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Falwell, Marshall, Jr.

Finamore, Lucille

Fisher, Marilyn

Fitzsimmons, Judith

Fletcher-Blume, Nancy

Flygt, Sten Gunnar

Fontana, Matt

Foster, Lark

Friend, Ronda

Fugette, Eric

Fulcher, Richard Carlton

Fulks, Matthew W.

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Falwell, Marshall, Jr.
 

            Marshall Falwell Jr. was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and attended Florence State College and Vanderbilt University as a Lily Peter Scholar and Fellow in English Literature.  While pursuing his education, he was a freelance writer and photographer, taught at Vanderbilt University, and coordinated music jamborees.  Since 1985, he has owned Falwell Estate Sales in Nashville, specializing in personal property and estate sales with particular expertise in rare books and antiques.

  • Just Country  (with Robert Cornwell), 1975

  • de re Militari: An Edition of the Middle English Prose Translations of Vegetius’ Epitoma-rei militaris, 1973

  • Allen Tate: A Bibliography, 1967

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Finamore, Lucille
 

            Lucille Palis Finamore lived in Bloomfield and Glen Ridge, New Jersey, for most of her life. When her marriage of twenty-five years dissolved, she was determined not to be divorced and poor. To support herself, Finamore chose real estate. Once active in the field, she began to keep a journal of the interesting properties and people she encountered.  In 1995 she came to Williamson County to be near her family in the Temple Hills community. Here, she shaped her journal into a book of short stories which Coldwell Banker Realtor, Inc. now uses as suggested reading for new and seasoned sales associates

  • What I Did For Money, 2001.

 

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Fisher, Marilyn
            Born and reared in Buffalo, New York, Marilyn Fisher believes that the diversity of cultures of the city have all influenced her writing. She took advanced degrees in British and American literature and taught college writing and literature courses. This was a time of coming to grasp the structure of various genres, including the novel, and to appreciate the various levels of meaning often present in many forms. Her essays and literary criticism have been published in journals, newspapers, and newsletters. Only in the last decade has she begun to write fiction.

            As an adult, she became interested in horses. She rides them, writes about them, and maintains a website (mmfisher.com), which recommends films, books, and gives other news about horses. Her novel is a clear outgrowth of both her literary and her equine interests.

  • The Case of the Three Dead Horses, 2004

 

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Fitzsimmons, Judith (1954-  )
 

Fitzsimmons is a certified aromatherapist and the owner of Aromatherapy Solutions, an aromatherapy blending business. Her book is available in both English and Spanish and has received international promotion. She lives with her family in Williamson County.

  • Seasons of Aromatherapy (co-author Paula M. Bousquet), 1998

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Fletcher-Blume, Nancy   
                          

            Nancy Fletcher-Blume lived her early years in Anderson, South Carolina, at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains.  An only child, she sat listening to adults and absorbing their cadences.  She attended Forrest College, and for several years did mostly “mother things” and taught piano.  As a resident of Franklin, she has been president of the Council for the Written Word and on the Board of Governors of the Scottish Society of Middle Tennessee.  Her short fiction and poetry have been published in the 1996, 1997, and 1998 editions of Our Voices.  Her entry in the first edition of Our Voices won the Kate Trickey award and was the piece chosen that year for separate publication as a book for young readers. Cast Iron Dogs listed below was illustrated by her grandson Jason Blume.

  • Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (condensed and adapted), 2001

  • Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson (condensed and adapted), 2001

  • Cast Iron Dogs, 1996

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Flygt, Sten Gunnar  (1911–1978)
 

            Before coming to Vanderbilt University where he taught German, Swedish, and Old Norse, Flygt taught at Wesleyan, Northwestern, and Princeton Universities. He served for two years as University Specialist for the U.S. government, re-establishing universities in Bavaria. Professor Flygt received a John Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship in 1958. He and his family lived on a small farm near Franklin.

  • Friedrich Hebbel, 1968

  • Friedrich Hebbel’s Conception of Movement in the Absolute and in History, 1966, 1952

  • The Notorious Dr. Bahrdt, 1963

  • Review of German Grammar Based on Selected Texts, 1959

  • Modern Course in German (with C.R. Goedsche), 1947

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Fontana, Matt
 

            A native of New Jersey, with family ties to Kentucky, Matt Fontana graduated from The Citadel in 1974 and then served in the marines. He has been in the Nashville area since 1983, living in Franklin since 1990 with his wife, Teresa, and their four children. In college he wrote poetry, was editor of the literary magazine, and worked on the newspaper. He collaborated with a close college friend to write a volume of poetry with the intent of bringing that medium back to its previous popularity.

  • Whispers of Madmen (with Gordon Bell), 1996

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Foster, Lark
 

            After growing up in the Grassland area of Williamson County and witnessing the growth of her father’s business, Flower Power, Lark Foster attended O’More School of Design and began to work full time in the family enterprise. She appeared with her father on “The Southern Lawn and Garden Show,” for the Tennessee Radio Network, and on television. She has taught classes at Cheekwood and spoken to garden clubs. Foster published a five-segment video entitled Gardening with Lark, which has a section for children.

  • The Tennessee Gardener’s Guide (with Walter Glenn), 1996

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Friend, Ronda

Ronda Friend grew up on a farm in Ohio called “Friendly Acres.” She writes about her life growing up there in the 1950s and 60s. She worked with children for over thirty years as a preschool director; her desire is to share stories with children that count for character.

  • Hats Off to Heroes – Down on Friendly Acres, 2005

  • Time Out at Home – Down on Friendly Acres, 2005

  • Swallows Her Pride – Down on Friendly Acres, 2003, 2004, 2005

 

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Fugette, Eric (1965 - )


    Born in Louisville, Kentucky, educated in electrical engineering at Vanderbilt, Eric Fugette came with his family to Franklin in 1997. He had been interested in the Book of Revelation. After he had read several commentaries, Josephus, Tacitus, other histories, and reference books, he found that his engineering background seemed to be a useful tool in helping him understand some of the puzzling passages in Revelation. His book expresses his personal understanding.

  • A Personal Revelation, 2003

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 Fulcher, Richard Carlton ( ? - 2004)
 

            Born in Nashville, Richard Fulcher was a resident of Brentwood and a researcher in genealogy and history since 1968. He was an instructor in genealogy at Watkins Institute and the publisher of a periodical, Tennessee Genealogical Review, as well as the author of numerous family histories and books on genealogy, local history, and the Civil War. He served as president of the Brentwood Historical and Genealogical Society. He moved to Petersburg in Lincoln County, where he served as mayor.

  • The Confessions of a Clansman from Franklin, Tennessee, 1999

  • Williamson Adventure: A Bicentennial History, 1999

  • The History of Brentwood, Tennessee, 1999

  • Whatever Happened to Carter's Court?, 1998

  • Thunder on the Harpeth, 1998

  • Civil War Bibliography: The Battle of Franklin & the Civil War Years in Williamson County, Tennessee, 1998

  • McGavock Confederate Cemetery, Franklin, Tennessee: History and Record, 1997

  • Confederate and Federal Regiments which Served in Williamson County, Tennessee, 1997

  • Civil War Soldiers from Williamson County, Tennessee—Federal & Confederate, 1997

  • Legends of Williamson County, Tennessee, Report #1: The Generals on the Carnton Porch, 1997

  • Legends of Williamson County, Tennessee, Report #2: Captain “Tod” Carter and the Battle of Franklin, 1997

  • Legends of Williamson County, Tennessee, Report #3: Brentwood, not Cottonport!, 1995

  • Civil War Casualties: Williamson County, Tennessee—Confederate and Federal, 1997

  • 1890 U.S. Census of Union Veterans and Widows in Williamson County, Tennessee, 1996

  • United States Genealogical and Historical Sources: Mississippi Records, 1997

  • Union Loyalists’ Claims in Williamson County, Tennessee (with Karen Harris Fulcher and Carla Michelle Fulcher), 1996

  • United States Genealogical and Historical Sources: North Carolinas Records (with Linda Allen Suber), 1995

  • United States Genealogical and Historical Sources: Tennessee Records (with Linda Allen Suber, 1995

  • Brentwood, Tennessee: Early Settlement and Growth, 1995

  • Presley Family, 1994

  • United States Genealogical and Historical Sources: Arkansas Records (with Linda Allen Suber), 2nd ed., 1993

  • United States Genealogical and Historical Sources: Alabama Records, 1993

  • Brentwood, Tennessee—The Civil War Years, 1993

  • Battle of Spring Hill, Tennessee, November 29, 1864, 1995

  • The Battles of Thompson’s Station, Tennessee, 1997

  • Guide to County Records and Genealogical Sources in Tennessee, 3rd ed., 1994

  • Civil War Diary of Corporal James Walsh, 124th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1990

  • 1770–1790 Census of the Cumberland Settlements, 1987

  • Tombstone Inscriptions of Davidson County, Tennessee (10 vols.), 1976–1986

  • How to Organize and File Your Genealogical Research Notes and Files, 1982     

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Fulks, Matthew W.
 

            Matt Fulks grew up in Overland Park, Kansas. As a youth he played baseball but took an avid interest in all sports. He began broadcasting while he was a student at David Lipscomb University in Nashville. After graduation, he worked as sports director for WAKM radio in Franklin and as a sports writer for the Review Appeal. He moved to Atlanta, where he wrote and managed his publishing business. In 2000 he moved to the Kansas City area, where he has been employed by a publishing firm.

  • Play by Play: 25 Years of Royals on Radio (with Denny Matthews, Fred White, and George Brett), 1999

  • –The Sportscaster's Dozen: Off the Air With Southeastern Legends, 1998

  • –Behind the Stats: Tennessee's Coaching Legends, 1996

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