Monday, June 27, 2011

A fond farewell...


While attending the 2011 Rigsby family reunion,
it was brought to my attention that another Rigsby cousin has started her own Rigsby website. 

After much consideration, I have decided to relinquish my duties of webmaster of Rigsby websites, to the newly elected president of the Rigsby Family reunion committee,
Dana Martin 


Having two different Rigsby family websites
is not in the best interest of our family organization
and I feel that information needs to be readily
available for all family members to locate,
in just one website,
and not scattered throughout the
World Wide Web.



Dana has done a beautiful job on her web site,
which started out as a school project,
and her website has blossomed into what it has
become an easily accessible
and very valuable tool
for all of the Rigsby's to navigate. 



Since Dana has accepted the position of
president of the
 Rigsby Family reunion committee,
she is in the perfect position
to take over the
webmaster duties
and I’m sure that she will continue
to post important information
in regards to our
“Rigsby Roots”



It has been an honor & pleasure being the
web-keeper of our family information
for the last 4 years. 


Thank you to everyone who supplied me information
 for the websites, it was very much appreciated. 
    
I look forward to seeing what fresh new idea’s that
Dana has in store for all of us Rigsby cousins
and the future Rigsby reunions.

Sincerely,
Renay Brown

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Weather update...



Recently updated weather forecast for the
2011 Rigsby Family Reunion
this upcoming weekend


Thursday, June 16, 2011

Weather update...

Here is the weather forcast for the
2011 Rigsby Family Reunion






Sunday, June 5, 2011

2011 Rigsby Reunion...




New for the 2011 Rigsby Reunion:
T-Shirts & Polo Shirts will be available to
purchase for this year’s reunion…
ADVANCE  ORDERS  ONLY !!!
The shirts are Cranberry Red with a tree logo along with
Rigsby Reunion 2011…
T-Shirts are as follows:
Small through XL = $15.00 each    1X through 4X = $16.50 each

Polo Shirts are as follows:
Small through XL = $16.50 each   1X through 4X = $17.50 each


All shirts are adult sizes, so if you’re looking to purchase a
child’s shirt, go with the small size…
The cut-off date for the
shirts is June 14, 2011
All purchased shirts will be hand delivered
at the reunion on Friday evening…
Advanced order payments can be made to:
Sue Lake
LVLake@aol.com  or  Sue Lake on Facebook

2011 Rigsby Reunion...


The 2011 reunion is rapidly approaching
& the reunion committee is making the
final arrangements for our big event this year…



If you have not already done so, you need to make your payments for the Saturday night catered dinner…

All payments need to be made to Judi Spencer @ JudiSpencr@aol.com...

The cut-off date for meal payments is June 12, 2011…

Yum Yum, southern cooking at its best !!!

Friday, May 27, 2011

Memorial Day 2011

Simply put....

Thank You





Memorial Day Parade 1895




Memorial Day Parade 1900




Memorial Day Parade 1940




Memorial Day Parade 1942



Memorial Day Parade 1950




Memorial Day Parade 1960




Memorial Day Parade 1970




Memorial Day Parade 1980





Memorial Day Parade 1990






Memorial Day Parade 2008








1905

1909



1910

1922



1925





Arlington National Cemetery






Sunday, March 27, 2011

Unusual laws for the state of West Virginia...

Some will make you laugh...
Some will make you raise your eyebrows....
Some will make you wish that they actually enforced these laws....



* When a railroad passes within 1 mile of a community of
   100 or more people in it, they must
   build a station and stop there regularly
   to pick up and drop off passengers.

* Roadkill may be taken home for supper.

* Any person who commits adultery
   shall be fined at least twenty dollars.

* A tax of 1 cent is levied for every
   16 and 9 ounces of coke sold in a store.

* A person may be placed in jail for up to
   six months for making fun of 
   someone who does not accept a challenge.

* It is illegal to snooze on a train.

* A person may not hold public office
   if he or she has
   ever participated in a duel.

* For each act of public swearing a
   person shall be fined one dollar.
* According to the state constitution,
   it is unlawful for anyone to own a
   red or a black flag.
* If you wear a hat inside a theater,
   you may be fined.
* Whistling underwater is prohibited.

And here is a Nicholas County,
West Virginia law:
No member of the clergy is allowed to tell jokes
or humorous stories from the pulpit
during a church service.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Saturday, February 26, 2011

A Rigsby Relative....



A Rigsby descendant has
published
her 1st novel


Jan Tilley is a descendant of
Thomas D. Rigsby
and
his first wife
Mary Jane Baber


Jan resides in
Rockville, Indiana



A quote from the book jacket:

“Sometimes the path
we are on in life
is not where
we are destined to be.
It takes a twist of fate
and a
leap of faith
to redirect our future”

Coming about can be purchased
at your local
Barnes & Noble
Book Store




Friday, January 21, 2011

IMPORTANT information concerning lodging for the 2011 Rigsby family reunion...

If you booked a room for this years reunion at the
Watergate Inn in Richwood, WV
Please contact

 Judi Spencer
1-937-371-8231
Judi Spencer on Facebook


It is very important that you contact Judi Spencer...
She will fill you in on the details...

Time is relevant so please
contact her as soon
as possible...

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Thomas D. Rigsby Census Records...

1870 Census Records for Thomas D. Rigsby






1880 Census Records for Thomas D. Rigsby



1900 Census Records for Thomas D. Rigsby