King and Queen Historical Society Meeting Set for Sunday, January 26 at 3:00 P.M.

The King and Queen Historical Society’s first meeting of 2014 will be held on Sunday, January 26 starting at 3:00 P.M. in the Old Courthouse Building located next to the Courthouse Tavern Museum. Mary Miley Theobald, a respected writer/historian, will speak about “The Roaring Twenties”, a unique decade of the Twentieth Century that careened from the heights of vaudeville and silent film to the depths of prohibition. Mary received her BA and MA in history from the College of William and Mary. She taught American history and Museum Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University for thirteen years and is the author of over 175 magazine articles, most on history, travel, and business topics, and of nine nonfiction books. Her most recent novel “The Impersonator”, a mystery, is a First Novel Award Winner. Refreshments will follow at the Tavern Museum and the public is cordially invited. Mary will also be available to sign books. It will be fun!!