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 Karen Shelton PrintsDecorate your home with class with Limited Edition Giclee' Numbered Prints by Karen Shelton. She is a water color artist that is able to capture every detail to make her prints truly beautiful. See prints and originals available at the artist's Web site: www.karensheltonfineart.com Local publications available: The Dan River Atlas Rediscovering River History on the Dan, Smith's and Banister. "The Dan River Atlas is the 13th in a series of Virginia river atlases published by the Virginia Canals & Navigations Society. Our goal is to bring back to light a lost era in Virginia's history when her rivers and streams formed a great network of public works to promote commerce, trade and prosperity. These waterways were the superhighways of their time, but they have been forgotten.We're trying to learn the history of that era, and to explore the rivers to rediscover what's left of the locks, canals and sluices used by the boats, and the remains of the industries which they served." Prepared for the Virginia Canals and Navigations Society and the Dan River Basin Association by W .E. Trout, III. Contains 106 pages and costs $20.00 plus $1.50 for shipping and handling charges.  Country FolksCan you go back to where you came from and relive stories that made your youth seem like yesterday? Don't say goodbye to your yesterdays. Recapture them in the stories that will serve as a magnet and help explain to new generations the old times and some of our small part in history. "Here's to the story, the good old story, the story that our fathers told. They are as suitable tonight, and as jolly and bright, as they were in the days of old." The stories in Preston's book were written at various times over the period 1985-1999. The Great Depression of the 1930s is a recurring theme in many of the stories because that was the state of conditions that existed during the author's formative years. After collecting the stories into book form, he was somewhat amazed to find that so many of them contain information on places, things, and events that have now become a part of history. We hope you will find something in the book that will bring back cherished memories so that you will exclaim, "I remember that!" or "My folks used to tell that tale ..." or "Mama said that" or "I did that too." Everybody should spend some time thinking about who they are, where they came from, and what has happened along the way. This book is a salute to all who passed on their ability to concoct a good story so that generations to come will not only enjoy their humor but get some idea of how their ancestors viewed their lives and times. About the author: Henry Preston Young, Jr. was born on February 25, 1923, in the Vernon Hill section of Halifax County, Virginia. He worked on the family tobacco farm until graduation from Oak Level High School in 1940. He has been a construction worker, truck driver, and machinist in an aircraft factory, and a WWII fighter pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps. For thirty-eight years he worked as an announcer-salesman and retired in 1985 as Senior Vice-President and General Manager of Halifax County's first radio station. The book contains 420 pages and cost $49.95 plus $3.50 for shipping and handling charges. Civil War Letters From The Past Contains a diary and letters from a Virginia Regiment Confederate surgeon plus 35 additional letters written by a Union officer, soldier to his mother, young women to friends, and Union court martial records. The majority of the letters were written by people from the county or about the county. Many items were scanned for the book such as a prisoner's pass to return home from Appomattox at the end of the war, interesting letterheads, and parts of letters. Most of the original document in the book are on display at the museum. All items were reproduced as written for complete authenticity. Illustrations. The book published by the museum contains 123 pages and cost $7.00 plus $2.00 for shipping and handling charges. The Retreat to the Dan The Campaign of 1781-An important link in a chain of events that led in rapid succession from Kings Mountain to Yorktown and Victory! Written by W. Carroll Headspeth and Spurgeon Compton. Contains 40 pages and cost $8.00 plus $1.50 for shipping and handling charges. The Battle of Staunton River Bridge The story of the only battle during the Civil War fought in Halifax County, VA (June 25, 1864). Written by W. Carroll Headspeth. Contains 36 pages and cost $8.00 plus $1.50 for shipping and handling charges. Halifax Volunteers in the Confederate Army This book contains the muster rolls of the original Halifax Volunteer companies. Written by W. Carroll Headspeth. Contains 36 pages and cost $8.00 plus $1.50 for shipping and handling charges. The Black Schools in Halifax County During the 1940s This book has photographs and discusses the conditions of all 64 schools in use. Written by F. A. Burruss and published by the museum. Contains 74 pages and cost $7.50 plus $1.50 for shipping and handling charges. The History of the Education of Black Citizens in Halifax County: 1866-1969 This book encompasses leadership and racial policies, private Black schools and public elementary and high schools with school activities and organization. In addition to a list of all graduates from 1935-1969, there is a chapter of success stories for many of the graduates and faculty. Written by Edwards, Royster, and Bates the book contains 261 pages and cost $20.00 ($5.00 of the cost is donated to the Mary M. Bethune Scholarship Fund at the local high school). Add $1.50 for shipping and handling charges. * This book is no longer in Print. We have very limited quantities left. * Payments can be mailed to: The South Boston-Halifax County Museum, P.O. Box 383, South Boston, VA 24592. |
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