Dear Ken and others, I did not know about Patty's other two books as mentioned in Ken's note: Ken Thompson wrote: > Hi! At first I thought all the history book excitement was about the > book "Louisa and Louisa County" by Pattie Gordon Cooke, until I read the > author's name was Malcom Harris. So, there are two books out there on > the "olde days" of Louisa County. > > The 128 page book by Pattie Cooke, subtitled "Images of America" is > chock full of neat old photos. It's a well done work and I do have my > name on the list for the Harris copy also. > > Mrs. Cooke is a current member of the Louisa County Historical Society. > The address there of the Hist. Soc. is Box 1172, Louisa, Va. 23093. > > I bought a copy for myself and one for my brother on a family history > research trip there last month. Ken Thompson. > > I am very glad to know about Patty's book as I own another of her books: Wartime Letters of Louisa County, Virginia: the Cooke Family Papers 1859-1866. I have loved it as it contains letters written among the family members of Anderson, Carter, and Hawkins who were living in Louisa County during the period mentioned....they are my people....thanks a million for mentioning her other two books, Ken! Marsha in Wv