Text Box: Recent Local History and Genealogical Acquisitions In the last few months we have acquired a variety of items. All of James Sheppard’s News and Record columns on local history and genealogy, Land by the Rivers, since the column’s inception in late 1996. They are now being indexed. The Lunenburg County deed, will, and order books covering the period when Halifax was still a part of that county. The Gosney Family History, The Descendants of William T. Moorefield, The Genealogy of Ann Barksdale and Jesse A. Meeler, Volume II, and the book John and Edward Tuck of Halifax County and Some of Their Descendants from descendants of the Garner, Hendricks and allied families. Dr. Aubrey Keesee’s 1930 History of County Line Baptist Church, Ante-bellum Disciples: An Account of the Emergence and Early Development of the Disciples of Christ in Virginia. Jesse Meeler’s Growing Up in the Depression Years. The Dan River Atlas: Rediscovering River History on the Dan, Smith’s and Banister. 14th Virginia Infantry and 3rd Virginia Cavalry, which together cover nine Halifax County companies of troops. An additional book on the era, Gage’s Southside Virginia in the Civil War, is also available. All these items are available for research, and we welcome any genealogical and local history items that anyone may wish to contribute. We will be glad to make copies of the material and promptly return it. Text Box: Back Then—Those Were the Days Recollections of a Boy Growing Up During the Depression by Donald Hook In conjunction with the museum’s exhibit, The Great Depression, we are offering for sale in our gift shop an informative book retelling one man’s memories of life during the depression. Dr. Hook is the author and co-author of many books on various subjects. His educational background includes attendance at five U.S. universities. This book is available for sale in our gift shop. From the Author: The events and people in this book are centered in a small city called Lynchburg, in the southwestern part of Virginia. The time is that of the Great Depression, the years 1929 to 1939, with a carryover through the years of World War II. The experiences are my own, born in the 1920s and growing up in Lynchburg during the 1930s and 1940s. This book represents the experiences of many who grew up throughout the United States and elsewhere in the western world in those crucial years. There have been periods of boom and bust throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as the recurring market uncertainties of the 21st century, but nothing has equaled the long term effects of the Great Depression. Not to be overlooked is the dreadful weather throughout that decade—frigid, snowy winters, unbearable heat, drought, floods, and grasshoppers. Back Then - Those Were the Days is conceived for an audience of pre-teens, their parents and grandparents. Although set in a small southern city, the facts and circumstances are applicable to many U.S. towns and cities during the Great Depression. Text Box: Text Box: Page 2 Text Box: In Honor and Remembrance On September 11, 2003, the Woodmen Lodge 106 conducted a special ceremony to honor and remember the heroes of September 11, 2001, and to say “thank you” to the men and women who safeguard our communities every day. The Woodmen of the World dedicated the flag pole, that they gave to the museum, and presented us an American flag. The Public Works Department of the Town of South Boston erected the flagpole, the Woodmen placed a bronze plaque honoring our fallen heroes, and South Boston Marble and Granite Memorials donated a marble stone honoring the occasion. We extend our grateful thanks to all. Text Box: May Our Flag Fly With Pride!
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