Come meet your neighbors, have some soup and learn about our fascinating local history

Leap Year day, February 29^th starting at 6:00 p.m., you all are invited to come to what we hope to be the first of many neighborhood gatherings to resurrect the community feeling of yesteryear. This is a social get to know each other, share a meal, and hear local historians tell the story of the old school and the community.

A handful of interested people started talking about how to do this and after conferring with Dottie Brower, one of the local historians, we decided to have a soup supper like they used to do many years ago. We are coordinating with the church that meets there and look forward to meeting all of our neighbors.

Our main speaker is Genny Kercheville, author of the book Nameless, Its History and Its People. Genny will bring copies of her book in case anyone wants to buy one (the proceeds go to the Friends of Nameless School), but she is donating her time to us because she loves the old Round Mountain school too. She and her associates were responsible for restoring the Nameless school, and their organization has annual fundraisers to pay for the maintenance of the historic structure. We hope that Dottie Brower will contribute to the program by sharing her memories and stories of the early settlers to the Round Mountain community.

Can you bring a crock pot of your favorite soup, maybe some cornbread or biscuits? Can you help get the word out to others who aren’t on the internet? Are you interested in having more of these events, and if so, can you make some suggestions about what kind of gatherings you envision? Can you stay after and help clean up? Dottie is coordinating the food, so please call her starting Monday, February 17^th at 512-259-5683 to let her know what you can bring.

Please tell your friends and neighbors who aren’t on line.