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INTRODUCTION TO THE BATES FAMILY OF OLD VIRGINIA (BFOOV) |
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INTRODUCTION TO THE BATES FAMILY OF OLD VIRGINIA (BFOOV) |
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The Bates Family of Old Virginia (BFOOV) was founded in the summer of 1971 by a pilot group of nine Bates researchers. Names of the Founders and the beginning of the BFOOV is outlined in detail on page 3 through 9 of Bates Booster No. 121, dated January 1992. This newsletter (No. 121) contains transcript of speech given by Mrs. Walter Gurney (Delma) Bates, one of the Founders, before the 20th Annual Reunion of the BFOOV held in June 1991 in Staunton, Virginia. The By-Laws of the association was published in Bates Booster No. 3, dated April 1972. Purpose as stated by the By-Laws: "To establish a consciousness of blood relationship among members of the BATES FAMILY, their wives and husbands; to promote especially among young members an interest in and reverence for Virginia history; and to assemble and publish documented information on the BATES FAMILY." In respect to publications, our membership has lived up to the purpose of the By-Laws. Over 20 Bates books/booklets have been published by the membership. The Bates books may be found in various libraries to include the Library of Congress, with copies in our own Bates Lending Library. The Bates Family of Old Virginia is designed to interest those Bates descendants whose ancestors originated in the South, with particular emphasis upon Virginia origin. It is a regional association. However Bates researchers are accepted as Associate Members (AS). Further, members are encouraged to join our sister family association, The Bates Association, which is national in scope with particular expertise in regard to New England Bates. |
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As of December, at the end of it's 30th year, The Bates Family of Old Virginia had some 300 members. To facilitate correspondence between members, the members are identified with prefix code which denotes their branch of the Bates family. The codes are as follows:
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As of
November 2005, The Bates family of Old Virginia has published 190 newsletters.
The newsletters, The Bates Booster, are on file within the Virginia State
Library in Richmond, VA under Call Number CS71-B368-A3. It is also on file at
the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond, VA. Further, our members have
placed the Bates Booster newsletter in other libraries, such as the Fort Wayne
(Allen County) Indiana library, Denton County, TX Library, Mormon Library,
and perhaps others. Past editions of "The Bates Booster" newsletters may be purchase for $5.00 each. Further, to facilitate research, Bates Booster newsletters are being bound into booklet form. Each booklet has "Topic" index, and consists of some 300 pages. The following booklets may be purchased for $40. each by Contacting Corresponding Secretary Wayne Witt Bates Email WittBates@aol.com.
1972 thru 1976 Newsletters No. 1 thru 31
NOT YET BOUND INTO BOOKLET FORM FOLLOWING INCLUDES CURRENT YEAR NEWSLETTERS 2002 THRU 2006 Newsletters No. 175 thru 194. In brief, The Bates Family of Old Virginia features , Lending Library of 75 Bates books, and 190 newsletters over the past 34 years (1972 thru 2005). within this Web Site, there is "Index to Bates Booster Newsletters." This Index lists articles published in the first 166 editions of The Bates Booster, from 1972 thru 1999. Also within this Web Site is listing of the over 75 books in our Bates Lending Library. Further, we seek host to arrange for Bates Family annual reunion.
"Lookup" service from our Data Bank is provided by the Corresponding Secretary (WittBates@aol.com)
to various genealogical forums with priority given to our membership. Application for membership in The Bates Family of Old Virginia (BFOOV) should be addressed to: Webmaster.
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