2025 Conference

Conference Schedule

Family History Institute of Southwest Virginia
Saturday, April 4-5, 2025

Friday, April 4, 2025

3:00-5:00         Workshop on Courthouse Research, Katherine Rowe, WCGHA

Saturday, April 5, 2025

8:00-9:00        Registration, Book Displays Open, Meeting Center

9:00-9:15         Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:15-10:15       Family Search.org; Better than Ancestry and It’s Free, William A. Veselik

10:15-10:45     Coffee/soft drinks/snacks; visit booksellers

10:45-11:45     History of African Americans in Southwest Virginia, Dr. Daniel Thorp, VA Tech

11:45-1:30       Lunch on your own; book displays continue

1:30-2:30         History of Dairy Farming in Southwest VA, Bennett Cassell

2:30-2:45         Short Break

2:45-3:45         Freedom Suits, Dr. Daniel Thorp, VA Tech

3:45-4:00         Coffee/soft drinks/snacks; book sales close after break

4:00-5:00       Wytheville Training School and Beyond, Patricia Austin

5:00                  Announcements; Adjourn Until the Banquet

6:30 pm           Banquet, Wytheville Meeting Center: A Brief Look at Oral Folk Culture in SW VA, Ricky Cox