The Gloucester Genealogical Society of Virginia will meet at 10 a.m. Monday at Buck’s Store Museum in Bena.
Daniel V. Fary, local historian, will present a program on the Fary family of Gloucester, telling of its arrival in the county, growth, the businesses they established and the family’s impact on Gloucester, a release said.
Fary, a Gloucester native, is a 1971 graduate of Gloucester High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from Virginia Tech in 1975. He taught at Gloucester Intermediate School from 1976-82, and earned a master’s degree in educational administration from the College of William & Mary in 1982.
Moving into administration, he was assistant principal at GHS 1982-86, principal at Gloucester Intermediate 1986-90, and principal at Peasley Middle School 1990-2006.
Fary has served on the Gloucester Historical Committee since 2009 and is currently its chairperson. He is also President of the Gloucester Museum Foundation.
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