The Bob and Rita Giannetti Southern Family History Collection

On Monday, April 14th the Lewiston Public Library celebrated a defining moment in the history of our new genealogy room.  Thanks to a generous donation from Mr. and Mrs. Robert Giannetti our genealogy room contains a new collection of over 250 titles relating to the pursuit of southern family history.  These books will surely prove to be a treasure trove of genealogical data.  They mainly center on the family histories of old Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee, and North and South Carolina.  A bibliography of these titles will be soon be available online and researchers may submit requests for lookups. 

Special thanks must go out to the Boy Scouts of Lewiston Troop #855.  They worked tirelessly and professionally to get our new room in order as a special part of their Eagle Project.  It was certainly a great experience. 

As usual, The Friends of the Lewiston Public Library exceeded all of our expectations and helped to make this event a success. 

And thank you so much to everyone who came out to the library to view our new collection.   It was a spectacular evening!