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Gail Hyer is an accomplished genealogist whose research on her own family brought her to Pocahontas County many times over the past five years. One day she decided the county was so charming (and full of distant cousins) that she moved here and now resides in Hillsboro.

Gail has worked as the Marketing Specialist for the Pocahontas County Convention & Visitors Bureau since 2003 and as such photographs and writes about the amazing sights, sounds, and people of Pocahontas County. Marketing these mountains is an easy job says Hyer. The intrinsic beauty sells itself, and the people are warm and welcoming.

Her appreciation of historical preservation has resulted in her leading the effort to digitize and preserve documents in the county. Everything from local government court records to family Bibles and early railroad records are included in a special 3-year program she champions with the assistance of the Genealogy Group, the Pocahontas County Free Libraries, and the Historical Society. Being a student and admirer of Pearl S. Buck, she was delighted when she was recently asked to serve on the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Foundation's board of directors.