Thank you! > > From: Sherry Johnston <canebrakesociety@yahoo.com> > Date: 2006/10/31 Tue PM 02:50:22 EST > To: almonroe@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ALMONROE] (no subject) > > we have five left and they can be ordered from the MCH Museums, too, and the Monroe Journal in Monroeville. > > birdnerd@bellsouth.net wrote: Sherry, I have seen this book in the library in Pensacola. Is it available for purchase somewhere? > > Thanks! > > Kim > > > > From: Sherry Johnston > > Date: 2006/10/31 Tue PM 12:48:10 EST > > To: almonroe@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [ALMONROE] (no subject) > > > > "Crossroads: The Early Years of Monroe County" by Kathy McCoy > > Introduces the First Monroe Countians as Native Americans--gives background history of the early settlement of Monroe County. Second Chapter is on the Colonial Frontier--the MS Territory, the settlement of the Spanish, the five major tribes that settled this area of AL, the frontier and what was going on; the French along the Tombigbee; the Scots and the English; the Highlanders; the known settlements; and Charles & John Weatherford; and leads up to the background info on the Creek Nation and the Creek Indian War; the fourth chapter deals with life along the Federal Road and history surrounding it and the families who settled it and traveled it--mentions McDavid's Hotel; Stewart; Downey; People or Peebles; Hollinger; McMillan; Austill; Atkinson; Cornell; and others. It's got info on many different places and people that inhabited early Monroe County. A must read and must have for any historian's book shelf and presented in a format that would be wonderful for teachers and > > students of any age; especially our 4th to 6th grade level! > > From the Federal Road, she goes into info about the Great Migration to the WBTS; and then Winds of Change--Reconstruction, so you will find alot of useful historical information within the covers of one book! > > > > > > > > Loretta wrote: > > Is there any Rowell, McKinley, Turberville, Bayles,Bryant, Stabler in the > > book? > > These are some of the first familes in Monroe Co Al. > > Rowells were here before 1810. > > Loretta McKenzie > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sherry Johnston" > > To: > > Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 4:12 PM > > Subject: Re: [ALMONROE] (no subject) > > > > > > > We have the book that Kathy wrote here at the library in Evergreen too--so > > > be sure to call for a copy! It is great! > > > > > > GrndMary@aol.com wrote: I bought three Heritage books covering Alabama > > > counties. The Monroe County > > > book is indeed a big disappointment. A distant cousin wrote about our Lett > > > family, who moved from Virginia to the Burnt Corn, AL, area in about 1832. > > > The > > > entire story was omitted. What a shame! > > > > > > I can, however, recommend a new book I recently purchased, "Crossroads: > > > The > > > Early Years of Monroe County," by Kathy McCoy, 124 pages, from The > > > Monroeville > > > Journal, at 251-575-3282. > > > > > > Mary in Florida > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > ALMONROE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > Kindest Regards, > > > > > > > > > Sherry S. Johnston > > > Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance, 1st VP; Co. Rep. 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