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The
Cashiers Historical Society
Announces
its First Symposium
attributed to Jesse Attwood, ca.
1850
Museum
of Cherokee Indian
The Life and Times of Will Thomas
celebrating the 200th anniversary of his birth
(1805 - 2005)
May 5,
6, & 7, 2005
High
Hampton Inn
Eight scholars and
authors have been selected to present new information about William Holland
Thomas, long remembered in these parts for the Thomas Legion, a Confederate
group of mountain men and Cherokee Indians who fought during the Civil
War.Thomas's achievements during his lifetime have been reduced to a footnote in
our history books.
All this is about to
change with the publishing this summer by Random House of a 2nd novel by
Charles Frazier, of Cold Mountain fame. "Soon everyone will know the
impact of Will Thomas on our area". said past president of the Cashiers
Historical Society and historian, Jane Nardy.
Dr. E. Stanly
Godbold, author of the only definitive biography of Thomas, Confederate
Colonel, Cherokee Chief, The Life of William Holland Thomas, will serve as
honorary chairman and moderator of the Symposium. Other speakers presenting
include: Dr. Gordon McKinney, Dr. William Anderson, Dr. Barbara Duncan, George
Frizzell, Dr. Richard Iobst, Jane Nardy, and George Ellison.
To encourage young people to experience history in the
making, 25 scholarships for history and journalism students wishing to
attend will be available.
In addition to the
lectures, Symposium participants may visit Cherokee on Thursday,
Zachary-Tolbert House on Friday, and Stumphouse Tunnel and Issaquena Falls on
Saturday as they experience first hand the sights, sounds and tastes of a
by-gone era.
Seating is
limited to the capacity of the room.
Jan Wyatt, President
Cashiers Historical Society
P.O. Box 104
Cashiers, N.C. 28717
828-743-7710
828-743-9090 (home)
828-506-8343
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