VA-NC PIEDMONT GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
ANNIVERSARY MEETING RECOGNIZED OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEERS
The VA-NC Piedmont
Genealogical Society celebrated its 30th
Anniversary at
its April 21st meeting by
recognizing founding members and charter members who were present and
presenting awards to outstanding society members. Mr. Otis Alexander, Directory of the Danville
Public Library,
explained how the
genealogy society and Danville Public Library can work together to better serve the community.
Muriel Davis, Mary Leigh Boisseau and Charlotte L. Lowther
were awarded Honorary Life Membership for outstanding volunteer service. The three members were presented with a
plaque and Board Resolution detailing their contributions to the society. Each of the honorees is
a charter member of the society
and has volunteered in excess of 2000 hours. The recipients were nominated by an active
Society member and approved unanimously by the Board.
Muriel Davis
has contributed many hours as
president of the society, as a researcher and as a volunteer in the society’s search
room.. She also has participated in
numerous projects benefiting the society.
Mary Leigh Boisseau has contributed many hours to the
formation of the society, compiled cemetery records, compiled a number of books
which she has donated to the society, taught genealogy classes, represented the
society and genealogical research in other organizations, and served as
president. She has served as a
contributing editor of the society’s publication since its inception and an
active board member.
Charlotte L. Lowhter has contributed countless hours as librarian of the society, maintained a
roster of volunteers and insured volunteers were available to out of town
researchers even if the search room was not scheduled to be open. She has acted as a liaison between the
library and the society, contributed articles to the society’s publications, and
volunteered in the search room. In
addition to her volunteer hours, she has served as an invaluable resource person
and board member.
In addition to
presenting the Honorary Life Membership award, the Board
presented Certificate of
Achievements to Robert Byrd, Julia Byrd, Cynthia Owen Hewett,
Lois C. Walker and Marie L. Jones. Each
of these recipients have been members of the Society for 10 years or more and
volunteered in excess of 1500 hours.