New Genealogical Research Donations

Discover Giles County Historical Society article from the Virginian Leader, September 30, 2009

The Research Office at the Giles County Historical Society contains books, family files, and county records pertinent to the families and communities of Giles County. We receive many genealogists throughout the year from many different parts of the country who are researching their family history. Often we can trace the path of settlement of Giles County’s families, by looking at our guest book. After leaving Giles County, early settlers headed west through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky, Ohio, and other places in the Midwest – many of our genealogy visitors now live in these states.

When genealogists with roots in Giles County finish their family histories, they often send them to the Historical Society for inclusion in the Research Office and use by other visitors. This year has apparently been especially productive for Giles County genealogists as we have received a number of new books including: Little Walker’s Creek by Rebecca Cox Sowers and donated by Peggy Hollar; “Doty/Niday Family History” by Carol Niday Doty; “William Cephas Lucas and Birdie Mae Collins Lucas Family” by Hilda McCoy Walker; “Encounters with the British in Virginia During the War of 1812,” “War of 1812 Veteran Burials at St. John’s Episcopal Church Graveyard, Richmond, VA,” and “War of 1812 Burials in Virginia” from the Society of the War of 1812 in Virginia; “Cleveland Lucas Family History” by Mary Peare; and “Kinfolk – the Stevers Family History – 1752-2008” by Heather Reynolds.

Stop by the Historical Society to look at these books and learn more about your own family history!