Kissin’ Kuzzins

(1) Linda Jamison, Liberty County Historical Commission Chair, recently announced the following: The quarterly meeting of the Liberty County Historical Commission will be held at the Hartel Building in Liberty at 6 p.m. next Monday, July 19, 2021. Kevin Plante of Baytown and Executive Officer of the Texas Naval Squadron, a historian and reenactor, will discuss the beginning of the Texas Navy and its role in the Texas Revolution. For more information, contact Linda at (936) 334-5813 or lchc318@gmail.com

(2)Authors’ Autograph Party Set for July 24

Sixteen authors and their books will either represented or present on Saturday, July 24, 2021, from 1-4 p.m. at the Parsonage of Keltys United Methodist Church in Lufkin, Texas.

Twentieth-century African American autobiography, historical fiction, fiction, romance novels, World War II autobiography and history, political satire, antebellum slavery history, sports history, a children’s book, the history of a church, and more will be a part of the mix these authors will proffer.

The authors coming or represented are Herman Wright and Jamie Carter Bollich, Bobby Bean, Tracy Pinkerton, Joe Deason, Jerry Hopkins, Jeff Forret, John Culea, Betty Oglesbee, Neal Murphy, Rosie Walker, the Angelina County Genealogical Society, Marilyn Whitehead Peveto, Jan Dobbs Barton, Peggy Arriola Jasso, O. T. Haygood, Kim Whitton, and Penny Clark.

For more information, contact Dickie Dixon at (936) 671-1419 or dixonhershel51@gmail.com

To submit an item to this column, email it to dixonhershel51@gmail.com by phone at (936) 671-1419 or by mail to Kissin’ Kuzzins P.O. Box 151001

Lufkin Texas 75915-1001. For a book review mail, a complimentary copy to the address just listed.