The Price We Paid: Salem and The Great War

The Salem Museum announces its newest feature exhibit, The Price We Paid: Salem and the Great War. This November marks a century since the end of WWI. Salem distinguished itself in its war service but also paid a heavy price on the battlefield and on the home front. The outcome of this war continues to affect us today, while the war itself is slipping into obscurity. The Price We Paid focuses on the wartime experiences of families and soldiers from Salem, but their experience represents the sacrifices made by residents throughout the Roanoke Valley and beyond in the fight for the world’s freedom. The exhibit features interactive designs, firsthand accounts, dramatic photographs, and never before seen artifacts, including a number of items on loan from the extensive collection of Dr. Lee Anthony, a retired Roanoke College professor and historian.