How about sending us a query of what you're looking for. We have a free query service and that query is put in the local newspaper, The Enterprise, and our Patrick County Tracks Newsletter which is published quarterly. We would be glad to see if we can make a connection for you. You would need to send your Query to David Sheley, PCGS Query Columnist, 4522 Dobyns Rd., Stuart VA 24171. Alpha Hiatt, Vice President Patrick COunty Genealogy Society --- DOC HURT <[email protected]> wrote: > To Whom It May Concern, > I live in Virginia Beach and will not be able to > attend, but if there is any > DALTON or HURT info, I'd very much like to get it. > > Happy Hunting > doc > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alpha Hiatt" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 11:59 AM > Subject: [VABEDFOR] Cherokee Program to be presented > at the 8/15 Patrick > County Genealogy Society Meeting > > > > The Patrick County Genealogy Society will have a > > program on the General History & Culture of the > > Cherokee, and Genealogy on Tuesday, August 15th > > beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Stuart Baptist > Church > > Fellowship Hall in Stuart. The Church is located > on > > Blue Ridge Street across from the historic Patrick > > County Courthouse. > > > > Dr. R. Michael Abrams is the Director of the > Cherokee > > Heritage Museum and Gallery in Cherokee, NC and he > > will be speaking on the General History & Culture > of > > the Cherokee, and Genealogy. The Cherokee owned > all > > the land on top of the Blue Ridge including Vesta, > > Meadows of Dan, and Tuggles Gap. The Cherokee > were > > also at Fairystone Park. Many people in both > Patrick > > and Floyd Counties are descended from the > Cherokee. > > This is an opportunity to learn how to research > your > > Cherokee ancestry and learn about their way of > life. > > This program is especially suitable for children, > so > > you're welcome to bring your families to this > program. > > > > PCGS will also be hosting the Rocky Knob Advisory > > Committee at this meeting as the Native Americans > is > > in the top four choices for the Cultural/Heritage > > Center at Rocky Knob. The Native Americans were > at > > Rocky Knob before our settlers--if you want more > > information, see the Patrick County Heritage Book > > Volume II as their are several stories on the > Native > > American History of Patrick County as well as a > > Pioneer Story that talks about a Native American > at > > Rock Castle Gorge. Dr. Abrams has a 30 year > > collection of Cherokee History & Culture that he > is > > looking to place possibly at Rocky Knob. As a > matter > > of fact, Doug Belcher had just talked with him in > > person over the 4th of July Holiday and he is very > > interested in this collection coming to > > Rocky Knob. He envisions a library with research > > center, museum, classrooms, audtiorium, etc. This > > collection is one of a kind, and would tell the > > stories of the Native Peoples of both Patrick and > > Floyd Counties and would sure to be a tourism > beacon > > for both counties. > > > > Dr. Abrams does programs on Baskets, Pottery, > Cherokee > > Beliefs & Dreams, Old Religion, Astronomy, Masks > and > > Musical Instruments, Games, the Cherokee Little > People > > (sound familiar as in the Legend of the > Fairystone), > > Genealogy, Trail of Tears, Tobacco & Pipes, The > Eagle > > and The Bear, Cherokee Medicine, and much much > more. > > > > This makes the 10th Native American program that > the > > Patrick County Genealogy Society has hosted since > our > > inception in 1999 and we very much look forward to > > having each and everyone of you with us this > night. > > > > We welcome each of you and again the program > begins at > > 6:00 p.m. and will last for 2 hours. The first > part > > of the program will be on the General History > > (Clothing, Food, Clans, Trail of Tears, Baskets, > > Pottery, etc.) & Culture of the Cherokee. The 2nd > > hour will be on the Genealogy. There will be a > break > > in between both sessions. We did this so that our > > school children can attend the program and still > get > > home in time to do their homework. > > > > We look forward to seeing you on August 15th. > > > > Alpha Hiatt, Vice President > > Patrick County Genealogy Society > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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