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Subject: [LAWINN-L] Winn Genealogy Meeting
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 21:01:05 -0600

?The Winn Genealogical & Historical Association invites you to join them for
a special
day this Saturday, March 10th. Beginning at 10:30 a.m. the group will meet
at the Clerk
of Court's office for a special time of research graciously permitted by
Clerk of Court
Donald Kelley. Beginners are encouraged to come take advantage of this
opportunity
for "hands-on" help from the other members. The group will break for lunch
at noon, and will meet again at 1 p.m. in the society meeting rooms on the
second floor of the Winn Parish Health Unit on West Main Street in Winnfield
for a business meeting and program.

Guest speaker for the program beginning at 2 p.m. will be Thomas Ayers of
Jonesboro,
award-winning writer and veteran investigative reporter. Mr. Ayers has
written
numerous feature and historical articles for the Dallas Times Herald, the
Dallas Morning
News and the Civil War Times quarterly, "Columbiad". He has won awards from
the
Associated Press and United Press International among others, and is the
author of
"That's Not In My American History Book: A Compilation of Little Known
Events and
Forgotten Heroes", and "Dark and Bloody Ground: The Battle of Mansfield and
the
Forgotten Civil War in Louisiana". Just released by Taylor Publishing in
February, "Dark and Bloody Ground" chronicles one of the strangest and most
ignoble defeats suffered by Union forces, the ill-fated Red River Campaign
and the Battle of Mansfield. This latest book will be the topic of Mr. Ayers
' presentation this Saturday. Come join us for a great day!!

Peggy Beaubouef
Vice President, WPGHA

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