2025 Annual Meeting & Holiday Banquet
Notice of Annual Meeting – December 18, 2025
The Board of Directors has resolved that the Annual Meeting of the Roanoke Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society will be held Thursday, December 18, 2025. The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the Virginian station. The only business to be undertaken at the meeting is the election of directors as follows. This event will also be our Holiday Banquet. You do not have to participate in the dinner to vote. Further details on the dinner will be forthcoming.
The current candidates for the board are as follows. Current board members with terms which expire are indicated with an asterisk (*):
David Foster*
Gary Gray*
Ken Miller*
Kim Shell
Mike Voiland
Nominations will be accepted from the floor at the Annual Meeting. However, please note that potential nominees must meet specific qualifications to be considered. Please contact the nominating committee before submitting any nominations for these qualifications. Please be sure you have that person’s consent before making a nomination.
You may contact a member of the nominating committee – headed by Andy MacArthur with Rick Rader, and Paul VanHoosen.
Instructions for Absentee Ballot: This year we will elect five (5) directors by secret ballot. Any member in good standing may vote by absentee ballot.
Please Note: If there are no more candidates than positions, a motion to elect by acclaim will be accepted.
To vote by absentee ballot, one must:
1 – Request an absentee ballot from the Secretary or a member of the nominating committee. You will receive (a) one ballot; (b) one “ballot” envelope; and (c) one mailing envelope.
2 – Mark the ballot (vote for not more than five (5) directors. If more than five (5) votes are cast, the ballot will be discarded).
3 – Place the ballot in the “ballot” envelope and seal. Do not put your name on the ballot or “ballot” envelope.
4 – Place “ballot” envelope in the mailing envelope. Write your name and return address on the envelope and mail to;
Roanoke Chapter, NRHS
P.O. Box 13222
Roanoke, VA 24032-1322
The envelope may be hand-delivered to the Secretary anytime before the election at the annual meeting. The ballot must arrive in the Post Office box by December 18, 2025.
Holiday Banquet
The Roanoke Chapter will be hosting a holiday banquet again this year at the Virginian Station. The banquet will be held on 12/18/2025 at 7:30 PM. The menu will include appetizers, traditional holiday entrees and sides, and dessert. The cost for the banquet will be $30 per person. Please pay / RSVP by 12/10/25 so we can have an accurate count for the caterer and to track who has paid.
You can RSVP and pay for the banquet online by clicking here or If you want to pay by check or in-person at the banquet, please RSVP to Lewis at (secretary@roanokenrhs.org).
Checks can be mailed to PO Box 13222 Roanoke, VA or bring it to the meeting.