Kissin' Kuzzins
An unexpected consequence of the Authors' Autograph Party in Lufkin was the reunion of Corkey Fuller (left) and author Rosie Walker (right), who had not seen one another since 1958 in elementary school in Beaumont. Rosie is the author of the Texas Write-In and is working on a book called The Girl Who Thought She Was Roosevelt.
Keith Carter from Cleveland had his book Just Another Soldier represented at Authors' Autograph Party in Lufkin by his daughter Jamie Carter Bollich. She had her book with her to sign and sell called Arvetta, a historical novel coauthored with Herman Wright Jr. The only thing missing that day was Peggy Dodson and Michelle Bailey.
(1) Email 2 Photo of Corkey Fuller and Rosie Walker with Cutline
(2) Email 3 Photo of the covers of Just Another Soldier and Arvetta with Cutline
(3)The Deep East Texas Archeological Society is honored to have Penny Clark from Lamar University as the speaker for its meeting on Monday, August 2, 2021 at about 7:15 p.m. at the Iris and Anne Howard Civic Center on 213 East Court Street in Newton, Texas. Sandra Litton and Company will serve desserts and refreshments at 6:30 p.m. right before the short business meeting. Penny will discuss her new book Beaumont's Civil Air Patrol in World War II. For more information, contact President Ruth Dusan at (409) 379-5694 or jrdusan@windstream.net or Dickie Dixon at (936) 671-1419 or dixonhershel51@gmail.com
(4)The Angelina County Genealogical Society is pleased to host the Logging Camp and Sawmill Reunion on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at the Fellowship Hall of Keltys United Methodist Church in Lufkin Texas.
Presentations begin with Bob Flournoy remembering growing up at the sawmill community of Manning south of Huntington. Sabine County historian Ronald Barlow will follow with a discussion of Bronson, a sawmill town in Sabine County. At 3 p.m. Dan Shaddock will talk about his father's mill at Wiergate in Newton County close to Burkeville. From 4-5 p.m., those attending with connections from other sawmill communities can contribute their memories. Kendall Gay and the Texas Forestry Museum have been invited, and Linda Reynolds, Archivist at the East Research Center on the second floor of the Ralph W. Steen Library will be invited, too.
For more information contact Dickie Dixon at (936) 671-1419 or dixonhershel51@gmail.com
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