Wise
County Historical Society Activities 7 Christmas
Dinner Party
December 2000 -2002 at Bonanza
Nina Mullins Home - 2001
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March 2, 2000
- There was a discussion about selling Memorials for
the Heritage Book.
- Report from the treasurer concerning our book sales
and total income for the year 1999.
March 16, 2000
- Report on the balance due on WWII and Apple
Blossom books.
- Wise County Historical Society has decided that we
will have a FAMILY HISTORY DAYS here in the courtyard.
- The plans were made as follows:
- We will have tents, tables and balloons in the
courtyard. Certain members will ask local funeral homes about
borrowing a tent and chairs.
- We plan to have certain persons designated to
represent the different families of Wise County, so family histories will be
available. Pat Collins of McRoberts , KY will be contacted to
see if she will represent Letcher, County, KY.
- Rhonda Robertson will contact the bordering county
historical societies to see if they will come and sell their books.
Nina Mullins and Fannie Steele will have their books to sell.
- Rhonda Robertson and Nancy Brown will be responsible
for making flyers from yellow paper and green print, and these will be
placed in the libraries and schools and motels, advertising FAMILY HISTORY
DAY. The event will be also advertised on TV and in the newspapers.
- Nina Mullins will talk to Jenay Tate of The
Coalfield Progress regarding advertisement.
- There will be a free gift given with every
purchase. These gifts will be the Wise County calendars.
- We will sell chances on the WWII books
- Wanda will negotiate with the man in Gate City about
t-shirts and will get them ordered.
- A computer class will begin on March 23rd. Some of
the members will attend.
April 26, 2000
- Plans for Family History Days
- Refreshments in the courthouse
- We will begin at 9 a.m.
- Discussion about The Heritage of Wise County, Volume
II
June 1, 2000
- Book Committee of The Heritage of Wise County and
the City of Norton Volume II meeting held
- Rhonda Robertson made the motion that we should get
the book out before Christmas, 2000.
- Lists of Early Settlers were provided and each
person decided on which Early Settler he or she would write about.
- Need a chapter of Chronological Events which
happened in each town in the county.
- Fannie Steele will be in charge of the Master copy
of the Early Settlers and will check off the names as their history is
brought in.
- We should print the towns in order in which they
were formed
- We will need to raise $20,000 by selling
advertisements.
- Meet every Thursday night until the book goes to
press
June 22, 2000
- Meeting of Book Committee
- One priority is to find old pictures of Wise County
- Rhonda Robertson thinks we should print a separate
book on "The Early Settlers of Wise Co."
- Wanda Rose reported our financial status on the
Apple Blossoms of Yesteryear book
- Estimated that we will have app. 350 pages of family
histories.
July 6, 2000
- The cemeteries of the Civil War veterans was the
main issue of discussion. Rhonda Robertson and Lillian Gobble have
done a lot of work searching these out. Lillian ordered 27
markers for these Confederate graves from Hagy Funeral Home, and got 19 from
Lars Dorton. Te jailer was later contacted and said it would be all
right for these markers to be unloaded near the jail, and the Wise Co.
Historical Society can sign for them when they are delivered. Lillian
Gobble said she will set a marker for Early Settlers in Rocky Fork.
- Bud Osborne will call Sturgill Funeral Home and
Carty Funeral Home, and Bill Porter will talk to Bob Addington in Coeburn to
find out who sets the stones.
- Wanda Rose made the motion that we find someone to
set these stones and pay them.
- Bill Porter read a letter which he had received from
Rick Boucher concerning the opening of the Federal Prison in Lee County, VA
on August 1, 2 and 3rd. Bill Porter will attend this event and will
take books to sell.
- The Appalachia Days will be held on the first
weekend in August and we will have a table furnished free in the old Fuller
Furniture Company building. Louise Minor is in charge of this
and Wanda will let her know whether or not we are coming.
- Bill Porter plans to work again at the Wise County
fair.
- Nina Mullins went to Clintwood's fourth celebration
and sold $275.00 worth of books and got orders for 70 more.
August 3, 2000
- Bill Porter made the motion we sell the WWII books
for $100 per box. Motion carried.
- The books will continue to be sold for
$30.00 or 2 for $50.00 in addition to the $100 per box.
- A Hamilton will se the C.W. Headstones for $20.00
per stone.
- Bill Porter and Nina Mullins will work in Appalachia
Saturday, selling books at the Cultural Arts building
- We need to start selling ads and memorials
- Bill Porter will work Monday, Tuesday and Friday at
the VA/KY Fair; Wanda will work on Wednesday, and Fannie Steele will work on
Thursday. Bill Gobble and Bud Osborne will work on Saturday. We
will give away a WWII book and will push the Appalachian Quarterly for
subscriptions, and try to sell the Apple books and the Indian books.
- Spencer Adams has the book, "Early Settlers of
Wise County" by James Taylor Adams written in the 1930's. Fannie
said she will ask Spencer about this book and for permission to copy
it. (She did ask him and he stated that he was having it
published)
- Bill Porter announced that Rick Boucher will have
the 6th annual conference on Sept. 18th at Virginia Highlands College in
Abingdon.
- Our office will be open during the Fall Fling
celebration and we will not have a tent in the court yard.
- Fannie Steele will write and ask if we can get a
copy of the Wampler Family History for our archives.
- Dollie Countiss will be asked to summarize the
History of Washington County; Fannie Steele will summarize the history of
Russell County; Bill Gobble will ask Omar Addington for his permission to
use his history of Scott County; and Dorothy Witt will summarize the History
of Lee County for the Heritage of Wise County and The City of Norton Vol. 2.
September 7, 2000
- Wanda Rose gave the Treasurer's report.
- Fannie Steele reported that she got one of the Wampler books to put in our
archives but we do not have these books for sale. Fannie also reported
that Verlin Carty of Carty Funeral Home came by and said they would be glad
to help us with the markers for the graves of the Confederate soldiers.
- Wanda reported that we have a Pike County census and marriage records for
our archives. Fannie suggested that we should check our archives and
see all we have in there. (Fannie is our archivist)
- A discussion of the outline for the beginning chapters of Volume Ii was
held, and it was decided to begin with the formation of Wise County,
beginning with Washington, Russell, Scott, Lee and then Wise County;
following that will be Hugh Suffridge's History of Wise County and
Addington's History of Extreme Southwest Virginia. Bill Gobble called
Omar Addington and got his permission for us to use his History of Scott
County, Virginia.
- The second chapter of the book will include Paul Kilgore's History of
Norton, followed by Emory Hamilton's writings.
- Mildred Hughes, treasurer of our Volume II History book, has taken out a
CD on the history book money which she has collected.
October 5, 2000
- Wanda Rose and Bill Gobble had met with Roger Viers for financial advice
Wanda also reported the financial status of Volume Ii of the Heritage of
Wise County Vol II.
- Bill Gobble made the motion that we report our expenses quarterly and
approve them quarterly, This will be done in the month following the
quarter.
- Our annual Christmas Party will be held on Saturday, December 9th, at
1p.m. at the Bonanza Restaurant.
- Wanda Rose reported that the Christmas tree will be on the bottom floor of
the Southwest Virginia Museum this year, and decorations will be in gold and
maroon and will be made by Wanda and Ganell.
- Good News! The first chapter of the Heritage of Wise, County, Volume
Ii has gone to the Overmountain Press. The will set it up two or three
different ways and let us decide which pattern we prefer.
- Fall Fling October 14, and 15th. Bill Gobble will check and see if
they are going to let us keep the Courthouse open. Some will work in
the office and some will go to Mountain Empire Craft Days.
- Rhonda Robertson will bring what she has on the Melungeon Registry to put
on the Computer. When someone calls regarding this, check the Registry to
see it there is a match.
November 9th, 2000
- Sold over $600 in books at BSG Craft Days by Wanda and about 700 at Fall
Fling by Bill Porter
- Discussed Heritage book and made payment to Overmountain Press
- Second chapter of the Heritage book is on James Taylor Adams material
- Flanary's File Cabinet "cloth" has been framed and hung on a
wall over the fireplace
- Wanda recommends a ceremony to honor Lee Maude Richmond for its
donation
- Two visitors from Charlotte NC at meeting
- Reservations for Christmas Party at 2pm at Bonanza
- No business meeting for December
