Forrer Learning Commons

09/03/2026

We are bringing you the Eagle! Join Special Collections at Homecoming 2026 for a new exhibit exploring all things BC Eagle and Ernie!

[J. Smith Homecoming 1955 photograph of a vintage car, probably carrying Homecoming court representatives. The car tows a float with a giant BC Eagle.]

07/06/2026

Special Collections is already working on our Homecoming exhibit. This will be a fun one! Can you guess the subject?

05/19/2026

Ready for a summer getaway? If you were a local Brethren family in the early 1900s, you might be headed to Black Rock Springs in Augusta County, Virginia. The resort is now in ruins and is part of Shenandoah National Park. But in its heyday, local families traveled there to take the mineral waters and vacation at the hotel or even in summer cottages that they had built. Before that, the mineral springs were an important location for the Indigenous People who traveled to them for 1000s of years. Here are Grandfather Samuel Driver and Grandson Carl Samuel Driver at Black Rock Springs around 1905 in a newly digitized photograph from BC Special Collections.

04/30/2026

May Term hours for 2026!

04/16/2026

Bridgewater College Special Collections intern Sebastian Kochall '26 and Special Collections Librarian Stephanie Gardner installed a temporary exhibit about Bridgewater College's history in Bridgewater's Old Town Hall/ Historical Society yesterday. Visit to see a campus history video created by Sebastian and fun BC memorabilia selected by Special Collections volunteer Jadaya Hollins '27 and Stephanie!

04/09/2026

Is the end of the semester driving you bananas? Don't worry, you've got this!

Photograph shows a float from the BC Homecoming Parade in 1987. The theme of Homecoming that year was "Tropical Enchantment."

03/30/2026

Announcing a new exhibit by Bridgewater College Special Collections! The exhibit uses archival and loaned materials to research, share and celebrate the long tradition of international students as leaders, scholars and friends at BC. Open now through October 8th.

“Global Eagles: Celebrating International Students at Bridgewater College, Past and Present” is on display now through October 8, 2026, in the Forrer Learni ...