Brocks Gap Heritage Day
Brocks Gap Heritage Day
The 30th annual Brocks Gap Heritage Day will be May 7, 2022 at Broadway High School, Broadway, VA, 10 to 4. Over 150 posters of vintage photographs are arranged by families, churches, communities, schools, and other topics. Researchers can use Pat Turner Ritchie’s personal library of family local and regional histories. Other genealogists and local historians will share their material and gather new information. 3 programs: 11:00 An Unsung World War II Hero from Fulks Run, Harrison May, by Joe T. May 12:30 George May: from Ireland to Brocks Gap—How DNA & new research led to a revised picture of George May & his family, by Diane Langston 2:00 The Forgotten People of Rockingham County, by Rev. William Zirk Rocktown History (Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society) will be on hand to sell new books and to tell visitors about the work of the Society. Sponsored by Pat Turner Ritchie, patritchie@verizon.net **School safety rules will be in effect.**