The Wilkinson Library

Dear volunteers for the Franklin County Historical Association:



We have a great new resource in the Wilkinson Library at the fire station museum. The Franklin County Genealogical Society allowed us to copy their records of The Mt. Vernon Optic Herald. We have disks with the complete data – images for nearly every issue of the Optic from the year 1907 until 1997.



Please express gratitude to members of the genealogical society for providing these disks for our research use. Elease Hubbell is our librarian – contact her at jerryhub@wildblue.net or 903-860-3470. We have a new computer in the library. You can look at the issues; read the data; and print out sections which might of interest.



 Dr. Will Godwin, who has purchased the old city waterworks plant on South Holbrook Street, found reports of the bond issue for construction of the plant in the optic issues of 1910.



Check with our librarian to coordinate a time to allow you access to the research facility in the fire station. We are putting together a great Texana collection. These local newspapers add value to our research library. This will be a great tool for our children for information regarding business starts; commercial history; family activities and a wealth of small details about social history. Remember that this is available for your use.

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