Charlene Hanson Jordan has been working for years to commemorate the early community east of Coupland called Post Oak Island.
She finally achieved a Post Oak Island historical marker which was dedicated on May 14. It is near the Type Cemetery marker. The dedication was held at the Type Church pavilion.
Pastor Terry Kennedy gave the opening prayer. Trey Smith brought some historic artifacts and spoke. Trey has restored the Lawhon Springs School and has established a museum in it, [email protected]. Thanks to Trey who put up the money necessary for the Post Oak Island marker.
Also speaking was Mickie Ross, who is chairman of the Historical Markers Committee of the Williamson County Historical Commission and president of Preservation Georgetown. She spoke about the steps necessary to get a marker and praised Charlene’s efforts. Sandy Murphree, president of Elgin Historical Association, complimented Charlene’s contributions to the Elgin Depot Museum. Charlene explained her years of efforts to get the marker, and she discussed the earliest families in the area. Some of their descendants were in attendance.
Charlene has a new book out which is about Post Oak Island, “The Vanished Plantation.” To acquire this book as well as previous books by Charlene, email her at [email protected].
Charlene discussed her books regarding her Swedish ancestors and the history of our area via a Zoom meeting with the Järvsö Hembygdsförening (Järvsö Historical Society) in Sweden. The Swedish members were very interested in what Charlene had to say. Listening to the discussion in Swedish, one can hear the similarity in languages.
Charlene explains, “There are many words in common between Swedish and English, usually the short basic words, like come (kom) and go (gå), yes (Ja) and No (Nej).”
COUPLAND NEWS
This is an excerpt from Susan Garry’s monthly Coupland News feature. To read more Coupland News, see page 6.
