Saturday, September 15 2007 - Tidewater Genealogical Society will meet at the Virginia War Museum, 9285 Warwick Boulevard, Newport News, VA. Directions are online at http://www.warmuseum.org/Information.htm Visitors are welcome. Refreshments available at 10 a.m., the meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. John Quarstein will speak about the historical programs on the Peninsula that he is working with and the programs that are available to the general public. John is an award-winning historian, preservationist, and author. He has served as the director of the Virginia War Museum since 1978. In addition to these duties, he oversees the management of the City of Newport News' historic properties including Endview Plantation, Lee Hall Mansion, Young's Mill, and the Newsome House as well as serving as the historical advisor for The Mariners' Museum's U.S.S. Monitor Center project. He has also served as an adjunct professor at the College of William and Mary, the University of Virginia, and Virginia Commonwealth University. John is the author of seven books including Fort Monroe: The Key to the South, C.S.S. Virginia: Mistress of Hampton Roads, Civil War on the Virginia Peninsula , and The Battle of the Ironclads. For additional info see the TGS web site at www.rootsweb.com/~vatgs or call the TGS Library at 988-1055, open at 10 a.m. on Tue/Thu/Sat. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour