Services
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Lectures
10:00
11:00
12:00
1:00
Records available at the Bedford County Circuit Court. Karen Glover, Deputy Clerk, Bedford Circuit Court.
Proving ancestors and requirements for joining lineage societies - Civil War, War of 1812, American Revolution, Colonial Dames XVII Century, and more. Alice Sweeney.
African-American research - Special research problems and solutions of black families will be explored. Ann Blomquist.
Preserving and storing old documents and pictures. Alicia Sell, Archivist, Virginia Room, Roanoke City Public Library.
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10:00 & 1:00 - Video and talk on the loss of the submarine, USS Grunion during WWII in the Aleutian Islands and the subsequent search for the wreckage by the three sons of the skipper. Presented by the daughter of one of the crew members, Carson Martin.
Various times - Playing of a video about Historic Sandusky, Lynchburg and its role in the Battle of Lynchburg during the Civil War.
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