RNRH Newsletter - Roanoke Chapter NRHS

Did she ever get to build a bridge? In away. In 1940, the Baltimore and OhioRailroad opened a large scale model railroadin their Wheeling, West Virginia station. Oneof the trestles over the railroad’s stream wasdesigned and built by Miss Olive Dennis. Shedescribed it as being the most fun she hadsince she built the model trolley 45 years earlier.In addition to her work for the Baltimoreand Ohio, Olive Dennis was founder and, for17 years, president of the B&O Women’sMusic Club. She also occupied executivepositions in the National Puzzler’s League inthe 1920s and 1930s, and was a noted cryptographer.She lived with her sister, MissHazel Dennis in Baltimore, Maryland, anddied in 1957…UPCOMING MEETINGS/EVENTSRegular Meeting Locations are at theO. Winston Link Museum.September 20 - Regular MeetingOctober 2 - Board MeetingOctober 18 - General MeetingNovember 6 - Board MeetingNovember 15 - Annual MeetingDecember 4 - Board MeetingJanuary 8 - Board MeetingJanaury 17 - General MeetingFebruary 5 - Board MeetingFebruary 21 - General MeetingMarch 4 - Board MeetingMarch 20 - General Meetinghttp://community.roanoke.com/RoanokeChapterNationalRailwayHistoricalSocietyTurntable Times is published bimonthly as the newsletter of the Roanoke Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, Inc. Opinions and points ofview expressed herein are those of the staff members of the Turntable Times and not necessarily reflect those of the members, officers or directorsof the Chapter. Items of interest should be sent to Editor Kenny Kirkman, 590 Murphy Road, Collinsville, VA 24078-2128.Editor, Turntable TimesRoanoke Chapter NRHSP.O. Box 13222Roanoke, VA 24032-1322Dated MaterialPlease do not delayNon-ProfitOrganizationU.S. PostagePAIDRoanoke, VAPermit No. 89