Dear Fellow Researchers: I use to do the newsletter for the Franklin County Genealogy Society, Franklin County Heritage Society and Franklin County Historical Society. I am no professional but I did enjoy doing the newsletter, I love the queries. Because I had a tragedy in my family, my son died last summer, I was at the hospital for 3 months by his side and I could not do the newsletter. Well since all that things have changed for the Historical Society. I think I am ready to start back again., Franklin County does not have a Genealogy Society anymore, when the genealogy society existed, we did newsletters, had monthly meetings with guest speakers, and allowed everyone to discuss what they where working on, weither it be genealogy of a family or the history and/or migration of a family we sat around the large table in the Public Library Conference Room. We would go on outtings like cemetery hunting etc. and we would eat together and we had fun. I would like to ask you my fellow researchers: 1. Would you like to see a Franklin County Genealogy Society? 2. Would you be interested in a quarterly newsletter or bimonthly newsletter? 3. Would you like a mailed copy or sent via email? 4. Would you be willing to contribute stories, post queries, advertise any books etc. that you have for sale. I would like your feedback, I want to know what you would like to happen, the newsletter would be for you to ask questions, try to meet fellow researcher's who are searching the same surname, you to contribute family stories, handed down traditions, handed down recipes, post photo's of your loved ones, it would belong to everyone, everyone who wants can input and help. It would be a very small fee, just to cover paper, copying and stamps. You can contact me: Donna Brown Wilkes, 2935 Iron Ridge Road, Rocky Mount, Va 24151, or email me at ktrygal1@aol.com or call at 540-483-3392 or Contact: Beverly Merritt, P.O. Box 316, Ferrum, Va. 24088 or email at beverlym@swva.net Thank you, Donna ****************************************************************************** **************** In Search of: Bennett, Bobbitt, Board, Brown, Dalton, Hudson, Lavinder, Wilkes and Allied Families Also, French Huguenot Settlers that came from England to Manakin Town, Va. and some migrated to Franklin County,Va. Also, I have interest in the Civil War.