ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, February 2, 1997 TAG: 9702030012
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-6 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
German genealogy seminar planned
WYTHEVILLE - Plans are under way for the sixth Family History Institute of Southwest Virginia, to be held April 26 at the Wytheville Holiday Inn.
The daylong session will emphasize German research.
Dorothy Boyd-Rush will present a program on German research in the Valley of Virginia and on using newspapers for genealogical searches. Bev Repass Hoch will provide insights into German and Swiss emigration. Mary B. Kegley will discuss German research in Southwest Virginia.
Other sessions include "Genealogy: What You Always Wanted to Ask," a banquet speech on Sarah Herbert of Bristol, England, and life at the lead mines on the Virginia frontier from 1763 to 1783.
Space will be limited, so advance registration is required. Registration forms and other information are available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the Family History Institute of Southwest Virginia, P.O. Box 134, Wytheville 24382.
Community college students offered aid
RADFORD - Radford University's College of Business and Economics will award scholarships to five students who transfer to the university from a community college in Virginia.
Five qualified students studying business administration will receive the $1,000 scholarships to assist them with tuition and fees. The scholarships are based on academic achievement and community involvement.
One student each from New River, Wytheville, Virginia Highlands and Virginia Western community colleges will receive a scholarship. The fifth scholarship will be awarded to a student from one of the remaining schools in the Virginia community college system.
The scholarships are funded by the annual Senior Banquet, which recognizes outstanding graduating seniors. For more information, call Melinda Jordan at 831-5078.
Free Clinic art benefit scheduled
BLACKSBURG - The 15th annual art benefit for the Free Clinic will be held March 15 at Virginia Tech's Donaldson Brown Hotel & Conference Center. More than 100 items by New River-area artists will be auctioned to benefit the agency's medical and dental care programs for the working poor.
The art benefit will open with a social at 6 p.m. Bidding begins at 7:30 p.m. Music and food will be provided.
For more information, call 382-6186.
Historian's book offers research aid
WYTHEVILLE - A book on "Abstracts of the Court Orders of Wythe County, Virginia, 1811-1820" has been completed by Wytheville author, researcher and lawyer Mary B. Kegley.
The abstracts from these periods also cover what is now the western part of Pulaski County, eastern Smyth County and all of Bland County.
These records open new channels for family and historical research. There are references to the War of 1812 and appointments of militia members, court justices, and the administrators, executors and appraisers of estates. Genealogical material includes lists of heirs certified to the court upon the death of the head of the household.
Information on ordering the book is available by writing Kegley at P.O. Box 134, Wytheville 24382.
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