I have not heard much...especially since their website at the historical
society goes to an online poker website..... I know they re-published the
Reifel book and they are $75 I think from the Historical Society
Randy
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From: "Janice Buker" <jcbuker(a)bukerfamily.org>
To: <infrankli(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: (FranklinCoIN) Story in Connersville paper 2/19/2008
Is there an update to this e-mail regarding the publishing of this
book?
Thanks,
Jan B.
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Seth T. Whitecotton
Reporter
BROOKVILLE - A book about Franklin County history should be available in
June to accompany Brookville's bicentennial celebration, Julie
Schlesselman
said.
Schlesselman, head of Brookville Public Library's genealogy department and
of the local history department, said the book, "Franklin County: A
Glimpse
of the Past," is coming to fruition through the efforts of local
residents,
historians and writers.
Local historian Don Dunaway is writing general history, former Franklin
County School Superintendent Don Jobe is writing about schools in Franklin
County and Chuck Taylor and Ron Cooper are writing about fire protection
and
law enforcement history in Franklin County, Schlesselman said.
The book will also include the genealogy of 125 families and the history
of
churches and businesses.
Additionally, there will be information about people who have contributed
philanthropically, gone on to become celebrities or successful artists,
and
those who are otherwise notable, Schlesselman said.
A history of structures and houses in the county is to be titled, "If
Walls
Could Talk," she added.
The end of the book will have journal and diary entries documenting
individuals' memories of Franklin County, she said.
It will feature individuals' thoughts on abolitionism, black settlements
and
other socio-political topics. The book will be at least 350 pages and will
also include pictures.
Stories come from local and national contributors alike, Schlesselman
said.
People from Franklin County who moved away but continue to stay in touch
with local happenings are also involved, she added.
"Basically, the book has contributions from people all over the country,"
Schlesselman said.
Schlesselman said there has never been a book quite like this in
Brookville.
"This one is unique in the fact that it covers family histories and
general
history," she explained.
Schlesselman said the closest comparison would be the 1915 book, "Reifel's
History of Franklin County," which documented family histories of early
settlers into the 1900s.
The idea for the book started with Melissa Spillers and Sherry Allen of
Whitewater Publications, Schlesselman said.
Spillers said when she was in Liberty, Ind., she stumbled across a book
chronicling various aspects of local history. After learning the book was
the product of cooperative efforts, she was inspired.
Spillers said she realized the release of a similar book would be perfect
during Brookville's bicentennial.
Spillers said she explained the idea to her co-worker, Sherry Allen, who
took the project to heart.
Allen is now constructing the layout for the book and works directly with
Schlesselman to ensure the project's success.
"It's going to be wonderful," Spillers said.
Schlesselman said Whitewater Publications got started on the book by
itself,
but soon realized the project would be a lot more involved than originally
projected.
Writing the book requires extensive research and outside story
contributions, she explained. Allen asked Schlesselman to be project
coordinator for the book in August 2007.
Schlesselman said she enjoys being part of the process. She helps write
stories, conducts research and contacts others who can contribute with
their
knowledge and accountings of history, she said.
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