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Book Signing at Old Buncombe County Society Bookstore

25 Oct 2014

The Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society (OBCGS) will play host to several authors during the “2014 Book Signing Event” in the OBCGS library on Saturday, October 25, 2014 from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm. The library is located at 128 Bingham Rd., Suite 950 in Asheville, NC. This is the day that OBCGS celebrates "Family Heritage" so the library will be open to the public for a free day of research ($5.00 savings) as well as conducting the book signing event in the afternoon.
The authors taking part in this event celebrate family history research and the process of writing about history and genealogy. This is a chance to meet the authors and buy their signed books as the holiday season gets underway. What a great opportunity to get a personalized gift for your family or friends from a variety of books written about the people and places of Western North Carolina.
The following authors will be in attendance at the event and the titles of their latest books are included:
1. Mike Gahagan - "The Gahagan Family of Old Buncombe County, NC".
2. Steve & Julia Greene - "Tombstone Series – Grandview Baptist Church, Mount Zion Baptist Church and Crooked Ridge Cemeteries".
3. Charles Haller - "Pushing the Indians Out – Early Movers and Shakers in Western NC and the Tennessee Territory".
4. Jan Plemmons - "I'm in the Army Now, WWI Veterans of Transylvania County, NC".
5. Winston Riddle, Ed. D – “Madison County, NC Families Including Chandler, Gosnell, Landers and Riddle”.
6. Merrell Riddle, Ed. D – “Swain County, NC Marriages 1917-1925 and 1926-1950”.
7. Heather South – “Images of America – Black Mountain College”.
8. Marshall Styles - "Descendants of Andrew E. Banks and Rachel Ruth Turner of Yancey County, NC".
9. Dori Whitley – “Land Records of Buncombe County”.
10. OBCGS – “Calvary Episcopal Church Register, Vols. 1-4, 1870-1956”.
The authors will be available to sign their books and chat with visitors about their writing process and the history covered in their books. The OBCGS library has thousands of books, maps, pictures and files on North Carolina families and general history and is open to the public six days a week. Over 200 books are available for sale through the OBCGS bookstore and catalog. Directions to the library and more information about the society can be found online at www.obcgs.com.
The Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society (OBCGS) is committed to serve the community through its publications, workshops and otherwise as a medium of exchange of genealogical information.