Warner Hall is Topic for Gloucester Genealogy Meeting

 The Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia will meet Monday,
May 23, at 10 AM. The meeting will take place at the Abingdon Episcopal
Church Parish House on George Washington Memorial Highway (Route 17) in
Gloucester.  The meeting is free and open to the public.

 A program will be presented by David Brown, archaeologist and
author, with the Fairfield Foundation.  He will talk about the Warner Hall
plantation here in Gloucester County and a new book describing the place
and people that have occupied the dwelling.

Warner Hall plantation is a well-known Gloucester landmark, known for its
grand architecture, generous hospitality, and storied history.  Now a new
book chronicles its place in Gloucester's history and uncovers fascinating
details of the many families who have called it home.

"Warner Hall: Story of a Great Plantation" by archaeologists David Brown
and Thane Harpole, weaves together stories of the Warner and Lewis families
and their successors who built and occupied Warner Hall with findings from
recent archaeological excavations to better understand and interpret this
important property.  The Warners and Lewises were preeminent Virginia
families, counting among their descendants George Washington, Robert E.
Lee, and Queen Elizabeth II.  First patented in 1642, Warner Hall was one
of Gloucester's largest plantations, and witnessed important events from
the ransacking of Bacon's Rebellion to the arrival of Union troops in the
Civil War.

 Based on extensive research into existing public records and family
collections, along with a detailed archaeological survey and excavations of
the property, the book serves as an introduction to the complex world of a
great Virginia plantation.  It is illustrated with numerous color
photographs and graphics.  David Brown will give a first hand description
of their research and discovery as it relates to genealogy and archaeology.

 A short business meeting will precede the program and light
refreshments will follow.  Members are encouraged to bring guests.  Society
publications as well as the Warner Hall book will be available for
purchase.  The June 2005 edition of the Society's Family Tree Searcher
journal will be distributed free to members.  You may contact Roger Davis
at 804-642-5280 or [log in to unmask]  for additional information.

Nadine Tatum
Vice-President, GGSV

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