Thursday March 21st at the City Council Chambers, 6pm
The public is invited to join the American Association of University Women (AAUW) for a bicentennial presentation by Patricia Fuhrmann Clanton, a life-long resident of Covington in a free event promoting the Bicentennial. Mrs. Clanton will chronicle her childhood during the 30’s and 40’s in small town Covington. In her own personal acknowledgement of this historic year, Mrs. Clanton has written “A Potpourri of Memories: Growing Up in Covington”. Her short book provides a personal glimpse into Covington’s past through stories, poems and old photographs pertaining to her family’s life during that era. Copies of the book will be available for sale at this event.
Mrs. Clanton’s family traces their Covington roots back several generations. They were influential in the early growth of the town, and her father built the first movie theater in Covington. In the early 1980’s Pat Clanton served the people of Covington as executive director of the Greater Covington Chamber of Commerce. She was also the first woman to be elected to the City Council, where she served for twelve years. Mrs. Clanton has been instrumental the restoration and preservation of many of the city’s historic landmarks, such as the Columbia Street Landing.
The American Association of University Women, with its nationwide network of more than 100,000 members, 1,300 branches, and 550 college and university partners, has been a leading advocate for equity and education for women and girls since 1881. For more information about the Covington-Mandeville branch of AAUW, contact Eileen DeHaro at 985-624-9553. For more info check their website at: www.covmande-la.aauw.net
