Rick can you contact me offline? Paulette ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Gray" <rgray7824@charter.net> To: <TNMAURY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [TNMAURY-L] New Books of Interest For Maury County >I was asked to give a little more info on the books for the list. I am >sorry > that it has taken me awhile. And thanks for all the concern for my Mother. > She is finally back home after 25 days in the hospital. Anyway here is the > basic stuff on the books: > > Looking Back in Time: Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee: estimate of about 100 > pages; > focuses mainly on photos; majority of the photos are of Mt. Pleasant, but > a > few pages feature other places in Maury County; about 80% of photos are > identified; there are photos of Main Street through the years, many photos > of various schools and functions with the schools, some homes, photo of > the > 1903 Confederate Veterans reunion (group photo), many photos from various > things at Hay Long High School particularly the year 1930; photos of > waterfalls near Mt. Pleasant, Senior class photos from Hay Long High > School > beginning 1928 with a year or two skipped here and there but continues > through 1962. Many of these photos have never been published before. > > "Our Memories" of Sandy Hook, Pugh Town, Rockdale & Sheepneck: about 100 > pages; lots of photos - some identified some not (possibly about 50% > identified); features articles on the families and history of the area; > also > many folks wrote articles about their memories attending schools in the > little country schools or living in the area; it is humorous, nostalgic, > and > historical at the same time; nice balance of history, nostalgia, and > genealogy. > > I am still not sure if I am allowed to list prices here, so I will skip > that. I know that some of you have already e-mailed me about the books. If > I > have not gotten back to you, I will soon. If you would like info on the > books, pricing & ordering - just e-mail me. > > Rick > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick Gray" <rgray7824@charter.net> > To: <TNMAURY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 7:09 PM > Subject: [TNMAURY-L] New Books of Interest For Maury County > > >> Hello to all my Maury County research folks. I work part time for a > printing company in Mt. Pleasant in Maury County and have been interested > in > genealogy for many years now. I have helped a few people out through this > board in times past and have had many of you help me out. >> >> Anyway my boss at the printing company has compiled 2 books (one with my > aid) about the Mt. Pleasant area mostly. >> >> One of them is a pictoral type history of the area. It has old class > pictures from Hay Long High School and pictures of various monuments and > homes and buildings in the area. He has collected the photos for years. > This > book is only photos. >> >> The second book that he and I have worked on together is a book about > Sandy Hook, a small community 3 miles sw of Mt. Pleasant in the SW portion > of Maury County. It does have some history and family stories and stories > of > growing up in the area. Several stories of what it was like attending the > 2 > country schools in the area. Some of the stuff we have collected from > other > printed materials but many of the articles are new ones. The book also > contains many photos that we have collected, some new ones, and many old > ones contributed by others. >> >> He has also reprinted an out of print book about Hugh Cooper of Fishing > Creek, South Carolina. The book deals in great part with the Cooper family > of the Mt. Pleasant area and of Lewis County, Tennessee. He has done the > book in paper back with comb binding. The book is 2 volumes. >> >> I do not remember the rules as to posting costs and all on the list so I > will not do so. I just wanted to let those know about the books. >> >> Please do not respond to this here on the list, but respond to me by > e-mail at rgray7824@charter.net so that we do not hinder others in finding > the info they might need on their families. >> >> Thanks so much, and happy hunting. >> >> Rick Gray >> >> >> ==== TNMAURY Mailing List ==== >> SOUTHERN HERITAGE NEWS AND VIEWS is dedicated to the preservation of > Southern Heritage and to defend the honor of our Confederate ancestors. >> To subscribe send e-mail to: SouthernHeritage-subscribe@topica.com >> >> ============================== >> View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >> marriage announcements and more. 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