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From: "Deborah Woolf" <>
Subject: [Cherokee Genealogy only] Fannin Co. Library may disappear for 2+ years!!!!! 2nd posting for Wanda
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 15:25:14 -0800

Wanda,

I tried to send this privately, but it bounced back twice. For those who
aren't interested I apologize for the 2nd posting, hope you were able to
delete it (tried to keep subject line clear).

Debbie

----- Original Message -----
From: Debbie Woolf <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 10:46 PM
Subject: [Cherokee Genealogy only] Fw: [GAUNION] URGENT: Fannin Co. Library
may disappear for 2+ years!!!!!


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Carol Ann Tindell <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 12:32 PM
> Subject: [GAUNION] URGENT: Fannin Co. Library may disappear for 2+
> years!!!!!
>
>
> > Everyone, take note....
> >
> > If you live in the Blue Ridge, GA area and can attend the March 7 --
1p.m.
> > meeting at the Library, please do so.
> >
> > Our Fannin Co. library, which holds a lot of useful resources for us
> > genealogy researchers, is in trouble.
> > The following message was sent to me from Cece, one of our Fannin Co.
> > Genealogy Society members.
> >
> > Unless a solution is found, we may not have our Fannin library for next
2
> > years.. or longer....!!!!!!!
> >
> > I can tell you from my personal research experience, you'll not find
many
> of
> > our Fannin Co. books, vertical files, etc. in any of the other
surrounding
> > county libraries. This will greatly hamper our ability to perform
Fannin
> > Co., GA research.
> >
> > CAT
> > Carol Ann "Cat" Tindell
> > Jacksonville Beach, FL
> > C.A.T.'s Southern Genealogy: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~catinjax
> > Researching: AKINS, BERRY, BOWERS, BROOKS, CANTRELL, DANIEL, LITTLE,
> > McCRAVEY, ROBERTS, STANDRIDGE, WALLIS & WOOD{S}
> > Our Southern AKINS: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~catinjax/akins
> > Researching: A&D of James AKIN, Sr. Henrico Co., VA
> > including his g-grandson, Lewis AKINS who d. 1791 Laurens Co., SC.
> > The BERRYs of North GA: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~catinjax/Berry/
> > including raw data & 1-stop resource for all BERRY links on the web
> > The TINDELLs of Calhoun Co., FL:
> > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~catinjax/tindell
> > Researching: DUNCAN, JONES, TINDEL of SE AL & West FL
> > Union Co., GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaunion
> > Fannin Co., GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gafannin
> > Old Walton Co., GAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaoldwal
> >
> (NOTE: I had permssion from CAT to repost but the attached
> forwarded letter about the library details I had to delete as I have
> not heard back from the original writer).
>
> My understanding is the County commissioner has decided
> to "close" the library because the space is needed for county
> business. No plans at this time to rebuilt or relocate...although
> a statement was made that he would consider it if the people
> asked for it. HOWEVER, that may take considerable time,
> if ever, to find funding, ect.
>
> SO for anyone researching Upper GA regions, you might
> want to consider this and write or contact authorities.
>
> I'm forwarding another of CAT's letters with addreses
> attached. She gave me permission. Dan has generously
> agreed it is a genealogy matter of concern to enough people
> on our list to warrant this notice. Please hit delete if you have
> no interest on this post and the next one I send.
>
> DEBBIE
>
>
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