EDITOR’S NOTE: The next WCHS regular meeting will be held Saturday, August 16^th in the Lonesome Pine School and Heritage Center:  511 Clinton Avenue E., Big Stone Gap. Guests are welcome.

THE FOLOWING WCHS MEMBERS ATTENDED – Suzanne Adams, Rickey Lawson, Ruby Salyers, Bonnie Akers, Lu Ellsworth, Sharon Pigeon, Brian McKnight, and Amanda Shupe

GUESTS – Gary Bush, Carla Cornett, Pamela Counts, Sallyann Dunton, Alex Deckard, and Tabitha Hibbits Griege

Suzanne opened the meeting at 11:00 AM.

The Reading of the Minutes were dismissed.

Suzanne then gave an update on recent and upcoming events:

• The Riverview Cemetery Memorial Day event was held on Friday, May 23^rd.  Several veterans and East Stone Gap residents were present and will be instrumental in an update of the cemetery records.
• The Book Signing event on Saturday, May 24^th with Jordan Dotson which was co-sponsored with The Appalachian Writing Project, the Southwest Virginia Museum, and the C. Bascom Slemp Museum was a success.
• The genealogy workshop held on June 3^rd in the Wise Regional Library was conducted by the Love Lady DAR, supported by the Wise County Historical Society and the Wise County Regional Library.
• The Scotia Mining Exhibit was well received at the Scotia Mine Explosions Roundtable held Saturday, June 7^th at MECC.

Updates on the grant applications were given.

• Virginia Humanities/Wise awarded WCHS a Planning Grant for $4,975.
• The RAPHA Board approved $2,500 to WCHS to purchase a copier/printer.

New Business

1. The Advisory Council will meet on Thursday, June 26^th at 4:00PM in the WCHS Office.
2. The next WCHS regular meeting will be held Saturday, August 16^th in the Lonesome Pine School and Heritage Center:  511 Clinton Avenue E., Big Stone Gap.

Discussion about the events, updates and new business followed.

The meeting adjourned at 1:00PM.