This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XJB.2ACE/557.2.2.1 Message Board Post: This was posted in a Rankin digest...don't know what happened to it. MSRANKIN-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 8 Today's Topics: #1 Re: STAR, MISSISSIPPI [[email protected]] #2 Re: [MSRANKIN] STAR, MISSISSIPPI ["Jerry Stevens" <[email protected]] I'm from Jackson but did a lot of growing up around Star and remember a little bit of Star and area during the 1950-60's. My garndparents were the Dears living about 3 miles south of Star on waht is now callled Rock Wood Rd. Back then probably called Star/Braxton or Star/Harrisville Rd. To me it was Granddaddy's Road. They lived about a mile south of the Rock House. The old house, built about 1900, still stands but........... My mother, class of 34, and her siblings finished high school at the old Star School which still stands and is unoccupied now as far as I know. Micael, you may have already, you might round up more contributors to your pictoral book if you post your message on the sevearl surname lists and forums of the old names of the Star area. Dear, Ross, Garrett, Mangum, Loflin, etc, etc etc just to name a few. Many class group pictures of the old school should be out there and just needs flushing out. And btw, as we all know, Star was called Cherry before becoming know as Star. Connie may be able to elaborate on the name change. Jerry Stevens Jackson