It is rather appropriate that the newly founded Historical

It is rather appropriate that the newly founded Historical Society of Rappahannock has chosen February 8 for its first annual meeting. The Society, formed a year ago December 14, has voted to honor the 133rd birthday of our County by moving up the anniversary date to correspond to that of February 8. On that date 1833 the General Assembly of Virginia approved the cutting out of Culpeper County what is now known as Rappahannock. This meeting will mark the first year for the Society. Although it did not achieve nearly the objectives it set out for itself for the first year, it can be said -that it opened many doors to new and forgotten information on early history here. To carry out the research programs already established will take many years to complete, but no one expected the work to be done in a year. Some excellent beginnings have been made to find how life was in the Indian days, and in the gradual development of the valleys by the settlers. Many interesting stories are coming to light through the study of old records, wills, artifacts, letters, and reports. A good start has been made on counting, identifying and locating on a master map all the old cemeteries under the chairmanship of Dr. William Wake. Several people are working with Mr. Tom Pit lar and George Davis to locate and identify Indian markings throughout the County. Arthur Miller found interesting material on the early Post service which will be completed in the year ahead. There is much government material on this in the Archieves yet to be checked. Mrs. William Etter has done an excellent study of the records in Culpeper, Orange and Prince William Counties on the comings and goings of the Calvert family in this area.