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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04400640egdysm.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>LRWMA Home</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>    |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LRWMA Home"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Safety Program">Safety Program</A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar">Calendar</A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsletters">Newsletters</A>   |   <B>Events</B>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History">History</A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links">Related Links</A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Books">Books</A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Frady Branch Trails">Frady Branch Trails</A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mt. 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Grove Church</A>   |   <A HREF="site_review_project.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Site Review Project">Site Review Project</A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#0000BF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/oldevents.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/oldevents.ht"><B>Pre-2002 Special Events</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="052af830.jpg" border=0 width="175" height="131" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Tabor Falls - one of the beautiful 'secrets' of the WMA!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Click here for</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/falls/mb.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/falls/mb.htm"><B> Mandy Brown Falls</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Cemeteries:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/cemeteries/farabrew.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/cemeteries/farabrew"><B>Farabrew</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/cemeteries/bentley0317.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/cemeteries/bentley0"><B>Bentley</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/cemeteries/reynolds.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/cemeteries/reynolds"><B>Reynolds</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/cemeteries/banks/bright.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/cemeteries/banks/br"><B>Banks</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/ihope.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/ihope.htm"><B>For my grandchildren!</B></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Events</I></div> <div> <A HREF="bastogne.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bastogne"><B>Friend from the Neterlands provides photos honoring the 101E!</B></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/smith_wedding/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/smith_weddin"><B>Danny Smith marries Sara Merza</B></A></div> <div> <B>Danny is the grandson of William Randol Brown (below!)  The wedding took place in the Williams Memorial Chapel, where Danny's parents, Clayton Smith and Ruth Brown, married August, 1956!  In the slide show, the third photo shows the back of Steve Tilley who's mother, Dorothy Tilley was in the wedding party of Clayton and Ruth, congratulating the lovely couple.</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/brown_randol/randolbrown.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/brown_randol"><B>William Randol Brown - Ruth Brown Smith tells the story!</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/ne_georgian/060328.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/ne_georgian/"><B>Site Survey Project </B></A><B>- </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>AARP meeting - reported in NE Georgian Mar. 28, 2006</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/trails/fradytrail/work060107/060107.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/trails/fradytrail/w"><B>Frady Branch Trail Clearing - Jan. 7, 2006 - see the groups working together to clear these trails!</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events2005/falls_050117/falls_050117.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events2005/falls_05"><B>Waterfalls of the LRWMA</B></A><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>- January 17, 2005 - lots of photos - lots of waterfalls!</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/h_farmer_falls/h_farmer_falls.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/h_farmer_fal"><B>H Farmer Site and Waterfall -</B></A><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial" ><B>Nov. 18, 2004 - Most beautiful waterfall photos yet!</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/gpr20041101/gpr.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/gpr20041101/"><B>Ground Penetrating Radar at Farmer Cemetery!</B></A><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Modern technology in an 1800's cemetery.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>   </B><A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/gpr20041101/results/gpr_results.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/gpr20041101/"><B>Computer Analysis of data from</B></A><A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/gpr20041101/results/gpr_results.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/gpr20041101/"><B> the GPR Project at Farmer Cemetery as of 11/05/2004</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>        </B><A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/gpr20041101/results2/gpr_results_041108.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/gpr20041101/"><B> Field </B></A><A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/gpr20041101/results2/gpr_results_041108.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/gpr20041101/"><B>Validation</B></A><A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/gpr20041101/results2/gpr_results_041108.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/gpr20041101/"><B> of data back at the cemetery on 11/08/2004</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/forestrestoration/reforestation.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/forestrestor"><B>Forest Service Announces Restoration Project</B></A><B> - </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Arial" ><B>requests comments</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/whiskey_still/still.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/whiskey_stil"><B>Whiskey Still</B></A><B> - </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Compare the sketch made by Seaborn Farmer to a painting found by Jim and Bev Winsness!</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/henry_farmer/Henry_farmer.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/henry_farmer"><B>E</B></A><A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/henry_farmer/Henry_farmer.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/henry_farmer"><B>LLA</B></A><A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/henry_farmer/Henry_farmer.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/henry_farmer"><B> A</B></A><A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/henry_farmer/Henry_farmer.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/henry_farmer"><B>RMINDA</B></A><A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/henry_farmer/Henry_farmer.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/henry_farmer"><B> F</B></A><A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/henry_farmer/Henry_farmer.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/henry_farmer"><B>ARMER, aged 91, revisits her home on April 3, 2004</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/currahee_fire/default.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/currahee_fir"><B>Currahee Mtn. Fire - March 28-29, 2004</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/ranger_station/ranger_station.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/ranger_stati"><B>Ranger Station Opportunity</B></A><B> - </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#6600FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Can this be an Information Center?</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/broad_river_school/broad_river_school.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/broad_river_"><B>Broad River School is identified by Danny Smith</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/adoptasite/ben_farmer/ben_farmer.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/adoptasite/ben_farm"><B>Ben Farmer site is adopted - take a look</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/romans_den_2004/romans_den_2004.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/romans_den_2"><B>Romans Den Tour 2004</B></A><B> - </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#6600FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>beautiful photos by David Caudell</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/pollard_brown/mem_service.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/pollard_brown/mem_s"><B>Pollard Brown Grave Dedication Service</B></A><B> - </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6600FF" FACE="Arial" >On</FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6600FF" FACE="Arial" >January 17, 2004, the Major John Bowie Chapter of the DAR dedicated a Rev. War Marker for Pollard Brown, Soldier of the American Revolution, who in 1858 was buried a pauper, correcting an injustice to this soldier 145 years later.  Pollard was the brother of Robert Brown.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/ragsdale/ragsdale.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/ragsdale/ragsdale.h"><B>Ragsdale Mil</B></A><A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/ragsdale/ragsdale.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/ragsdale/ragsdale.h"><B>l</B></A><B> - </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6600FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>on private land, this mill is a treasure.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/fradytrail/opening/fradytrails.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/fradytrail/opening/"><B>Frady Branch Trails Grand Opening</B></A><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6600FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>October 25, 2003</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/howardcash/howardcash.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/howardcash/h"><B>Howard Cash Sr. Grave Dedication</B></A><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6600FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>October 25, 2003</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/sellers/sellers.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/sellers/sell"><B>CSA Memorial Service for Conrad Sellers</B></A><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6600FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>May 24, 2003</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/simmons/simmons.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/simmons/simm"><B>CSA Memorial Service for Ranson Oliver Simmons</B></A><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#6600FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>May 24, 2003</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/030308cemeteries/030308cemeteries.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/030308cemete"><B>March 8 - Farabrew and Lathan Cemeteries get a face-lift!</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/falls/stephens/stephens.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/falls/stephens/step"><B>Stephens Falls</B></A><B> - </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Jan. 7, 2003 - you have to see these falls!  Beautiful!</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/mercer/mercer.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/mercer/merce"><B>Richard Mercer returns to find Tabor Falls</B></A><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- August 2 - after being bit by a snake on May 25th doing the same thing!</FONT></div> <bR> <div> June 23 - <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/kytle/jkytle.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/kytle/jkytle">Jakob Kytle gets a Revolutionary War Veteran Headstone</A> - did he know Robert Brown?????</div> <div> Note: this June 23rd 2002 was seen in 2008 by a descendant of Jakob who wrote:</div> <div> Jim & Bev,</div> <bR> <div>     Hello, my name is Chris Smith from El Dorado, Arkansas and I am a descendant of Jacob Kytle through his daughter Mary who married Stephen Johnson. I am a fifth great-grandson of Jacob. The Johnsons eventually relocated to Carroll County, Tennessee where most of my family still lives.</div> <div>     After I discovered your site on the net and learned about the marker that had been placed for Jacob I wanted to contact you and say "thanks so much!" We have a Johnson genealogy book that only provided limited details about Jacob. We had no idea where he settled after the Revolution, much less where he is buried. I was so excited to discover all of the work that had been done by you and Bev. Just two weeks ago I typed in Jacob Kytle for a Google search and that's when I came across your site for the first time.</div> <div>     Again, thanks so much for your hard work and I hope to visit the cemetery someday!</div> <bR> <div> Chris Smith</div> <div> El Dorado, AR</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >May 25, 2002 - Robert Brown Memorial Service -</FONT> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/rbrownmem/rbrownmem.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/rbrownmem/rb"><B>Text of the presentations</B></A></div> <bR> <div> May 25, 2002 - Robert Brown Memorial Service -<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/rbrownmem/rbrownphotos.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/rbrownmem/rb"><B> Photos of the event - 22 photos!</B></A></FONT><B> </B></div> <bR> <div>     Robert Brown Memorial Service - photos in 3 sets:  <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/rbrownmem/frbr1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/rbrownmem/fr">Set 1</A>      <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/rbrownmem/frbr2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/rbrownmem/fr">Set 2</A>      <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/rbrownmem/frbr3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/rbrownmem/fr">Set 3</A></div> <div>               (for those who have trouble viewing the full set)</div> <bR> <div> May 25, 2002 - Garland Lane Memorial Service -<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/glanemem/glane.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/glanemem/gla"><B> Photos</B></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> May 2002 - <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/trashman/trashman.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/trashman/tra">the new trashman for the LRWMA</A> - lets talk trash!</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Gertrude Collier Day!   </FONT> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/gertrudeday/gertday1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/gertrudeday/">without photos</A>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >   OR     </FONT><B> </B><A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/gertrudeday/gertday.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/gertrudeday/"><B>with great photos!</B></A></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >       and see Jim Burnham</FONT><B> </B><A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/gertrudeday/burnham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/gertrudeday/"><B>cooking the stew and biscuits</B></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/gertrudeday/burnham.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/gertrudeday/">!</A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/winsness/rbrown/Brown_Mailing.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/winsness/rbrown/Bro">May 25, 2002</A> - Robert Brown Memorial Service Announcement - Soldier of the American Revolutionary War</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/mound/mound.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/mound/mound.">April 21, 2002</A> - new housesites found - Almond Hulsey and Hester Tabor?</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/events/tilley/tilley.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/events/tilley/tille">Steve Tilley</A> finds new housesite and 2 graves - April 6, 2002 - and on 4/13 we found who lived there - Tom and Lena Beck!!</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/farmer/matt.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/farmer/matt.htm">Tribute</A> to Matt Farmer</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/farmer/newcem/cembehindgates.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/farmer/newcem/cembe">Howard Farmer finds new OLD Farmer Cemetery</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lrwma.com/happenings/HAPPENINGS1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lrwma.com/happenings/HAPPENIN">Happenings</A> - Stories of Cora Ledbetter!  First published in the local news.</div> <bR> <div> <I>"The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God.  Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature.  As long as this exists, and it certainly always will, I know that then there will always be comfort for every sorrow, whatever the circumstances may be.  And I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles". </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >    </FONT><I>Anne Frank</I></div> </td> </tr></table></body>