The King and Queen County Historical Society will hold its quarterly meeting at 3 p.m. Saturday at the New Court House (Admin) Building, King and Queen Court House. Katie Gibson Harlow, researcher with Kenah Consulting, who works with tribal nations on cultural heritage management, federal grants, and archiving, will be the guest speaker. The program is open to the public, free of charge. Her subject is “Bathurst Brown Bagby, M.D., His Contributions to Public Health in Rural Communities.” Born in 1879 in the Stevensville area of King and Queen County, Bagby practiced medicine in King and Queen, West Point and other communities in Virginia, and held state health offices. His focus on the causes of poor health in both white and black rural communities and preventative measures was groundbreaking at a time when there were very few public health systems, a release stated. In his book “Recollections,” published in 1950, he left behind a picture of, in his words, “the every-day life of our r...