Salem Museum’s new director; Salem history is important to entire valley Evan Jones January 24, 2017 1 minute read The Salem Museum’s newest executive director is hardly a stranger to the city, and she hopes more people can learn about area history that goes well back before Roanoke’s founding. WFIR’s Evan Jones has the story. Share: Post navigation Previous: Virginia House endorses armed school security guards billNext: VTC Research Institute gets grant to keep studying “gap junctions” Related Stories RPD Arrests Man for Fatal Hit and Run Crash in Northeast Clark Palmer April 1, 2026 0 Art exhibit opening receptions; Roanoque Baroque Good Friday concert, Little Shop of Horrors at Radford U. Gene Marrano April 1, 2026 0 United Way of Virginia’s Blue Ridge is seeking more Local Heroes Gene Marrano April 1, 2026 0