A universal truth is that you can always learn something at
genealogy meetings. So when we
packed up our notebooks last night and headed to the monthly genealogy club
meeting my husband turned to me and said, “You won’t have to take any notes
tonight.” The reason was that he
was giving the presentation, “Making Sense of the Census,” a presentation I had
heard many times before. I am glad
I didn’t heed that advice, because one always learns something at genealogy
meetings.
During the business meeting one gentleman presented a
conundrum. He had recently met with an older woman who had a large trunk full
of family papers. Her main concern
was getting some money for them.
He brought this situation to the club hoping for some alternative
propositions. Unfortunately the
only one he had told her, donate the family papers to the Heritage Center, was
the only and best option the club could suggest.
Heritage Center. We have been here a year and I had never
heard of this organization.
The Central Rappahannock Heritage Center is located in downtown Fredericksburg and its
mission is to preserve historical papers and photographs for the following
counties: Caroline, Stafford, King George, Spotsylvania and the City of
Fredericksburg. It is the largest
regional archives in the state of Virginia.
You can bet my next stop is the Heritage Center to see what
they have and maybe check out their volunteer opportunities.
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