The next program in the Virginia Heritage Resource Center's Mining the Treasure House lecture series will take place at noon on Thursday, 15 August, 2002, in the conference rooms adjacent to the lobby in the Library of Virginia at 800 East Broad Street in downtown Richmond. The speaker will be Patricia Ferguson Watkinson, Ph.D, Research Archivist at the Library of Virginia. The title of her talk is, "Hot Properties: The Mutual Assurance Society Records at the Library of Virginia." The Library holds an extensive collection of records of this Richmond-based company, which began insuring Virginia properties in 1796 and is still in operation today. There is free underground parking for Library patrons. For more information on this and other programs and services of the Library of Virginia please visit the Library's web site at http://www.lva.lib.va.us or call 804-692-3592. Minor Weisiger The Library of Virginia [log in to unmask] To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html or http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html