Close

Recent Posts

Archives

Hopkins County Genealogical Society to discuss Audie Murphy American Cotton Museum

Hopkins County Genealogical Society to discuss Audie Murphy American Cotton Museum
  • PublishedApril 21, 2023


 

Speaker:  Susan Lanning

Topic:  An Introduction to the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum

Time & Place: 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 20, 2011, (Genealogy Research Library), 611 N. Davis, Sulphur Springs, Texas

We are excited to have Susan speak to us in person!  However, if you are unable to attend due to travel distance or for whatever reason, we invite you to attend via Zoom. The time will be the same, April 20, 2023, 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada).  You will need to register in advance for this meeting by clicking the following link: 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Susan grew up in St. Louis, MO and received a BA from Northeast Missouri State University (now called Truman University).  She has an MA in Museum Studies from Baylor University and has been the director of the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum since 2007.  Prior to that she was the director of the Fire Museum of Texas down in Beaumont.  When not working she enjoys traveling and getting together with friends and family.

Susan will take us on a kind of virtual tour of the American Cotton Museum and talk to us about its history.  Whether in person or virtually, we hope you will join us for this interesting presentation!

Contributed by Hopkins County Genealogical Society. Images via Genealogical Society and Audie Murphy Cotton Museum.

 



Written By
Taylor Nye

Taylor Nye is the editor of Front Porch News. She has degrees from the University of Wisconsin in human biology, Latin American studies, and public health. She has previously worked at the Wisconsin State Journal, Tucson Weekly and Sulphur Springs News-Telegram. As a sixth generation Hopkins County resident, she loves celebrating our heritage and history.