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Bland County Historical Society |
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The Bland County Historical Society is located in the "old jail building" on the courthouse square. Volunteers are at the jail each Friday (April - December) for research and shopping, and on other days by appointment. Phone (276) 688-0088 |
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The Bland County Historical Society was contacted recently by Mr. Bill Wheeler, a volunteer at the Virginia War Memorial, in Richmond, VA. Mr. Wheeler asked us to participate as Bland Countians by helping him obtain more specific information for our fallen heroes from Bland County. He is compiling a database of these men. He was specifically interested in historical items that local historical societies might have for the fallen heroes such as:
*Individual photos (high school, college, or picture in uniform)
*Brief Bio (what they liked to do, information about their military unit and death
We have compiled a list of 44 military personnel from Bland County who died during military conflicts in World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Cold War, Gulf States Wars I and II.
The BCHS Board of Directors voted to begin work on this project by seeking volunteers to find information for the Virginia War Memorial, to build a database at BCHS of the War Dead at BCHS, and to ultimately establish an exhibit of our findings at the Bland County Historical Society. We have set a goal of next Memorial Day, May 30, 2017 to have our exhibit ready.
Volunteers are requested to come to the BCHS Office located in the Old Jail beside the Courthouse any Friday and get started. In addition to working on this worthwhile project, you will become acquainted with our BCHS holdings in the Bogle Library, our BCHS Database, our Obituary Collection, our Marriage Certificate Collection, and our extensive Bland Messenger Collection. In addition, we will show you how to search for information online through Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org, the Library of Virginia, the National Archives, etc. to find information about these men.
We invite anyone in the community including, but not limited to, the American Legion, the American Legion Auxiliary, the VFW, the Bland County Veterans Memorial, family members of the war dead, students, or anyone just interested in the project and the collections at the Bland County Historical Society to join us in this project.
