>Lucia Kilby, widow of Dr. Irving Kilby, has made the arrangements with Mike Lyman for the ceremony. Thanks for the info, Craig. Lucia Kilby is one of the finest human beings I *ever* had the honor of meeting; if you are a relative of hers, then you are a very lucky person. More than 20 years ago, when she was a volunteer with the Rappahannock Co. Historic Society, she located a family graveyard for me and walked up the side of a mountain with us to view the place ! R B Jenkins

Yes she is one of the finest people one can ever meet. I must here tell you the story of how I met her. Oh, I had KNOWN of her, and corresponded with her, but had never met her in person. Some time in the late 1980s, I was at the Library of Virginia at one of the microfilm readers. I had left my copy card in the copy machine. One of the library staff came up to my row and said, "Are any of you here named Kilby?" To my surprise, the lady sitting right next to me said, "Yes." And I said "Yes" at the same time. We were are all so stunned. Lucia and I looked at each other and both said at the same time, "Who are you?" Boy, did we both have a laugh over that. Now I ask you, what are the chances of THAT? But it gets even better than that. And since this is Lucia Kilby time, I'll share some stories here. In 1993, I was taking a sabattical and working as the night manager at the Fearington House Inn and Restaurant in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This was then a 4 star establishment, aiming for 5 star status (which was achieved). We were a member of Relais & Chateaux, as is the very famous Inn at Little Washington. Well, never one to be deterred especially when not well supervised, I took a little executive privelege and booked myself a free room and dinner at the Inn at Little Washington. When I arrived, the very nice young lady who checked me in asked me if I knew Lucia Kilby. I said "No, but I know who she is." At this time (and may still be, can't wait to find out) there was an antique store in this particular annex of the Inn. I noticed a little curio which was a very fine porcelaine --well what is the word? A small saucer, a coaster, an ashtray? I don't know what it is to this day, but I still have it. How I got it stems from Lucia Kilby, in a roundabout way. Some many months after this most excellent visit to Rappahannock County, and still working at Fearington House, and an employee of the Inn at Little Washington called to check on availability of a suite at our establishment as a fellow employee of an Inn and Restaurant in the Relais & Chateaux group. Of course, considering the very welcome I recieved at their establishment, I upgraded her and fellow works to the best I could offer. When they arrived, to my utter surprise, as a thank you, they had brought me the very same curio I just described. Courtesy of Lucia Kilby. Now dear friends, that was a real "WOW!" I count this little piece as one of my most prized possessions. But there is yet more. In 2003, I gave a power point presentation to the Germanna Foundation meeting titled something to the effect of "The English Neighbors of the Germanna Emigrants." That all came about because, being descended from both Germanna and English families of Culpeper, I was tired of the English presence in the area being completely ignored. It was a great presentation (and that's another whole story). This presentation focused on the family of Stokely Towles and how his descendants intermarried with the Germanna families. As I was concluding and asking for questions from the audience, a hand shot up. You guessed it. It was Lucia Kilby. I had no idea she was even in the audience! In the case of her Kilby family, the HITT family plays a very important role. Also in 2003, in fact the only reason I moved to Virginia for the last time, was to purchase the Linden Row Inn in Richmond. That sale didn't come off, but the Director of Sales at that time was from Culpeper, and the doctor who delivered into this plant was none other than Dr. Irvin Kilby of Culpeper. And just to bring the whole thing full circle. Here I am living in the Northern Neck in Lancaster County, where the Circuit Clerk's office knows me quite well. One of the ladies who works there asked me not too long ago if I was related to Lucia Kilby in Culpeper. I said, "No, not by blood, but I know her, and why do you ask?" Her aunt Margaret Kilby Tyus was Lucia's sister-in-law. Now, is this a small world or what? After talking to Lucia yesterday on the phone, I learn she has a whole new batch of material to share with me on this far-flung family. This is all new stuff for me, and even for her. So, this has a very satisfying turn of events for me. But yes, Lucia Kilby, a retired school teacheer and cancer survivor, just turned 82 years old and I am very much looking forward to seeing her again. I am so very grateful to her and Mike Lyman for putting the event together, and I am happy to have been the instrument that put them in touch with each other. Again, the event will be at 3:00 on November 15th at Slate Mills. When I get the full details I will let you all know. Craig Kilby On Oct 23, 2008, at 3:16 PM, Hist Docs wrote: > >> Lucia Kilby, widow of Dr. Irving Kilby, has made the arrangements >> with Mike Lyman for the ceremony. > > > Thanks for the info, Craig. Lucia Kilby is one of the finest human > beings I *ever* had the honor of meeting; if you are a relative of > hers, then you are a very lucky person. > > More than 20 years ago, when she was a volunteer with the > Rappahannock Co. Historic Society, she located a family graveyard > for me and walked up the side of a mountain with us to view the > place ! > > R B Jenkins > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VACULPEP- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message