What's Going on at the Society

Posted by Joy Russell

A new book titled "Pre-1920's Obituaries of Madison County, Arkansas, Residents" was published in April 2011. This book contains 319 pages of full obituaries as printed in the local newspapers, covering a time period from 1855 to 1919. This book contains all available obituaries for this time period, but not all newspapers are available, so many obituaries are missing. This book is a valuable research tool, and many of the obituaries read like a story of the deceased's life. Order a copy now; it sells for $30.00 plus postage if mailed.

The Society's newest book titled "Madison County Cemetery Book #10" is now available and is selling like hotcakes. This book contains 194 pages and includes 231 photos and full-name index. Cemetery Book #10 covers nine cemeteries which are located to the southwest and north of Huntsville: Bohannan Mountain Cemetery; Busby Family Cemetery; Carlson Cemetery; Fritts Cemetery; Herrington Cemetery; Holman Creek Graves; Laney Cemetery; Neal Cemetery; and Phillips Cemetery. This book sells for $25.00 plus postage if mailed.

The Society's next book will be Cemetery Book #11, and will include the following cemeteries: Boatright Cemetery; Bootright Cemetery; Buckeye Cemetery; Campbell Cemetery; Cherry Creek Cemetery; Colonel Johnson Cemetery; Farmer Cemetery; George Hardin Grave; Langley-Bell Cemetery; Old Levi McDonald Family Graves; Martin Johnson Cemetery; Mason Cemetery; Wilks-Roberts Cemetery; and Worley Cemetery. We are currently working on this book and collecting photos of the people who are buried in these cemeteries, so if you have any photos, please contact Joy Russell at the Society's address, or e-mail her at: jrussell44@aol.com. The projected date of publication for Cemetery Book #11 is sometime in 2012.

Volume 30, Summer 2011, Issue 2 of Madison County Musings released

The Summer issue of the Madison County Musings was mailed on June 15th. The cover features a photograph of John Britain Smith, his sister Virginia Isabell Smith Howerton and Virginia's children, c. 1908. This is the 118th issue of the Musings since the founding of the society and contains pages 59 - 114 of Volume 30.

Table of Contents - Musings, Volume 30, No. 2, Summer, 2011

Page No. article title author
59 John Britain Smith Family J. B. Smith, transcribed
63 WPA Interview of Frank Nance Musings Staff
70 New Books Now Available Musings Staff
73 Henry Harvey Ball Story Henry Harvey Ball
76 Wade-Warren &New Home Cemetery Updates Musings Staff
77 New Buildings in Huntsville Madison County Record - 1935
78 Movement after the Civil War to Protect Citizens From the Ft. Smith New Era - 1865
81 1851 Huntsville Lawyers Joy Russell
82 Civil War Union Deaths in Madison County Wally Waits
83 A Glimpse of Kingston History Dollie Mashburn Crawford
87 Mashburn Family Gathering Photo - 1908 Musings Staff
88 Madison County School History Musings Staff
98 1845 Divorce of Jane Gray v. Wm. Gray Wally Waits
99 Early Obituaries through 1949, Part 68 Musings Staff
102 Disease Terminology Nancy Feroe
106 Madison County Land Patents Musings Staff
108 Queries and Searching Members
110 Popular Colonial Names Musings Staff

Volume 30, Spring 2011, Issue 1 of Madison County Musings released

The Spring issue of the Madison County Musings were mailed on April 15th. The cover features a photograph of the old Smyrna School in the snow. This is the 117th issue of the Musings since the founding of the society and contains pages 1 - 58 of Volume 30.

Table of Contents - Musings, Volume 30, No. 1, Spring 2011

Page No. article title author
1 The Huntsville Railroad - To Be or Not To Be? Musings Staff
9 30th Year of the Musings! Musings Staff
10 A Hand Dug Well Story Edwin B. Sebourn
12 Water-Spout & Flood - Horrible Outrage
 Wally Waits
13 Mt. Olive Cemetery near Kingston
 Musings Staff
26 WPA Interview of Henry L. Thompson Musings Staff
32 Pre-1920's Obituaries Book Coming Soon Joy Russell
34 Boston, Smyrna, Big Sandy School Pupils Musings Staff
40 Early Marriage Dates - Part 62 Hope Creek
41 Old Newspaper Items Madison County Record - 1927
45 Madison County Land Patents Musings Staff
47 Early Obituaries Musings Staff
51 Correction and Additions Musings Staff
53 Searching Musings Staff
54 Index Musings Staff
58 Old News Items Musings Staff