"Franconia Remembers, Volume VIII"

Editor: Judy Hutchinson

Publisher: Franconia Museum, Inc. (2017)

The Franconia Museum unveiled a literary treasure for history enthusiasts with the release of "Franconia Remembers: Volume VIII" in November of 2017.  This eagerly anticipated fourth volume in an ongoing series offered a captivating blend of pictures and lore spanning 192 pages that were meticulously curated by editor Judy Hutchinson, providing readers with a deeper insight into the rich heritage of the Franconia area.

Here is a listing of each of the stories included in this volume:

• "The Olander Banks, Sr. Family" by Carolyn Banks Summers

• "The Cole-Keating Family of Peggy Springs Farm" by Holly Lynn Cole Keating

• "Fitzgerald's Grocery at Mid-Century" by John Briar III

• "The Howard Gorham, Sr. Family of Beulah Road" by Ethel Virginia Adams Gorham

• "Hayfield Manor" by Carl Sell

• "The Harry Hopkins Family in Franconia" by Alice Sisson Hopkins

• "The Nalls-Rogers Family of Franconia" by Carl Sell and co-authored by Julia Nalls Lee and Cary Nalls

• "Them Perkins!  The Robert Perkins Family" by Karen Perkins

• "The Rice Family of Franconia" by Sandy Rice

• "Jim Woodard, A Franconia Firefighter" by Jim Woodard and Jim Cox

• "The Young Family of Franconia" by Jim "Sonny" Young

THIS ITEM CAN ALSO BE PURCHASED AT A DISCOUNT BY VISITING THE FRANCONIA MUSEUM IN-PERSON AT 6121 FRANCONIA ROAD.