NOW AVAILABLE!
Lancaster County, Virginia: Where the River Meets the Bay, by
Carolyn H. Jett
This hard cover book contains 440 pages and is $36 per copy, plus
sales tax ($1.62) Postage and handling fees are $7.00
To order, call the Mary Ball Washington Museum at 804-462-7280
or email history@rivnet.net
Comprehensive and chronological, this history of Lancaster County
is a multi-faceted approach to telling the story of the county.
It begins with an account of the bolide that struck 35 million
years ago just off shore. The prologue is followed by an eight-chapter
narrative of the people, circumstances, and events that shaped
the county's history from prehistoric times to the present.
In addition to the narrative, the book includes photographs and
illustrations. Brief sidebars on individuals or events over time
bring a personal touch to the story, while drawings by artist
Harriet Cowen provoke a sense of nostalgia.
The book is documented with endnotes for each chapter and sources
cited for the information in the sidebars. An appendix contains
charts of names of county residents from the past and photographs
and brief histories of each church in the county. The stories
behind the persons illustrated on the dust jacket also are featured
in the appendix, just before a comprehensive index.
The story shows how life was in the past, and how it became what
it is today. The book ends with a thought-provoking challenge
to the residents of Lancaster County to take an active role in
directing the county's future.
Carolyn H. Jett of Heathsville is the author. She has been researching
the history of the Northern Neck since 1976 and has written several
books on local history or families, including Heathsville, Yesterday
& Today; Records of Northumberland County; The Reverend Robert
Haynie and His Descendants; and histories of Afton and Henderson
United Methodist churches. She also is a regular contributor to
historical journals.
Mary Ball Washington Museum &
Library
P.O. Box 97
Lancaster, Virginia 22503
804-462-7280