Peter Widener, an eighth-generation Chili resident, continues the tradition today. The family name can be found throughout Chili, from Widener Park on Chili Scottsville Road, to the James E.

Writing in his autobiography, Without drums, Widener referred to his own family’s 110-room mansion, Lynnewood Hall, as “The Last American Versailles.” Prominent architect Horace Trumbauer ...

A custom-made sign at a Glade Spring cemetery was vandalized this week, but it is more than just a sign, it is a part of the Widener Family and community of Glade Spring. News 5's Natalea Hillen ...