Wednesday, May 18, Sarah Maples DAR member Jacque Vaughn spoke to the members at the First Presbyterian Church luncheon. Her topic was American Heritage and part of that heritage is her Civil War quilt and how quilts played an important part of that heritage. Quilts play a special part in our heritage because they tell a story. Jacque choose her quilt blocks from a book written by Barbara Brackman titled “Civil War Sampler.” Ms. Brackman did extensive research regarding each block’s history and included a short narrative of each. Jacque choose 14 blocks from the book for her quilt. The quilt is a cot quilt similar to one any mother, sister or wife of a soldier may have made to take to war with him. Jacque’s friend Sharon helped by pointing out the blocks as she spoke about them. Pictured are Regent Susan Cothran, Jacque Vaughn, Sharon Riland and Carole Ruska. (Courtesy photo)
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Rootseekers hear about George Washington’s boyhood homes
Rootseekers press release
Monday, May 16, the Rootseekers Genealogical Society met at the Tri-County Library to hear Priscilla Berry speak about Ferry Farm, George Washington’s boyhood home.
George Washington, the first President of the United States, was born on February 22, 1732 to parents Augustine and Mary (Ball ) Washington in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was the first child of Mary but the third son of Augustine, his having been married before. There were five other children born to this marriage after George. From 1732 to 1735 they lived at Pope’s Creek. When George was 3, in 1735, they moved to Little Hunting Creek, on the Potomac River, later renamed Mount Vernon by elder half-brother Lawrence after he inherited it. They lived there only until 1738, when George was 6, at which time they moved to the Home Farm, later renamed Ferry Farm, on a ridge above the Rappahannock River. The farm was named after a free ferry that crossed the Rappahannock River on Washington land to Fredericksburg. The family did not own or run the ferry, but that is how the Washington children got to school in the early years and how the family traveled to Fredericksburg. Here is where George’s father, Gus, as he was called then built their house.
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Retired School Personnel Association present scholarships
The Henderson County Retired School Personnel Association presented its scholarship winners for 2016 recently. Each year HCRSPA gives $500 scholarships to seniors in Henderson County who will be going into education. The recipients this year include Kaitlyn Smith and Nathaniel Wright from Brownsboro High School and Zane Koskelin from Mabank High School. Nathaniel Wright also received a $500 scholarship from TVCC, which was presented by Kristen Bennett, CFRE, Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the TVCC Foundation. (Courtesy photo)
Tractor ride begins in New York, Texas
Press release
The Lone Star Antique Tractor Club at of Whitehouse, Texas is having it’s spring tractor ride in Henderson County from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 14, beginning at the New York (Texas) Baptist Church. Contact Nancy Lambright at 903-286-0691 or Ray Glasscock at 903-245-1316 for information.
Tractors are from 1930s to 1960s and will be traveling about 12 miles per hour across the county roads visiting the New York Community, Tater Hill Mountain, Copper Mountain, LaRue, Myrtle Springs Mountain, and Fincastle.
PWC makes donation to Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake
The Pinnacle Women’s Club recently made a donation to the Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake. Pictured are the Humane Society’s Lanette Ainsworth, left, receiving the donation from Jean Alexander, Pinnacle Women’s Club Philanthropy Chair. (Courtesy photo)