31st annual
Brocks Gap Heritage Day
April 22, 2023
At J. Frank Hillyard Middle School, Broadway, VA, 10 - 4. Free and open to the public.
Over 180 posters of vintage photographs are arranged by families, churches,
schools, communities, and other topics. Researchers can use Pat Turner Ritchie’s personal library of family, local, and regional histories. Other genealogists and local historians will share their material and gather new information.
schools, communities, and other topics. Researchers can use Pat Turner Ritchie’s personal library of family, local, and regional histories. Other genealogists and local historians will share their material and gather new information.
** Bring your old family Bibles to be copied and preserved by Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society (Rocktown History) and the DAR library. Free service! **
Donations accepted to purchase tombstones for family cemeteries in Brocks Gap: Roadcap, Caplinger, and others.
Three programs:
11:00 Fulks Run fun; humorous stories
by Ronnie Fulk
12:30 The Will brothers' service in World War II,
by Joe T. May
2:00 How to Preserve your family heirlooms
by Fran Ritchie
Other participating organizations:
- Rocktown History (Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society HRHS) selling new books & telling visitors about the work of the society.
- Plains District Memorial Museum, Timberville, highlighting their collections and mission.
- DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution), photographing old family Bible records to transcribe and put in their national database. Joint project with HRHS.
- Chimney Rock Chronicle, the area's monthly newspaper with emphasis on good news from the local community.
Sponsored by Pat Turner Ritchie, patritchie@verizon.net
Want a table space? Let me know by April 14 so we can save you a space. Bring your own table and extension cord if you need an outlet. Contact patritchie@verizon.net
Programs from 2022 Brocks Gap Heritage Day
Photos from 2022 Heritage Day:
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