This book got a great review in the most recent newsletter from VGS. Sounds wonderful. It's on my "wish list" for the Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library in Lancaster County. Not exactly our top focus, but always on the radar screen. == Craig Kilby

On Mar 1, 2013, at 3:04 PM, Eve Gregory for Surry History wrote:

> Greetings All,
> 
> I've just received my copy of Gary Williams' new book, Sussex County,
> Virginia: A Heritage Recalled by the Land, and it is superb! Gary is Clerk
> of the Sussex Circuit Court and a life-long promoter of Sussex history. This
> book is obviously a labor of love, and Sussex County is indeed fortunate to
> have such an erudite and well-informed lover. The book is big (8.5" x 11",
> 356 pages plus front matter) with lots of photographs, end notes, four
> appendices and many maps. Gary has mapped the early land grants and labeled
> them with names and dates. The book covers events, people and places. If you
> are interested in Sussex County history, this is the book for you. There is
> contact information on the Sussex County VAGenWeb site on the How To Find
> Your Family page.

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