Congratulations on all the wonderful activities (MPAAGH Bessida -- Congratulations on all the wonderful activities (MPAAGHS) is doing, hosting, sponsoring, etc. Would you consider writing something short after the event for the VGS newsletter? Leslie Leslie Anderson Reference Librarian Special Collections [http://www.alexandria.lib.va.us/] Alexandria Library [log in to unmask] 717 Queen Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-2420 Ph: 703-746-1718 Fax: 703-746-1720 -----Original Message----- From: "Bessida White" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, November 2, 2010 20:43 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Researchers to Discuss Essex County Cemetery Project Researchers to Discuss Essex County Cemetery Project Wesley E. Pippenger and Suzanne P. Derieux will address the November meeting of the Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Virginia (MPAAGHS) on Saturday, November 13, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. at the Essex County Public Library, 117 North Church Lane (Rt. 17), Tappahannock, Virginia. Mr. Pippenger and Ms. Derieux will describe the details of their Essex County cemetery project. In 2009, they began inventorying all public and private cemeteries in the county. Their work on church cemeteries is nearing completion whereas the more daunting task of locating private burial places will take longer. Plans call for publishing the cemetery data that is being collected. The publication will provide an invaluable resource to genealogists and family historians. Mr. Pippenger is past president of the Virginia Genealogical Society. He is author of over 75 publications that deal with abstracting and indexing court records, newspaper notices, and many types of records useful to genealogical researchers. The public is invited to attend the meeting. For further information about the meeting or about MPAAGHS, call 804-758-5163, or visit http://mpaagenealogicalsociety.org/ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html