"Effingham Co., GA Deed Book G-H p 146 - Thomas POLHILL, William BIRD, Christian TRUTLEN, John KOZLER and George HOWLAND, trustees of Effingham Academy, bought of Thos WYLLY 508 acres, said land grant Thomas WYLLY by Wm WYLLY, 1800 acres in St. Johns Parish, Liberty, conveyed to Thos. Wylly 6 Jan 1802 by Thos. NORTON, Sheriff of Chatham Co. Effingham Co., GA" Here is another bit of info on an Effingham Academy dating back to 1802. If anyone has information on WILLIAM BIRD listed in this article please contact me! Is there a way I can obtain an edition of the paper Judy refers to in her information. Maureen in CA ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy V. Mason <2jv@bellsouth.net> To: <GAEFFING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 1:30 AM Subject: [GAEFFINGHAM] Effingham Academy > This is taken special section of the Effingham Herald Newpaper on Jan. 19, > 2000. It was titled EFFINGHAM COUNTY...THE LAST ONE HUNDRED YEARS, a > special edition to the Effingham Herald. It contained several interesting > pages with excerpts of the past records of the county. previous to this > someone had asked about the EFFINGHAM ACADEMY, and its origin. Found these > items of interest. > > 1911-Sept. 8-Springfield's new brick hugh school, named Effingham Academy, > formly opens on Sept. 11. > > 1936-Jan 3-A bond election to build a new UP-TO-DATE high school > wins a sweeping victory with 153 for, 3 against. construction on a new > school is to began at once. > > 1951-oct. 12-The EFFINGHAM ACADEMY BUILDING is sestroyed by fire for the > second time in 11 years. superintendent E.B. mingledorff says school will > carry on in churches, city halls and the Truetlen Building. > > 1959-jan 3-The new $100,000 Effingham County School gym is dedicated. > > 1976-May 26-Effingham Academy holds first commencement exercises for 16 > seniors. > > **1985-July 31-EFFINGHAM ACADEMY'S board votes to close the school due to > declineing enrollment. the final graduation ceremonies are held Aug. 4 and > the school closes Aug. 5. > > Hope this helps! > Judy Rountree Mason > 2jv@bellsouth.net > > > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >