After reporting several times last year of the closing of libraries, facilities and repositories used by genealogists (for example, see Sadly, Another Genealogy Room Has Closed ... and Reference Room Closing -- Oregon State Library), it’s nice to be able to report that a New Genealogy Center in Wytheville, Virginia has opened! Congratulations on the efforts of all those involved.
More than 70 people gathered on Sunday, 16 November 2014, at 165 S. 11th Street Wytheville , Virginia , to celebrate the opening of the Wythe County Genealogical & Historical Association’s new Regional Research Center Pennsylvania and North Carolina
Several months of remodeling have taken place since the purchase of the Center in mid-August ...
A major contribution of $250,000 from out-of-state anonymous donors raised the building fund to a level where, after six years, the organization could afford to make the purchase. Although the Association has raised a total of $335,000, they have not yet received any government donations and no grant money or loans were used to purchase the building or remodel the interior. The facility contains over 8,000 square feet of library and meeting space ...
The Association houses genealogical and historical records for Wythe County , and the other sixteen southwest Virginia
Volunteers are available during regular business hours to assist visitors with their research: Mondays and Tuesdays Noon to 5 p.m., and Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Center is closed for holidays and inclement weather. For more information, contact the Center at 276-228-3445 or Beverly
Do you know of other newly opened or soon to be opened research centers catering to family historians?
We'd sure love to report more good news as 2015 unfolds!
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