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Officers and Board of Directors Page2Obituaries Page2 and Page3Reunioncontinued, Letter from 2007 Scholarship awardee,and other information Page4Pictures from the Reunion Page5

Reunion - 2009At this time, no reunioncommittee has been named and nosite has beenselected. As informationbecomes available, it will bepublished in the next newsletter.

Reunion2008 in Raleigh,NorthCarolinaThe 2008 reunion in Raleighwas an interestingone although notwell attended. About 60 personswere in attendance

but we missed seeing many of the NorthCarolinians from the Raleigharea who could have attended.FridaytA hospitality roomwas open for most of the reunion and many attendees enjoyed meeting others while some

looked at the Fulgham-FulghumFamily Databaseon PeggyWood's computer. A first list of publications needed for theLibrarywas available and a number of attendees signed up to purchase a book or CDfor the Library. Many thanks forthis! We will need quite a large number of books for the Library.The Pig pick'n at the Longview Baptist Church on NewHopeRoadwas a great success. The membership sends its

heartfelt thanks to the organizing committee for providing this meal at no cost to the attendees. After eating, therewastime for fellowship with other attendees, followed bya hymnsinging session that all enjoyed. With great appreciationthose at the pig pick'n dinner boarded the bus that took us back to the hotel.W theOfficers. Boards of Dimctors.and many attendeesmet for a country breakfast, that I am sure

left no one hungry! This was followed bythe Boards of Dimctors for FFFNAand FFFNFmeetings and reports.The Trefigrer’s Rem.We learned that ColonialWilliamsburg decided not to charge us for unsold rooms at the hotelduring the 2007 reunion. This helped the bottom line for the financial report. Despite this windfall, we still need tobolster up our Treasury. PeggyWood, Secretary-Treasurer, has asked that the dues at the $40 per year be continuedanother year for 2009. Hopefullywe will be able to return to the $25 per year dues in 2010, providing that we have asuccessful membership campaign in the Fall of 2009. We really need the financial support of 300 to 400 memberspaying the dues at the $25 per year level in order to carry out the work of theAssociation and to provide the newsletterto all Fulgh'm families and interested relatives. A proposal. suggested byBettyWiggins to Robert Fulghum, for Lifetimedues was made. Noactionwas taken on this item.HistgrianRemn. There are now over 20,000 names in the database of Fulgh’ms and Fulgh*mkin. Grant Fulghamwelcomes updatedand new genealogical input for the database. Use full names dates, locationsof births anddeaths.Newsletter Editor Report. Newsletters are now sent out enveloped. This saves money when inserts have to be included in thenewsletter asmechanical insertingrather than insertingvia hand labor can bedone. IssueNo.61was mailedto 1,389addresses.NominationReport.Was given by EugeneFulghamof Jacksonville, FL. NewOfficers andState Representativesare foundon p.2Two presentations byComicAtkinson andSue Libby onsearching for their lineageswere presented. Continuedonp e4.

' thanks to those whoxtra money in addition to their dues. We still needmoremembers. We hope those other memberswho receive our newsletter wiEnsider joining the FFFNA. We need to have two hundredNEWmembers in 2009 to hel us ca out the work of the Association

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In Memoriam In MemoriamKenneth Blake Fulghum, 61,died May 10, 2008 at the V.A.Hospital in Jackson, MS.Mr. Fulghum, the son of WillianRaiford (Jr.) and Muriel HallFulghum, was born February 5, 1947in Sheffield, AL.Ken grew up in Louisville, MS. Ongraduating from high school, heenlisted in the US. Army. Inaddition to combat duty in Vietnam,he served with the elite Old HonorGuard at Fort Myer, VA. From 1969to 1970 as well as at the Tomb of theUnknown Soldier. In 1970, he wassent back to Vietnam.He was a highly decorated veteran ofthe Vietnam War, having receivedthree Purple Heart Medals, two AirMedals, three Army Commendationmedals with “ V ” for valor, threeBronze Stars with “ V ” for valor,National Defense Medal, VietnamService Medal, Vietnam CampaignMedal, Combat Infantry Badge, SixOak Leaf Clusters, and wasrecommended for the DistinguishedService Cross.Having been critically wounded inJuly 1971, Staff Sgt. Fulghum spentsome time in the Military Hospital.After his medical discharge from themilitary, he attended MississippiState University from which hegraduated.Ken was preceded in death by hisFather, W.R. (Bill) Fulghum, Jr. aswell as his Hall and Fulghumgrandparents. He is survived by hisMother, Muriel Hall Fulghum;daughter Michelle Bowman; son,Scott Fulghum; brothers, LarryFulghum and Russ Fulghum; uncle,Robert N. Fulghum FourGrandchildren and a very specialfriend, Jana French.Military funeral was held May 14,2008 in the Chapel Hill MethodistChurch Cemetery at Porterville, MS.

Lineage: Cap’t. Anthony --> Midiaell-> Anthony --. Anthony ‐-> Raiford‑>Benjamin Raiford -> James William -‑>Jobn Mathis ‐> William Raifordn>William R.,Jr.

John Rawles Fulgham, Jr. ofDallas, Texas died February 22, 2008from complications afier heart surgery.He was born July 29, 1927 in Windsor,Isleof Wight County, Virginia, the son ofJohn Rawles Fulgham and GypseyLouise Matthews. He earned a Bachelorof Arts degee from Virginia MilitaryInstitute (V.M.l.) and entaed the US.Marine Corps, 1950-1953, attaining therank of Captain. He later earned aBachelor of Business Administrationfrom Southern Methodist University. Heentered the banking business andachieved a number of important bankingpositions including President of the FirsNational Bank of Dallas. He served onnumerous Boards and held manyadvisory positions to other financialcompanies.Appointed to the Executive Committee ofthe Grace Commission by PresidentReagan where he served on nmnaoustask forces, he received a PresidentialCertificate of appreciation for his work.He served as Chairman of the Boards ofChildren’s Health Services of Texas,Trustee of V.M.l., Director of the StateFair of Texas, and Director of theWashington Legal Foundation.He was a member of numerousprofessional organizatims and otha'Foundations.Mr. Fulgham was preceded in death byhis parents, a brother, Eldon CharlesFulgham, and a son, John (Son) R.Fulgham III.John is survived by Betty BergerFulgham, his wife of 57 years; threedaughters, Emily Ann FulghamMcCullough, Virginia (Ginger) FulghamAskew, and Janie Rawlas Fulgham Bell;12 grandchildren, Betty BrownMcCullough Gootee, Leland (Grae) G.McCullough, I V, Hallye Sue Fulgham,John (Jack) R. Fulgham, SamanthaFulgham, Rawles Garrison Askew, AnnaMarie (0.15.) Askew Soderberg, JanieRawles Askew, Benjamin Clayton Bell,l l l , Rawles Fulgham Bell, WilliamGraham Bell,and Betty Fulgham Bell,Other survivors include a sister, AnnFulgham Wilroy of Ahoskie, NC, abrother, Dr. William M. Fulgham ofSuffolk, VA and his wife, Nancy AnnNewman Fulghum, (hughter-in-law,Wendy Hightower Fulgham Walker,three sons-in-law, LelandG.

N o . 6 ; , P a g e 3McCullough, 11], Ronald G. Askew,Benjamin C. Bell, Jr; a sister-in-law,Sharon Summers Fulgham, twograndsons-in-law, Dave Soderberg andJJ. Gootee; and numerous nieces andnephews.Memorial Services at Highland ParkPresbyterian Church, Reverend RonScates andNelson Bell, Presiding.Lineage: seeDB 1D# 2170.

In Memoriam

Maurice Alexander Biggs, Jr.,81, of Rocky Mount, NC diedMarch 19, 2008. He was born inFayetteville, NC on May 17, 1927,the son of Maurice A. and RosaFulghum Biggs.Biggs attained the rank of EagleScout. He served in the US. Navy in1945-46 following which heattendedand graduated from Wake ForestUniversity earning a BA in English.Heentered the Wake Forest School ofLaw in 1954 and graduated withhonors in 1957. He then joined theInstitute of Government at UNC inChapel Hill.In 1959, Biggs began practicing lawin Rocky Mount. After a long careerwith various types of cases, JudgeBiggs was appointed to the SeventhJudicial District Court Bench in 1991,a position he held until retirement in1999. Judge Biggs was a member ofnumerous professional laworganizations including the AmericanBar Association, the North CarolinaBar Association, North CarolinaAcademy of Trial Lawyers and theSeventh Judicial District Bar. Healso held many positions on Boardsand in civic organizations.Judge Biggs is survived by his wife,Sandra Hedgepath Pittman Biggs;son, James, grandson Alex; daughter,Allison Biggs Larken; andgranddaughter, Garvey; and a sister,Jane Biggs Mashbum.A service to celebrate the life ofJudge Biggs’ was held at LakesideBaptist Church.Judge Biggs is ID#3957 in thedatabase and his mother, RosaFulghum is ID#1735.

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DID YOU KNOW ?Talking on a cell phone(including a hands free phone)while driving is as dangerousas driving while intoxicated.From: Human Factors and ErgonomicsSociety, Summer 2006

German Fulgh*ms ?A number of years ago while inAtlanta attending a microbiologymeeting, I saw in "UndergroundAtlanta” a genealogical display bya company that provides familybackgrounds and coats of arms.lwas allowed to read the materialon Fulgh*ms and found it nothinglike what our family history is like.it listed our family’s origins asGermany. I thought it was ascam, providing something forunsuspecting people who wantedbut did not know their familyhistory for a nice fee to thescammers.Recently, I wonder if i wasmistaken. Perhaps there arepersons with the Fulgh*m namethat have a German background.Back in World War I, being ofGerman ancestry was lookeddown upon and many people withGerman names changed theirnames to one that did not soundGerman. Perhaps someGermans knew and admired theFulgh*ms and took the name.Any male Fulgh*ms who havebeen told they are German inorigin and cannot trace theirlineage to early Fulgham familiesshould take the 12 marker Y-DNAtest to find out if they matchFulgh*ms who are known to bedirectly related Captain AnthonyFulgham. If you do take the testand do not match any Fulgh*ms,please report this to DanFulghum (address, page 2)For information, please go towww.familMedna.com fordetails and costs to be tested.Remember, we welcome all withthe Fulgh*m name to FFFNAirrespective of their DNA tests.

Reunion 2008Continued from page 1

Saturday Evening - The AnnualBanquet was held StaurdayEvening. There were a number ofannouncements. James E. Fulghumof Wilson, NC was awarded aplaque for his many services to theAssociation and the Foundation. Jimwas presented with a ceremonialstaff commemorating his leadershipof the Association from 1985 to thepresent.

Please support theScholarship Program

of the FoundationThis is a most worthy activity ofthe Fulgham-Fulghum FamilyNational Foundation. Alldonations are tax deductible onyour income tax returns.When you help a teacher, youhelp the thousands of childrenthey may teach during theirteaching career.

Following the dinner, there wasmusic and dancing enjoyed by all.Sunday Morning. After breakfast,the Annual Business Meeting for allmembers attending was held.At this Meeting for all members, thereports given to the Officers andBoard members were read to theattendees. Discussions followed. ; Itwas moved and seconded that theScholarships be increased from$500 to $1,000 starting in 2009.There was no new business and themeeting was adjourned.Following the business meeting,the Reunion was concluded withthe worship service led by BetsyWilliams.

Letter to the Foundationand the Association

A letter of appreciation was sent tothe FFFNA and the FFFNF by our2007-2008 Scholarship recipient,Angelica Grace Kelley. Sheincluded the courses she took andthe grades she earned during herfirst year at Evangel University. Shedid well and ended the year with acumulative Grade Point Average(GPA) of 3.3. .Miss Kelly again thanked theFFFNF for the scholarshipsupporting her in her first year ofCollege. The University offered hera service trip opportunity to spendtwo months this summer teachingEnglish in the Public Schools inThailand, one of the experiencesfrom her first year of College thatshe will alwavs remember.

Dues for 2009Peggy Wood, Sec’y-Treas’r,requested that dues for theyear 2009 remain at $40 withreduction to $25 in 2010pending a successfulmembership drive in 2009 for150 new members.Current membership is only 204paid members. Thank you, loyalmembers who have paid dues !

Lifetime MembershipProposed at the Business meeting at the

2008 reunion in Raleigh.1. Member pays in $950.2. Fromthis FFFNA takes out

$50 to set up account andfor first years dues.

3. FFFNA Invests theremaining $900.

4. Subsequent dues are paidfrom interest FFFNA earnson investment.

5. Return $900 if LifetimeMemberrequests to returnto regular annual dues, OR

6. Return $900 to the Estate ofdeceased Lifetime Member,if executor requests it.

Approximate amount of annualinterest earned on each LifetimeMember account:@2.5% interestwould yield $24.This proposal is still underconsideration as it was not put toa vote. If you are interested,please let the newsletter editorknow. If there is enough interestwe can consider the proposal atthe next reunion.

S u m m e r 2008 Fulgham-Fulghum F a m i l y Facts‘

THROUGH ALL THESE YEARS© 1976by

Wiley I. RutledgeIn younger years I could dream of how good life

wouldbe,When all I had to do each day were things that

pleasured me.I did not know the toll that went in makingdreams

come true,Nor of the price that others paid each day to see me

through.Don’t mark medown asungrateful if thanks I failed

to show,I did not mean to beunkind ‐ I simply did not know

in younger years.

In middleyears I forgot those carefree days gone by,And I looked out on younger folks and it caused me

p to sigh.“How carelessly they drift” I thought “on any wind

that blows.”Don’t mark medown asunloving‐- untilyou’ve

reached that spot,It ’s just that time moved swiftly by - and somehow I

forgot,In middleyears.

Through all these years I now look back and dreammy dreams again

And once again they pleasure methey way they didbackthen

I recall the anxious days I spent in middleyears,And see howwell it all turned out ‐ and smiles

replace my tears.Don’t mark medown asuncaringor call me

unconcerned,‘Ti l l life ‐ and love ‐ and time teach you the lessons I

have learnedThrough all these years.

Writes Mark Rutledge of The Daily Reflector,Greenville,NorthCarolina.Myfather was 44 when he wrote that poem. He touched alot of lives in profoundways during his time, and notjustbecause he was a minister. He’s simply the type of personwho always reached out to other human beings. For usclosest to Wiley 1.Rutledge, havingone of thesepeople stepout of the fog (Wiley Rutledge now suffers fromAlzheimer’s Disease dementia) and bring to light suchmeaningful moments with him is nothingshort of a gift ofGod.Newsletter Editor ’s Note: The poem was apparentlywritten for Lynn Mrogan who was, at the time, ahomesick ml t reee from Ohio working In Knoxville.Tenn. Mark Rutledge has given us permlsslon to printthe poem in our newsletter. Thanks, Mark!

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THE FULGH*MNEWSLETTERSON THE INTERNET

There was a great deal of interest at theRaleigh Reunion regarding distributing thefamily newsletters via the Internet. KevinCharles from Rocky Mount attended the reunionand contributed discussion and suggestionsconcerning an electronic version of thenewsletter. There are several ways this could bedone. At first, we may not be able to includepictures with the text. The newsletters would goout as E-mail attachments to persons who askedto receive advance copy of the newsletters.Later, if we can find the expertise, we could putthe newsletters on the Internet with a link tothem on our homepage at Rootsweb. Also, wecould later send complete newsletters via E-mailas well.

We recently sent out the first three pages of theFoundation Newsletter (found in this mailing) toa list of E-mail addresses that our Past President,Betty Wiggins, is maintaining, ‐ Her“BREAKING NEWS” mailing list. We receivedpositive response from this.

Presently, we feel that using E-mail andsending the pages asattachment is something wecan accomplish. Later maybe we can becomemore sophisticated and try the other possiblerouts. Hopefully, Kevin Charles wi l l continue tohelp in this endeavor,

If you would like to beon Betty Wiggins’“BREAKING NEWS” mailing list, please

contact her by E-mailat.bwiggins@widowmaker .com.

If this mode of transmission of the newsletterworks out for you, please let us know.

For the present, we plan, in addition, tocontinue to mail the newsletters via the U. S.PostalService asbefore. This is to insure that allknown Fulgh*ms, Fulgh*m kin, and othersinterested in the Family receive a copy.

Pictures Fromthe 2008 ReunionWhile several photographs were available for

the newsletter, the best were taken by Ji l lHarwood ‐ many thanks, Jil l ! A l l of the reunionphotographs in this issue were furnished by Jil.

Summer 2008

S u m m e r 2008 Fulggham-Fulhum Fami ly F a c t s No. 62, Page 7- Pictures

From the ReunionPage 6: Center; Dancing afterthe Banquet. Clockwise fromthe upper left; Mr. and Mrs.Hilliard Fulgham, from Sturgis,Mississippi with their granddaughters, Andrea “Kimberlin”Vickers; “Trystun” CaleighanneVickers, and friend, Courtney“Shay” Clark, on the bus to thePig Pick’n; next, Jill Harwoodwith the young ladies fromMississippi, and, next KevinCharles with Jill Harwood; next,James E. Fulghum accepting aplaque and a ceremonial staffcommemorating his long yearsof service to the FFFNA andFFFNF; next, Herman Fulgham,Jr. from Burlington, NC andbrothers. Last picture is ofTryston, Shay, and Kimberlin,at the Pig Pick’n.Page 7 At the Banquet from thetop: The President’s table atthe reunion Standing are PeggyWood, Sec’y‐Treas., LarryFulghum, President, seatedfrom the left Robert S andEsther Fulghum, Joan andPeter Fulghum, Mrs. LarryFulghum; second, SueFulgham Libby and the RayFulghams, some of ourCalifornia cousins, and othersat the banquet; third, TheHanIvoods, the HilliardFulghams and grandchildrenwith James Fulghum Mills fromGeorgia, President of theFulgham-Fulghum FamilyNational Foundation; fourth,The Eugene Fulghams fromFlorida and Dr and Mrs. GwinFulghamfrom Texas.It was good to see theyounger people at thereunion and to have theirparticipation. We especiallythank Kevin Charles for hishelpful input. We hope hisinterest and help willcontinue.

we.62. Summer 2008 FULGHAM-FULGHUMFAMILY FACTS Back Page JYou may Copy this form or send the following Information to:

Peggy FulghumWood. FFFNA.2970 St. Johns Ave #126Jacksonville. Florida 32205-8129

Pleaseenroll my family (household) in the Fulghan-FulghumFaniiyNationalAssociation (FFFNA)MailingList. I (we) understandthat wewill be placedonthe mailing list to receive the newsleuer. FULGHAll-FULGHUMFAMILYFACTS. aswell a infatuation on reunions and other events.Inaddition. IwanttoJointheFFFNA lenclosedues duorormewrremcalendaryeerlj (Check D o m ) This isanew l ] (or) Renewal [3membershipName(Pleasemm) :

Address CK!State Zip Phone( t - E l s i !edttess _ ___rCommunlcetion throughthe newsletter ls howwseffectively reach all known Fulgh'ms. The nemlet ter ls expensive. Your membershipdueswill help us continuewith e quarterly newsletter for everyone. Weshould continue the effort to search for more Fulgh‘ms and Fulgh'mdata.Pleasealso provide or update your faulty connection lntorrnlion. (names s dates) with the above application. Oryou may send updated familydata on your branch of the Fulgharn-Fulghum Family to the Family Archivist:J. GrantFulgham Q 2551Code Tole. Gsmarfllo. CA 93010-2219or E-rnall: hi_ulQro_adrunner.corn or- telephone (805)482-6698

Association Goals:...tofoster and encwrage Family education a fellowship...tomoist. in every possblewey. the preselvdiona idcommmicaion dtheFaniiyheritage..to continue researching& recording the history otthe Fanily. its branches and reliedhistoricalmo ts ...tocollect artiiads, lore anddowm i fl i o n for the Funiyactives....tosusteinepmgrunwhosepuposeistopMcmcunedFafilymunbushtmhwihmemothemd interestedgoups...toserveasameans otcommunicilonbdweendivhocaesbanthepresavaimdmeFaniyhalegsmdhistaichstones....tocontinuepiblicaionofthe FuUism-FulyiunFaninFaces.awholly uniqueperiodical publicalondedicaedsolely to interestinghistoricd upsetsof the Family: alsoto detail current hmpenings end, in general. to inform.ed i c t s and entertmFulgh'ms andFulgh'mkinabout the family.

...to raise iunds through the FulgherneFulghumFemlly Foundationfor it’sworthy canes. ’ncludingtheFounddlonScholarsz Fund.the FFFNFMm ‘ r c h i v e s b u i l d l n gmwhichwewll m u n m m m e m m m m m . r m h M e m ,photographs. videotapes a.documentation actives), aswell as the Fwndaionresearchprojects and other Founddionmocietedwants a materials.

The NorthAmerican beginning of our family was in lSLEof WIGHT County, VIRGINIA in ca. 1640.Nowwe have reunions in many states. Of the 23national reunions the FFFNA has held (the firstin 1985 in Rock Ridge, NC) the lastfive have been held: 2004 in Savannah,GA; 2005 inAnnapolis. MD; 2006 in Nacogdoches.Texas; 2007 in Williamsburg,VA; and 2008 in Raleigh, NC.

Fulgham-FulghumFamilyNationalAssociation on the INTERNET:Our homepage URL is: h :Ilh a .r w . ml~f I h m b- ext-h l.htmOne can find links to the FFFNAdatabase in GenCircIes and in Rootsweb near the center left of the firstpage. Click on one of these links to access data and information on your ancestors and lineage.Useonly the names of deceased ancestors since data on living persons is blocked for their privacy.F a e d d i fl m d h e h h s e um r i g t u F u l g h ' mm . p h e s e c ammWE d i a ortheFaniyArchlvisuaddeesesarelstsdm page2).

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' 0 0 8IssueNo 4 Jacksonville, Florida Summer 2007

Officers for 2008-2009O f fi c e r s a r e e l e c t e d a n n u a l l y. N E W OFFICERS w e r e e l e c t e d to t h e Fulgham/Fulghum F a m i l yN a t i o n a l F o u n d a t i o n a t t h e R e u n i o n B u s i n e s s m e e t i n g i n R a l e i g h , N C o n J u n e 2 2 , 2008.There a r e many t a l e n t e d p e o p l e i n o u r o r g a n i z a t i o n . W e t h a n k t h e m f o r t h e i r s e r v i c e .O f fi c e r s a r e l i s t e d o n Page 2 . T h e y may s e r v e o n l y t h r e e t e r m s i n o f fi c e . C o m m i t t e eC h a i r p e r s o n s s e r v e a t t h e p l e a s u r e o f t h e O f fi c e r s a n d B o a r d .

ANNUAL MEETINGP r e s i d e n t James F. M i l l s o f A u g u s t a , G e o r g i a , c a l l e d t h e m e e t i n g t o o r d e r .P e g g y F. Wood g a v e t h e T r e a s u r e r ' s R e p o r t . The T r e a s u r y h a s a t o t a l o f $ 8 2 , 5 8 5 . 6 3 . O ft h i s $ 7 7 , 0 8 6 . 7 8 came f r o m d o n a t i o n s t o t h e L i b r a r y F u n d w h i l e $ 3 , 0 1 9 . 4 3 i s i n t h eS c h o l a r s h i p F u n d a n d t h e r e m a i n i n g amount o f $ 2 , 4 7 9 . 4 2 a r e w o r k i n g f u n d s . T h e r e a r es t i l l a number o f p l e d g e s d u e t o b e c o l l e c t e d f o r t h e L i b r a r y Fund i n 2008.P e t e r C . F u l g h u n r e p o r t e d o n t h e a c t i v i t i e s o f t h e S c h o l a r s h i p C o m m i t t e e .A p p l i c a t i o n s f o r t h e S c h o l a r s h i p w e r e n a r r o w e d down t o t h r e e . A f t e r d i s c u s s i o n , i twas d e c i d e d t o a w a r d t h e S c h o l a r s h i p f o r 2008-9 t o E l i z a b e t h A n n e T i j e r n a o f M a r s h a l l ,Te x a s . P e t e r s u g g e s t e d t h a t w e r a i s e t h e amoun t o f t h e s c h o l a r s h i p i n t h e com ing y e a rf r o m $ 5 0 0 t o $ 1 , 0 0 0 . T h i s was m o v e d a n d s e c o n d e d a n d a p p r o v e d b y v o i c e v o t e .James E . F u l g h u n o f W i l s o n , N C g a v e t h e r e p o r t o n t h e p r o g r e s s o f t h e p r o p o s e dL i b r a r y . T h i s r e p o r t i s f o u n d o n p a g e 3 .R o b e r t 3 . F u l g h u n g a v e a r e p o r t o n t h e a c q u i s i t i o n o f m a t e r i a l s f o r t h e L i b r a r y . A tt h i s t i m e w e h a v e 8 2 b o o k s a n d o t h e r i t e m s f o r t h e L i b r a r y . A campa ign t o p u r c h a s ebooks f o r t h e L i b r a r y was announced a n d a l i s t o f t h e fi r s t books to be p u r c h a s e d wasmade a v a i l a b l e a t t h e r e u n i o n i n t h e H o s p i t a l i t y R o o m . F o u r a t t e n d e e s w h i l e a t t h e2008 Reunion i n R a l e i g h , N C , Sue Fu lghum L i b b y, Peggy F. Wood, R i c h a r d F. B a r n e s a n dR o b e r t S . Fu lghum s i g n e d u p a n d l e f t checks t o p u r c h a s e fi f t e e n b o o k s . T h e t i t l e si n c l u d e d : D i r e c t o r y o f F a m i l y A s s o c i a t i o n ; S e v e n t e e n t h C e n t u r y I s l e o f W i g h tV i r g i n i a , H i s t o r i c a l S o u t h e r n F a m i l i e s , Volumes V I I I , xv, xxx, xx, m , a n d m u ;C o l o n i a l F a m i l i e s o f C u r r y a n d I s l e o f W i g h t , vo lume 3 , l , a n d 5 ; The c o m p l e t e Bookof E m i g r a n t s 1607-1676; R o b e r t ’ s Ru les of O rde r, n e w l y r e v i s e d , In B r i e f ; C a m a c k ’ sGu ide t o C o p y r i g h t a n d C o n t r a c t s ; K i n s h i p , I t ’ s A l l R e l a t i v e , Expanded 2 " E d i t i o n .

C a m p a i g n s f o r f u n d i n g t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e L i b r a r y a n d f o r p u r c h a s i n gb o o k s f o r t h e L i b r a r y a r e c o n t i n u i n g . P l e a s e c o n t a c t P e g g y F . Wood r e g a r d i n gd o n a t i o n s . T h e L i b r a r y w i l l b e some th i ng v e r y u s e f u l f o r n o t o n l y t h e f a m i l yb u t a l s o f o r t h e I s l e o f W i g h t C o u n t y , S o u t h s i d e V i r g i n i a a n d t h e S o u t h e r n0 8 . When t h e L i b r a r y i s c o m p l e t e , t h e F u l g h h n F a m i l y w i l l b e l e a v i n g ape rmanen t l e g a c y o f w h i c h e v e r y one o f us s h o u l d be v e r y p r o u d . S e e P a g e 3 .

I Page 2, Issue No 4ComrateOfficers for 2006-2007

James F. Mills (706) 763-6585PostOffice Box 211561Augusta, Georgia 30917-1561

President:

Vice-president The Rev. Peter c. Fulghum (301) 824-225313007 Still Meadow RoadSmithsburg, Maryland 21783-1322

Secretary! Treasurer:Peggy Fulghum Wood (904) 389-65102970 St. Johns Avenue, # 12 GJacksonville, Florida 32205-8729

Officers of the Boardof DirectorsChairman 0. Thomas Fulghum

3337WaltonWayAugusta, Georgia 30909-4529

(706) 736-9914

Vice- ohainnan Christian M. Fulghum (206) 282-3595Post Office Box 99217Seattle.Washington 98199-0217

Secretary James E. Fulghum2221 Nash Place, NorthWllson, North Carolina 27896-1711

BOARD OF DIRECTORSJ. Grant Fulgham, Camarillo, CA

(805)482-6698

(252) 243‐3803

RobertS. Fulghum, Greenville, NC(252)-355-0615

James Thomas Fulgham, New Iberia, LA(337)365-567

Phyllis Hobbs Grief, Wichita, KS(316)636-2428

Carolyn A. Fulghum,Greenville, NC(252)355-4796

J. Cordell Hatch, Boalsburg, PA(814)466.6489

Robert Neil Fulghum, Durham, NC(919)962-1172

Marlin V. Ogden, Sacramento, CA(916)485-0836

Jacksonville, Florida

Committee ChairpersonsPolicy, By-Iaws. & Scholarship:

The Rev. PeterC. Fulghum (301) 824-2253Smithsburg. Maryland

Property and Finance:0. Thomas FulghumAugusta. Georgia

Nomination 8.Membership:Vacant

Curator of the Library:Robert S. FulghumGreenville. NorthCarolina

(706) 736-9914

(252)-355-0615

Summer 2008J

Elizabeth Anne Tijerina, the recipient of the 2008‑2009 FFFNF Scholarship, is pictured above. Elizabethwrites: ”Thank you so much for giving me $500 and thechance to attend EastTexas Baptist University.”She goes on to say that she has always wanted tobe a teacher.She wants to work with the next generation to“instill in them the need for their education.”She believes that “teachers serve theircommunities most because they influence the livesof children.” "Women of our generation need tobe involved with the children as well as to be ableto provide for themselves. I also think that Hispanicchildren who stmggle with the English languageshould have a chance to grow up and succeed inlife, so I want to become a bi‐lingual elementary ,school teacher.”“Again, I thank you so much for helping me with mycollege education.“God bless you”

ElizabethAnne Tijerina

In a footnote to Elizabeth’s letter, her parents,George and Anne Tijerina, add “as a parent I reallyappreciate your confidence and support of ourfuture educator. God bless you all!”

I Progress on the proposed Library: See page 3.J

PURCHASE A BOOK FORTHE LIBRARYSelect a book to purchase from the list on P. 4Write the name of the book and a write a checkfor the cost of the book. .Send your selection and check to Peggy F.Wood in Jacksonville, FLORIDAA label noting your donation will be placed inthe book you purchase

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Report at Board Meeting ;VIRGINIA LIBRARY

PROJECTJames E. Fulghum

Dr. Robert S. FulghumSaturday. June 21.2008

One year ago last week, Dr.Robert S. Fulghum and I conducted adiscussion centered around thepossibilities conceming the FamileLibrary Project it was felt that theFamily could not raise sufficientmoneys to go out on its own todevelop a genealogical researchlibrary in isle of Wight County.Virginia. and. therefore, a newapproach should be developed. itwas decided that a SouthsideVirginia Historical Library should beconsidered as a repository for theFamiYs historical documents alongwith other families that had their startin America in Southsida Virginia andhave subsequently sent theirdescendants on along to settlevirtually the Southside of America asmllasotmrplacesinthenation. ltwasteltthatsuchaprojectcouldbeavery successful tourism project aspeople returned to the area to searchfortheir roots.

This th‘nking was transmitedto the Presidents of both theAssociation and the Foundation andMr. James E. Fulghum was appointedby both to pursue this kind of th'nking.Mr. Fulghum then appointed Dr.Fulghum as Secretary of a Commlteeto be formed to pursue theimplementation of such a project. Itwas decided to enlarge the planningcommittee into a regional VigimaCommittee conta'ning someFulghamIFulghums and that thecommittee would elect a permanentChairmanwhen it is fully fomnd.

On Wednesday. June 20.2007. James E. Fulghum and Dr.Robert S. Fulghum traveled toRichmond, Virginia. to discuss theidea with officials at the Library ofVirginia. They met with Dr. Conley L.Edwards I l l Director of the Archivaland Records Management ServicesDivision, and following the discussionwith bin. Dr. Edwards. consultedElizabeth M. Lewis. Director of Library

Jacksonville, FloridaDevelopmentandNetwork‘ngNeithercouldseeanyreasonwhytheLibrary of VIrginia would oppose such aproject. Ms. Lewissuggested thatwegetintouchwitth.PatWard.DirectoroftheBlackwawr Regiond Lbrary. of which isleofWIghtCountyisapart.anddiscusstheprojectwithher. Ms. Ward was contactedand was very positive concerning theproject and said she would brief theRegional Boardatitsnext meeting.

On Friday. January 11. 2008. Dr.Robert S. Fulghum of Greenville. NorthCarolina and l traveled to Sm'thfield.Virginia. and had two appointments withJoseph Luter. N, President of SmithfieldFoods. Inc. and Judy WInslow. DirectorofTourismforSmill'Ifield.Vlginia.andforlsleofWIghtCounty.ngnia.

We discussed with each of theseofficials the poufli t ies for a proposedSouthside VIrg'nia Historical Library. whichwefelt.shouldhaveitsloeationintheircomrnun'ly.

Mr. Luwr expressed to us hiswillhgness to consider the idea andpromised todiscussthematterwlthothers'n the community. manwhile. Ms. WnslowapplaudedtheideaandurgedustodiscussthematterwiththelsleofWIghtCourItyBoardofSupervisors.

On Thursday. February 21. Dr.Fulghum and I appeared at the regularmeeti'IgoflhelsleotWIghtCountyBoardof Supervisors and gave them a detaiedoverviewotthetwrismpotentialthatcouldw i t from the establishment of aSouthside Vig'nia Historical Library in theCounty. Weaskedthattheyprovideupto15acresoflandasasuitablesltefortheproposedlbraryandthattheyprovideoneof the! Supervisors as a member of aproposed Planning Committee for theLibrary. The Chaiman of the Board ofSupervisors, an Attomey practic'ng inPortsmouth, Viginia. Stan D. Clark.applauded the idea for the Lixary andvolunteered to mt the Board ofSupervisorsonthePlanniIgCommiteeforlheLbrary. WealsoreportedthattheFulgharnIFulghum Famiy had been rais'ngmoneytobeusedasapartoftheLibraryproject.

Later the County infon'ned JamesE. FulghumandDr.Robert S. FulghumthattheCountydidnotownanylandthatwouldbe suitable as a site for the proposedLibrarybutCha'rman Clark said hewouldhelphtryingtoobtainagiflotsuitablelandfortheLbrary.

Summer 20081On Tuesday. May 13. Dr. RobertS. Fulghum and James E.Fulghum met with Judy Winslow.isle of Wight Tourism Director. andStan D. Clark, Isle of WightChaiman of the Board ofSupervisors in M. Clark's lawoffices in Portsmouth. Virginia.Chairman Clark reported that theyhadnotyettieddownaglltoflandfor the Lbrary. but that they hadnoted some interest. In discussingthe possibilities, they urged JamesE. Fulghum to contact Mr. HenryMorgan. a large landowner anddeveloper who was one of theowners of a large tract of landacross the road from St. Luke'sChurchatSmithfield.

Mr. Morgan wastelephoned and in the discussionhe expressed interest in theLibrary Project and agreed to meetwith Chakman Clark. Ms. Winslow.and the Fulghums in Mr. Clark'soffices on Wednesday. June 18.The rmeting was later changed tothe Isle of Wight CountyGovernment Complex on the samedate and M. Richard Turner.another principal in the ownershipof the land, accompanied Mr.Morgan to the meeting. Mr. Clarkasked the Fulghums to outline theplan and the need for a site. Bothof the landowners asked severalquestions and then expressedinterest in the project. Theyobserved that a piece of land theyown across from the largecemetery adjacent to Saint Luke'sChurch might be a good locationfor the Library. Everyone agreed.The two landowners said theywould go back and discuss thematter with their other principalsand let the group have a decision.They asked to whom they wouldgive the land. it was agreed,following discussion. that the giftcould best be made to ourFulgharn‐Fulghum Famiy NationalFoundation. a 501 C (3) taxexempt foundation and. then later.could be conveyed to the properstate supported organization thatwil become the "owner"responsible for staffing andmainta'ning of the Lbrary.

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