GRIVA program presented in Bon Air

Randall Fortson from the National Archives in Washington, D.C. will give a presentation entitled, "Sounding the Alarm: The Tariff Issue and the South in 1832-1833" on Tues., Oct. 23, at 1:45 pm, at the Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 West Huguenot Rd.

Fortson joined the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in 2001 and currently serves as the senior reference librarian with the Archives Library Information Center. His areas of special interest include the antebellum and civil war periods of United States history and especially the topics of nullification and protective tariffs.

Sponsored by the Genealogical Research Institute of Virginia, this event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jean von Schilling at 272-3102 or JMVS29@comcast.net or visit www.griva.org.