexington.
• Richmond International Airport (RIC) is a two-hour drive.

Questions
Contact Mike Alsop
RSA President & Seminar Coordinator
Ph. 540.847.2123
malsop73@gmail.com