============================================================ 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF HUGUENOT COLONY AT MANAKIN, VA ============================================================ This year marks the 300th Anniversary of the founding of the Huguenot Colony at Manakin, Virginia. Intended to be a French-only town, the original colony was a haven for French Protestants who had fled religious persecution. The Manakin Huguenot Society is having an Open House at the Society's headquarters from 2 to 5 p.m. on October 21; it is open to the public. Celebrants can use the research library, talk to Living History interpreters, and tour the 1895 church, which still contains elements of the very first church. At 7 p.m., the 300th Anniversary Banquet will take place at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond. The entire building and its exhibits will be open. Reservations are necessary for this event. Invitations can be requested by sending an e-mail to mailto:carolc11@aol.com. A history of the colony and a list of founders are on the society's Web site at http://www.huguenot-manakin.org/. There are also links to many sources that can assist with research on Manakin families. ___________________________________________________________________ josiebass@zxmail.com 216 Beach Park Lane Cape Canaveral, FL 32920-5003 Home of the *HARRISON* Repository http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harrisonrep/ My Southern Family WWW: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mysouthernfamily/ LINDSAY & HARRISON Surnames & CSA-HISTORY Roots Mail List GENCONNECT: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/indx/FamAssoc.html Data Managed by beautiful daughter Becky Bass Bonner and me, Josephine Lindsay Bass