"Fate sometimes happens"......Peggy Price, left, a former teacher at Austin Elementary
School, did much of the identity work on the Bicentennial Quilt that had been donated
to the Genealogical Society for raffle, and she had the winning ticket, when the drawing
was held, on Saturday afternoon, as the Fall Festival ended.
Genealogical Society Busy With
A Number of Activities
by: Bobby McDonald
"It's just great that Peggy won the historic quilt!" expressed Marynell Bryant, with the local Genealogical Society. "It's always so nice when something historic lands in the hands of someone who will treasure it!"
Bryant was speaking of the raffle of the historic quilt, that had been donated by the family of Mrs. Marion Dildy, and made during our nation's Bicentennial. The quilt was raffled to raise funds for the local Genealogical Society during this year's Hopkins County Fall Festival. Mrs. Peggy Price, a former teacher at the school and who had a square on the quilt, had identified some of the people who contributed to the quilt, back in 1976. Then, on Saturday afternoon, at the conclusion of the Fall Festival, her name was drawn from the box, as the winner of the historic quilt. "I know Peggy is excited and that it will be something she will treasure," continued Bryant. "She knew all of the ladies who pieced squares on the quilt and it means something to her!"
Meanwhile, members of the Hopkins County Genealogical Society were some of the "busiest" people throughout Fall Festival Week in Hopkins County, as they hosted the Fall Festival Concession Stand, inside the Civic Center, throughout the week, as one of their major fundraising efforts of the year. "It's certainly a job to be there everyday and to keep enough members scheduled to keep the concessions operating," allowed Genealogical Society officer, Sandra Glenn. "But, the money we make helps to support the local society and library all year, and once you get there, you get to see so, so many people that you don't see any other time of the year. It's all the nice people of Hopkins County coming by that keeps you coming to the Civic Center every day!"
Members of the Hopkins County Genealogical Society were busy all week as they operated the
inside Civic Center Concession Stand throughout the week of Fall Festival.
The Hopkins County Genealogical Society will host their regular monthly meeting, a week late, because of all the concession stand activities, but on Thursday night, September 30th, the meeting will feature an overview of the "Louise Watson Fox Collection" that is housed at the local Genealogical Library. The program will be narrated by society member, John Sellers, and he will explain the many, many features of the collection of land deeds and related information that Mrs. Fox's family donated to the society. "It's a treasure of information and research material for anyone interested in Hopkins County," expressed Sellers. "We just want to make everyone aware of what all is included in this information and how they can use it to research their family interests."
And, other members of the Hopkins County Genealogical Society are busy working on scripts and doing reasearch for the upcoming "Diggin' Up Bones" Cemetery Walk, scheduled for October 10th. Members of the society will dress and portray historic figures in Hopkins County's past, who have significantly contributed to life in the area, and present their portrals at the Sulphur Springs City Cemetery, as patrons travel from station to station. Please mark your calendars now and plan on joining the group at the Sulphur Springs City Cemetery, on Sunday afternoon, October 10th, and learn about a large segment of Hopkins County's history. Cost is $10.00 for adults, and only $5.00 for children under 12. You can call the local Genealogical Society at (903)885-8523 for additional information.
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