The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia

Huguenot Items for Sale

Notice: Reprint of our major genealogical and record study, Priscilla Cabell's Turff & Twigg, with its valuable map of the Huguenot patents. To order, send check for $98 (includes priority shipping) to Priscilla Cabell, P. O. Box 17091, Richmond, VA 23226.

Also our new booklet, A Guide to Huguenot Williamsburg is now available. If you're going to Williamsburg, this is a must; the amount of "hidden history" will amaze you! You can order for $12 plus $2 for shipping.

Books:

Vestry Book of King William Parish, VA, 1707-1750. 1988. Hardbound book, 280 pages $15.

Elterich, Allison Wehr. The Diligence and the Disappearance of Manakintowne's Huguenots. Spartanburg, SC: Reprint Company, 1999. $20.
[Note: to order THIS history of Manakin, please send your $24 check made out to Virginia Branch, HSFMCV at address below.]

Branches from the Flournoy Family Tree. Compiled by Wayne Spiller. Pioneer Book Publishers, 1976. Hardbound. $28.

Louise Moillon: Seventeenth Century Still-Life Artist. Helen Chastain Sowa. Hardbound with Photographs. $30.

Les Guerin: A Story of Religious Persecution. William G. Leech. Paperbound. Historical Fiction. $4.

We also have all of the existing issues of The Huguenot. See the on-line Index. Prices include shipping. Note: Some of these are in short supply and may have to be xeroxed.

Vol. 1-5: $5 each
Vol. 6 [included in 29]
Vol. 7 [included in 30]
Vol. 8: reprint $10
Vol. 9: $5
Vol. 10 [included in 38]
Vol 11: $8
Vol. 12, 13: $10 each
Vol, 14, 15, 16: $5 each
Vol. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23: $6 each
Vol. 24 [included in 37]
Vol. 25: $9
Vol. 26, 27, 28, 29: $7 each
Vol. 30: $10
Vol. 32: $14
Vol. 33, 34: $15 each
Vol. 36, 37, 38, 39: $18 each

To order, address your check [adding $4 for shipping and state tax for books, not The Huguenot, and $2 for jewelry] to HSFMCV and send to:

Library
The Huguenot Society of Manakin
981 Huguenot Trail
Midlothian VA 23113-9224

Jewelry:

Huguenot Cross, cloissoné necklace in blue and gold. $20. Huguenot Cross, cloissoné lapel pin in blue and gold. $15.

Burnished handcrafted sterling silver Huguenot Cross pin 2" long. Can also be worn as a pendant. $55 Order this hand-crafted necklace from Lynalise Designs: http://lynalise.com.

 

We now have the Huguenot méreau available in pewter and brass for $10 (including mailing),
with a top loop for a meaningful necklace or watchfob.

The méreau (plural méreaux) is a circular token which the Huguenots used in France from the 1550's to the mid 19th century. During holy communion an elder would give, before the service, a méreau to each parishioner who qualified to receive the sacrament. The others, who did not attend catechism regularly or had been admonished by the consistory, would not receive a mereau. During the service each individual would hand his mereau to an elder standing next to the communion table before receiving bread and wine. On this méreau Christ is depicted as a shepherd, with a staff in His left hand, holding a trumpet in His right hand. Two fig trees, one on either side of Christ, with a cross and banner are also shown. A flock of sheep, symbolising His followers, is shown at His feet. The back side shows an open bible, which is opened at St. Luke chapter 12, verse 32, saying in French: "Have no fear little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." Above the Bible is a symbolic shining sun and six stars.

Bronze grave marker with the insignia of the society: We no longer have markers for sale. However, they may be ordered from Newman Brothers, http://www.newmanbrothers.com/. This is for members only, so you must give your membership number when you order.