Publisher's Synopsis
This is Volume 2 in the Occasional Papers Series of the Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library in Lancaster County in Virginia's Northern Neck. The articles in this journal were chosen to be both educational and entertaining for the reader and to showcase several of the thousands of history and genealogy reference materials in the MBWML Research Center. The contents of this issue are: (1) "Hills Quarter 1685-2007: An Exposition on Diversity" by Robert N. McKenney; (2) "Aunt Fannie, John Carter of The Nest, and the Carter Family Pedigree" by Robert D. Lumsden; (3) "The Brent Family of Fleets Bay Neck (Third Generation)" by Charlotte Henry; (4) "1907 Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition News Reports" compiled by Stephen A. Redd; (5) "Our Infernal Scoundrel of a Governor" transcribed by the MBWML Research Department; (6) "Traditional Christmas in the Northern Neck" by Carolyn H. Jett; (7) "Bringing an Antique Certificate to Life: The Mystery of H. Roy Eichel" by Carolyn H. Jett; (8) "Descendants of Dennis Conway of Northumberland County, Virginia" by Carolyn H. Jett.
