Deborah L. Burkett
Dr. Deborah L. Burkett, retired educator and graduate of University of Southern California, Los Angeles has deep ties to this area; her family arrived during the Republic of Texas. She is chair of the Cherokee County Historical Commission and a founding member of the Troup Genealogic/Historical Society, Inc., and as a member of working committees who published
Troup Goes to WW II (1999) and
A Century of the History of Troup, Texas 1850s - 1950s (2009). Burkett's own publications include
Quilts and Their Stories Binding Generations Together (2013) and
East Texas Piney Woods Spunky Women-1830s to 1950s- Spirited Individuals Who Made a Difference (2016).