Hello everyone. Smyth Bland Regional Library and the Musuem of the Middle Appalchians are pleased to announce: The 1st Annual Southwest Virginia Civil War Symposium Sponsored by Smyth-Bland Regional Library and the Friends of the Museum of the Middle Appalachians DATE: Saturday, October 1, 2005 PLACE: ? Madame Russell United Methodist Church, West Main Street, Saltville, Virginia, 24370 Registration Cost: $40 per person, includes handouts, copies of papers, refreshments in morning and lunch. Contacts: Jeff Weaver at Chilhowie Public Library, PO Box 610, Chilhowie, VA 24319 (276)-646-3404 or Harry Haynes at the Museum of the Middle Appalachians, Saltville, Virginia (276)-496-3633 Schedule of Events 8:00-9:00 Registration 8:00-9:00 Refreshments (Coffee, Danish) 9:00-9:15 Welcome ? Pat Hatfield, Director, Smyth Bland Regional Library Helen Barbrow, President Saltville Foundation 9:15-10:00 Region Overview Panel Discussion Panelists (TBD) 10:00-10:45 Overview of Saltville Actions Harry Haynes, Museum of the Middle Appalachians & Jerry Catron, Historical Gossip, Member Smyth County School Board 10:45-11:00 Break 11:00-11:45 Kentuckians at Saltville Jim Prichard, Kentucky State Library and Archives 11:45-12:45 Lunch 12:45-1:30 Toland?s Raid (Perhaps) Scott Cole, Author of the 34th Virginia Cavalry; 1:30-2:15 Future of Saltville Battlefield Robert C. Whisonant, Department of Geology, Radford University 2:15-2:30 Break 2:30-3:15 Civil War Research in Southwest Virginia Jeff Weaver, Author, Manager of Chilhowie Public Library Eddie Talbert, Director, Buchanan County Public Library 3:15-3:30 Concluding Remarks Pat Hatfield, Director, Smyth Bland Regional Library 3:305:00 Tour of Saltville Sites Terry Hunt, 22nd Virginia Cavalry Reenactors & Charlie Bill Totten, Director of Tourism, Town of Saltville, Virginia __________________________________________________________________________________ To Register please complete the following and mail with your remittance to the Chilhowie, Virginia Public Library PO Box 610 Chilhowie, Virginia 24319 NAME:_____________________________________________________ ADDRESS:__________________________________________________ CITY:____________________________ STATE _______ ZIP ________ TELEPHONE # ______________________________________________ EMAIL ADDRESS ___________________________________________ NAMES OF THOSE ATTENDING ______________________________ AMOUNT ENCLOSED ($40 per person)__________________________ REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 15, 2005 If you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask. To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html