Family records key, says Willow Hill festival speakers
Dr. Alvin Jackson, 67, of Savannah, gave a lecture about the Willow Hill founders' history at the Willow Hill Heritage Festival on Sept. 2 in Portal. Jackson, the historian for the Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center, reiterated the need for festival attendees to be knowledgeable about their family histories by keeping with records such as obituaries, photographs and other certificates.