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Election of New Officers

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Pat Todd, our president since 2003, has retired from the president’s role. Our new president is Marianne Cole (formerly vice president), and our new vice president is Jason Roe.

Congratulations to our new officers, and thank you to Pat Todd for her dedicated service over the past several years!

New Boonville School to be Named after Hannah Cole

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Boonville is going to build a new school, and they voted to name it Hannah Cole Primary School! We are so thrilled to have another outstanding honor to our ancestor.

Gene and Sandy Painter led the way for the name by writing letters and submitting the video of our 2004 reunion and dedication of the statue, to the naming committee.

The Hannah Cole Chapter of the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) in Boonville also jumped on the bandwagon and offered support and help in making the committee aware of the important contributions that our Hannah made. A special thanks to Laura Mauzey, representing the DAR on the committee to select the name for the school, for her efforts in naming the school Hannah Cole. Also thanks to Maryellen McVicker for contributing historical information to help convince the Board the school should be named in honor of Hannah Cole.

The vote of the naming committee was directed to the School Board and they voted, in late December, unanimously, for Hannah Cole Primary.

The school will be built – in fact work has already begun – out on Highway 5, near the high school. It will be K-2 (therefore the “Primary” designation) and will be finished in 2009.

Suzanne Lyon’s New Book, A Heart for Any Fate, Is On Sale Now

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It’s here! A Heart for Any Fate (Five Star Publishing, 0-59414-329-3), by Suzanne Lyon, Hannah’s great-great-great-great-great granddaughter, is now available. From Hannah’s wedding to William Temple Cole in southwest Virginia to her death in 1843, this book chronicles the triumphs and tragedies on her road to becoming Missouri’s most famous female pioneer.

President Pat Painter Todd says, “A Heart for Any Fate is a must read: A Heart for Any Fate sheds new light on the Hannah Cole story. Suzanne Lyon has brought Hannah to life like no history book ever could. I couldn’t stop turning pages!”

You can get a copy of A Heart for Any Fate one of three ways:

    • Ask for it at your local book store. Hint: Hastings Book Stores are a good place to start.
    • Order it online from Amazon or other online booksellers.
    • Order your personal signed copy from the author. Simply send a check made out to Suzanne Lyon, in the amount of $25 (a discount off the retail price good only for Cole descendants) and send it to 1182 Clubhouse Dr., Broomfield, CO 80020.