It's getting closer and closer for our Society to be meeting in Wild, Wonderful West Virginia.
There will be a lot of changes this year and I think most will like them. We will be having speakers but are also adding a session for families to get together and compare research and just to get to know each other better.
The dates are June 25, 26, and 27. We will have an early registration on Thursday evening for those that may come in early. We have two choices for you to book rooms at. They are the Microtel which has nice rooms but no extras. Their rate is $65.00 for the 25th and 26th and $55.00 for the 27th. Their toll free number is 888-771-7171. Be sure to mention that it is for The Clay Family Society.
Our other choice is the Country Inns and Suites. Their rate is $85.00 per night. They offer a continental breakfast, coffee pot in room, hair dryers and more amenities. Their number is 800-456-4000. Again be sure to tell them it is for The Clay Family Society.
We must have a minimum of (40) forty rooms booked by March 31 to get the conference room for free. They are also allowing us to use their Fireplace room for our hospitality room.
Please book your rooms early as this area is booked up early. They will only hold our block for so long. I have been down there three times and have stayed at both facilities.
The area has a lot to offer so some may wish to come early or stay over and enjoy all that there is to see.
Linda Pittano
Meetings Director
Clay Family Society

If anyone is interested in a post conference tour in the Bedford Co., Va. area, this is where the family of Rev. Charles Green Clay lived, please contact me personally. William Mitchell Clay lived in the County in the Fighting Creek area, which is now under the water of Smith Mt. Lake. Court houses in the area are Bedford, Pittsylvania, and Franklin and Campbell Counties and Lynchburg City. Jones Memorial library in Lynchburg is one of the finest genealogy libraries in this part of the country. Thomas Jefferson had a home in Bedford Co. called Poplar Forest, which is being restored to its original condition.

Bedford Co. is about 3 hrs from Beckley,
Gynger Cook, PO Box 102, Vinton, Va. 24179