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What City is THIS ?it is the city selected for the FFFNA 2010 reunion. it is the state capitol and it is located in the state in which our 42"“

Presidentwas Governor prior to being elected President of the United States. This President’s Library is located in this city.We should all know the answer. ‐ this is the beautiful city of Little Rock,Arkansas.

Plans have been made for holding our 2010 reunion in Little Rockduring June 25. through June 28. 2009. Pleasemarkthese dates on your calendars. Wewill be staying at the Holiday InnPresidentialConference Center just off I-30. It is easyto find for those driving to the Reunion. The hotel has a shuttle for the Airport so anyone flying in can call the hotel for theservice. Room rates will be $94.00 plus tax of $10.81 for a total of $104.81 for each night for a double. To makereservations: call: 1-866-900-7625(toll free) or 501-375-2100. More informationwill be in later issuesof the Newsletter.

There is a lot to see in Little Rock including the Clinton Library, a beautiful river front to enjoy and one can always go tothe Peabody Hotel and watch the duck parade at 11:00 AM or 5:00 PM. Also in Little Rock during the time our reunion isheld, the exhibit, Worldof thePharaohs- Treasures of EgyptRevealed,will be at the Arkansas Arts Center until July 5‘“.

Numerous other attractions are available in Little Rock. A large collection of brochures, maps and other information onLittle Rock is available from the Little Rock Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. Ms. Brenda Luebke, Leisure SalesCoordinator, PO. Box 3232. Little Rock,Arkansas 72203 can furnish information to reunion attendees. You also may reachBrenda via e-mail: bluebkefllittlerockgom , via telephone at 800 ‐ 844-4781, or 501 - 376-4781. You may first wish tolook at the Little Rockweb pages atW.

We are looking forward to a most pleasurable time in Little Rock and a successful reunion there. Please make plans toattend. to have a good time, to hear the business brought up and debated at the Board of Directors meeting. and to help todecide the future of our family association at the General businessmeeting.

Cometo the reunion early, stay after the reunion, and enjoy the city.

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National AssociationFulgham-Fulghum FamilyFacts,

Issue No. 67Fulgham-Fulgham Family Facts, anewsletter, is a publication of theFulgham-Fulghum Family NationalAssociation. (FFFNA) The FFFNA is aprivate, non-profit educational, historicaland genealogical research society with amission to preserve and interpret familyhistory and the achievements of thefamily through the ages. The FFFNApromotes family interaction, stimulatesinterest in family historical events andgenealogy through publications andinstructive interaction at reunions withsocials, exhibits, workshops lectures, andprograms.Please address articles, obituaries,comments a n d questionsel cancerningFFFF to the Newsletter Editor.

Officers and Executive Committee

Pamela F. Williams3167 Stoneridge Road, SWRoanoke,VA 24014-3213(540)982-7541

amela.f.williams cox.net

President:

President Donna FulghamElect 8120 Doyle Springs Road

Little Rock,AR 72209(501) 565-3755

Rodneyshouse@comcast.net

Secretary- Peggy FulghumWoodTreasurer 2970 St. Johns Ave., #126

Jacksonville, FL 32205-8729(904) 389-6510WPegow@aol.com

Historian-and J. Grant FulghamArchivist 2551 Corte Tela

Camarillo, CA 93010-2219(805)482-6698

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Assistant ’ "ilam‘es E.Fulgham-3*: , gHistorian 4506 Dewfield Drive North

Wilson, NC 27896(252) 291-9243

iimfulghum@yahoo.com

Assistant Dan N. FulghumArchivist 10707 Fairview Drive

Conroe, Texas 77385(281) 363-1114dful hum ex.net

Newsletter Editor & Associate Archivist:Robert S. Fulghum2109 Westminster CourtGreenville, NC 27858-5553(252) 355-0615

R7efulghum@suddenlink.net1" Past President:

Larry Fulghum, Raleigh,NC2"“ Past President Betty Wiggins

Williamsburg, VA.

A LIFETIME OF SERVICECharles Edwin “Blackie" Fulghamwas featured in an article in TheYazoo Herald written to tell of thelong and interesting service Blackiehas rendered to Yazoo City, MS.Blackie was President-elect andPresident of the FFFNA during 1999to 2001. He and one of hisdaughters organized the 2000reunion, one of the most interestingwe have had, especially the dinnersand entertainment by familymembers.Charles received the nickname,Blackie, in school due to his fullhead of black hair.Charles,nowage81, is servinghis19th year as County Court bailiff.He took this job after serving 12years as Mayor, the longest servingfull‐time Mayor of Yazoo City.Yazoo County Judges feel theycouldn’t get along without Charles.However, courtrooms are not theonly places where Fulgham’scontributions have becomelegendary. He served three yearsin the US. Army, has workeddecades in the business world,served as Yazoo City Alderman aswell as three terms as Yazoo CityMayor starting in 1978. Since then,Yazoo City has grown steadily. Heinfluenced Tommy Fulghum intolocating one of his Fulghum'sFibres, Inc. plants in the IndustrialPark in 1995, as well as interestingother industries, in locating in thearea.

. .-~C.,har.les work... ...-.in . . wholesalebusinesses led to his interest inpolitical office. Fulgham also heldthe office of President of theMississippi MunicipalAssociation.Charles is proud of the work he didon improving Yazoo City streets anddrainage. ‑Because of his interest in drainage,he was invited to the White Houseby President Reagan to discuss lowinterest rate loans for people whohad flooding damage. Six or sevenmayors from Mississippi went, metwith President Reagan, and hadbreakfast with him in the EastRoom.Fulgham has many other interests.He was in Rotary for 28 years,receiving the Paul Day Harris

fellowship award and serving asPresident of the Rotary in YazooCity. He also served in theChamber of Commerce for 20 yearsand was C. C. President in 1986.Blackie plans to work as CourtBailiff for several more years beforecompletely retiring.Charles married Jaunita Waltman inOctober of 1950. His FFFNADatabase ID # is 3690 and hislineage is: Charles <-‐ Clarence <‐‑Richard Sylvester <-- John Thomas<-Matthew Washington (“Massy”)<--John <-- John <-- John<‐‐ John<--Captain John <-‐ CaptainAnthony.

‘1Cousin’s Gather forWedding.

Greensboro, NC: TheFulghum cousins along with about70 other family and friends gatheredin Greensboro, North Carolinaduring the weekend of 26/27September, 2009 to celebrate thewedding of cousin Robert “Rob”Gerald Fulghum (FFFNA lD# 4197)and Carolyn “Carrie” MargaretCarthrae. Rob is the son of BobbyFulghum and grandson of the lateHelen Evans Ful hum.

Rob and Carrie; eside inGreensboro, NC following theirhoneymoon on Hilton Head Island,SC.

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Pictures from the 2009 Reunion at Smith Mountain LakeIVirginia

Gathering for the Sunday meetings, the first arrivals wait for the remainder of the attendeesand for the meeting to start

(Like Church, all of the early arrivals sit in the back of the meeting room)

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Wil l FulghumStudies OwlDietsWill Fulghum, a fourth grade student at Junaluska Elementary School in western North Carolina, participated ina study of owl diets. Owls eat small rodents whole, then after digesting the animal, the owl regurgitates theindigestible portions of the animal. The regurgitated material is known as an owl pellet. Will and his fellowstudents pulled apart owl pellets to see what owls eat and found fur, bones and teeth. The newspaper articlefeatured a picture of Will opening a pellet. The dissection of the owl pellets was a part of teacher ElaineWilbanks’ lesson on food chains.Will (ID# 9260) is the son of the Rev Charles Owen Fulghum (lD# 357) and lives in Waynesville, NCFromaNewspaper article by KimGartner, StaffWriter, kim@themountaineercom. Thanks to Jane FulghumSimpson for sending acopy of thearticle.

2010 Dues NoticeFFFNA dues of $40 per family unit for the year 2010 are now due. Due to current financial constraints,this is the only dues notice youwi l l receive this year. It wil l help if you wil l respond promptly to this duesnotice. PleaseJoin Your FamilyAssociation. We needyou !

Because of the small number of dues paying members, we have to continue the $40.00 dues level for 2010.This puts a larger burden for supporting the FFFNA on those loyal members who have been paying dues.While it is not fair to them for the family at large to expect the few to pay for the many, we have no other choiceat the present time.

CommuniCation through the newsletter is how we effectively reach all known Fulgh*ms. Yourmembership dues will help us continue the quarterly newsletter for everyone. We continue the effortto search for more Fulgh*ms and Fulgh*m data. Please provide or update your family connectioninformation, (names, places & dates). Updated family data on your branch of the Fulgham-FulghumFamily are best sent to the Family Archivist: J. Grant Fulgham, 2551 Corte Tela, Camarillo, CA 93010‑2219 or preferably by E-mail. Jgful@£oadrunner.com or- telephone (805) 482-6698Our Constitution directs that: No part of the income of FFFNA will inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, i ts electedofficers or other private persons, except that reasonable compensation may be paid to Officers for SpecifiedOut-of-Pocketexpenditures for the FFFNA, and to employees or contractors for services rendered in furtherance of the organization'spurposes.ThusI please rest assured that all of your dues and other contributions are spent for the work of the FFFNA and that NOFFFNADuesmoney goes to the Officers for their time and effort.

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