Houston County Researchers: When those of you who have requested a brochure about the Houston Heritage book project receive them, you may recognize some of the names on the Publication Committee. Here is some basic info about some of the committee members: Addie Howell: Chairman of the project. Most of you are familiar with her "Cemeteries & Obituaries of Houston Co., GA" publication. She is known as the "cemetery lady" in this area. She is contacted on a regular basis by just about anyone, including law enforcement officials, when any type of situation involving a cemetery, comes about. She has a sincere interest in preserving this county's cemeteries & history. Don Howell: Addie's husband and chauffeur. He keeps things moving, and is Addie's right hand. He spent hundreds of hours helping Addie during her Cemetery project of Houston County. He will be keeping an eye on Addie, so that she doesn't work herself to death with this new project :-) Peggy Chancy: Co-chairman of the project. One of the local Houston Countians who is very familiar with many of the early families of the area. She has performed so much genealogical research on this area, that she is a walking talking history book. Ricky Smith: A nationally recognized authority on the War Between The States (Civil War). He lives and breathes the topic, and will provide detailed articles about Houston Co., GA during the 1861-1865 War period. Marilyn N. Windham: The authority on Peach Co., GA history. She has published books on that county, and others as well. She is very articulate with her prose, and quite accomplished with genealogical & historical research. A real asset to our forthcoming publication. Frank & Jane Brown: Residents of the Byron, GA area, and very familiar with that area of Peach County. A husband and wife team who will pursue contacting the descendants of the early families of that area. Polly Williamson: She is our Treasurer, who will keep all of the financial data in working order. We are fortunate to have someone with her abilities to assist with this publication project. Joyce Green: She will be in charge of the Clubs & Organizations division of this book. Contacting lineage societies like the DAR, UDC, etc. will be her department. We look forward to working with her. Sandra Morton: She will be assisting Peggy Chancy with the extensive task of editing the family sketches submitted by the descendants of early Houston Countians. Anonymous Male: He is a professional newspaper editor from this area, and is well-skilled in his field. His contribution to this project will help to insure that the final draft will be a quality presentation. Terri Moody Walker: She is well-known on the Internet for her www.thebriarpatch.com website that gives the world a good idea of what Houston County, and especially Perry, GA is all about. She was born and raised in this area, and has a great sense of pride for preserving the historical heritage. Her contribution to this project will be a great asset. William A. Mills: Just plain ole Billy Mills to most folks locally. I will focus my sites on the very early history (1821-1871) to try to give the readers an accurate portrayal of life in the "good old days" around here. I will scour the local newspapers for interesting topics, as well as provide primary source information on a wide variety of historical topics concerning Houston County. There are also several others who have offered to provide sketches and glimpses of what life was like growing up in Houston Co., GA. Joyce Harrison will be providing very colorful recollections of her childhood in this area. Most of you are familiar with her excellent narratives that she posts to this list regularly. This project that is in full swing now, has been a dream of Addie Howell's ever since I have known her. We have been discussing this project for almost 8 years now. She has always wanted to compile a book about the families of Houston Co., GA. Well, now this is a reality that is in the process of becoming the talk of the county. By next week, the ad campaign for this project will be in full motion. We are looking forward to the final project when the books roll off of the presses. Take care, and happy hunting! William A. Mills Perry, GA [email protected] ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.