EDITOR Rhonda Robertson rsr@mounet.com
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The Appalachian Quarterly
published by the
Wise County (VA) Historical Society
Submitted by:
Rhonda Robertson
COVERING THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
KENTUCKY, NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE,
VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA
112 page magazine of genealogy and history, published by The Wise
County Historical Society in March, June, September and December.
Contains: Genealogies and family histories * Historical
& Genealogical Societies and Archives * Record availability in
each county and record location * Libraries, courthouses, etc. -
office hours and records * Lost & Found: Query section, free
and unlimited to subscribers, 25 cents per word to non-subscribers *
SpiderWeb: Query section, free and unlimited to subscribers using the Internet,
25 cents per word to non-subscribers * Internet sites with genealogical
and historical information * Special Focus: highlighting Appalachian
legends & mysteries, Ghost Towns, Historic towns, Counties, Treasure
stories, etc. * Special Features: Soldiers, women in history, recipes,
Native Americans, archaeology sites, etc. * The Bookshelf: what's
new in book releases * The Melungeons: Regular section featuring
the history and genealogy of the descendants of these Appalachian families
* Articles on people, music, food, flora & fauna, culture, folklore
and much more anything pertaining to that which is uniquely Appalachian.
The magazine covers the following areas:
KENTUCKY COUNTIES Bell, Boyd, Breathitt,
Carter, Clay, Elliott, Floyd, Greenup, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Lawrence,
Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Whitley,
Wolfe
NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES Alexander, Alleghany,
Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland,
Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln,
Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Polk, Rowan, Rutherford,
Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, Yancey
TENNESSEE COUNTIES Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount,
Bradley, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Cumberland, Grainger, Greene,
Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, Marion,
McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Rhea, Roane, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier,
Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington
VIRGINIA COUNTIES Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst,
Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Berkeley, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Clarke,
Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Franklin, Frederick, Giles, Grayson, Greene, Highland,
Lee, Madison, Montgomery, Nelson, Page, Patrick, Pulaski, Rappahannock,
Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Russell, Scott, Shenandoah, Smyth, Tazewell,
Warren, Washington, Wise, Wythe
WEST VIRGINIA COUNTIES Barbour, Berkeley,
Boone, Fayette, Gauley, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson,
Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mineral, Mingo, Monroe, Morgan, Nicholas, Pendleton,
Pocahontas, Preston, Raleigh, Randolph, Summers, Tucker, Upshur, Webster,
Wyoming
ORDERING INFORMATION
Send orders to:
WCHS: The Wise County Historical Society,
P. O. Box 368, Wise, VA 24293
Subscription rates are $10.00 per year. Each subscription begins with
the next issue. Back issues are available; please check below for prices
and availability.
Questions? Contact The Appalachian Quarterly at: wchs@naxs.com
or Rhonda Robertson, Editor at: rsr@mounet.com.
Help us preserve Appalachian genealogy. Please submit your
family ancestral charts and group sheets for preservation in our archives.
You may submit either copies by mail or on computer disk. Submit in GedCom
or in Family Tree Maker, Brothers Keeper, Family Gathering, or PAF. You
may send your files via the Internet to Rhonda Robertson at: rsr@mounet.com
We will print your material, bind it and place it in our archives with your
name and address so that anyone tracing these families can contact you directly.
These Back Issues are available ($4
/ copy):
Volume 1, Number 1
PREMIER ISSUE: June 1996
Special Focus:
"Saltville, VA"
Volume 1, Number 2
September 1996
Special Focus:
"Lost State of Franklin
200 year History"
Volume 1, Number 3
December 1996
Special Focus:
"The Melungeons"
Volume 2, Number 1
March 1997
Special Focus:
"Sequoyah"
Volume ?, Number ?
June 1997
Special Focus:
"Ashe County, NC"
Volume ?, Number ?
September 1997
Special Focus:
"Swift's Silver Mine"
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