YADKIN VALLEY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, INC.
NORTH CAROLINA
MISSION: The Yadkin Valley Historical Association is dedicated to preserving, promoting, and interpreting the history of the Yadkin River valley through cooperation among the region's history-related entities and individuals.
HISTORY: click here for history of the association.
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP: Click here for membership form.
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HISTORY FAIR AND CONFERENCES | |||
| # | date | place | theme |
| 1 | Aug. 12, 2006 | Yadkin Center, Surry Community College, in Yadkinville, NC | "Organization of the YVHA";
presentation about Daniel Boone by Randell Jones |
| 2 | Aug. 11, 2007 | Wilkesboro, NC | "Finding and Keeping the Resources to Preserve Local History" |
| 3 | Aug. 09, 2008 | Iredell County Agricultural Resources Center in Statesville, NC | "Genealogy in the Yadkin
Valley."
Click here for photos. |
| 4 | Aug. 08, 2009 | Methodist Church in Lewisville, NC | "History of Early Transportation in Yadkin Valley." Click here for flyer. |
| 5 | Aug. 14, 2010 | First United Methodist Church Family Life Center, Mocksville, NC | "Daniel & Rebecca Bryan Boone, Their Lives & Times" |
OFFICERS were elected 12 September 2009. Click here for list of all officers and here for photo.
BYLAWS: Click here to read.
COUNTIES INCLUDED: Fifteen North Carolina counties near the Yadkin River are inside the boundaries of our association. Click here to see a map of the counties and the two branches of the Yadkin River.
PHOTOS OF THE YADKIN RIVER: Shallowford Crossing
HISTORY OF THE RIVER AREA:
Click here for an 1887 map of the Upper Yadkin.
Click here for an article written for YVHA, "Following Daniel Boone out of the Yadkin Valley" by Randell Jones, author of In the Footsteps of Daniel Boone.
RALEIGH CONFERENCE on Saturday, 7 November 2009; the North Carolina Genealogical Society (NCGS) and the Olivia Raney Local & Family History Library will cosponsor a workshop of ten talks on subjects ranging from deeds, wills, and census research to children and orphan records, DNA, and immigration. The topics range from beginner to advanced levels. The NCGS Annual Meeting will also occur midday with awards for publications significant to NC genealogy research. More information on the workshop topics and speakers can be found online at http://www.ncgenealogy.org .
FAMILY HISTORY WORKSHOP AND DISPLAYS on Saturday, 14 November 2009 from 9:00 - 1:00 at the Family History Center at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4780 Westchester Road, Winston-Salem, admission free.
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY 75TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS.
OBITUARIES OF HISTORIANS IN OUR AREA. Click here.
| County Historical Organizations within the Area of Yadkin Valley Historical Association, Inc.. |
| Click on organizations written in blue letters for their Web sites: |
| Alexander County Ancestry Association |
| Alleghany Historical and Genealogical Society |
| Ashe County Historical Society |
| Caldwell County Genealogical Society |
| Genealogical Society of Davidson County |
| Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society |
| Forsyth County Genealogical Society |
| Genealogical Society of Iredell County |
| Genealogical Society of Rowan County |
| Rockingham County Historical Society |
| Genealogical Society of Rockingham and Stokes Counties |
| Surry County Genealogical Association |
| Genealogical Society of Watauga County |
| Wilkes County Genealogical Society |
| Yadkin County Historical Society |
| Names from http://www.ncgenealogy.org/ click on local societies |
| Other: |
| Lewisville Historical Society |
| Overmountain Victory Trail Association |
| Yadkin Riverkeeper |
| Rural Hall Historical Society |
| 28th Regiment North Carolina Troops - Reenactment |
Web page designed by Marie Benge Craig Roth, MarieBCR@gmail.com, on October 27, 2008 and edited quite often.