Linda Goin, owner and publisher of Appomattox News, is an active writer, journalist, poet, graphic designer and fine artist with an undergraduate degree in visual communications and a graduate degree in American/Caribbean history. Her interests include international travel, culture, history and genealogy.
Linda’s twenty-five year freelance career includes thirteen Colorado Press Association awards for journalism, several eBooks about visual communications, Web design and accessibility, and numerous articles on design and personal finance. She is a weekly contributor to BuyandHold‘s financial column, “Mom Chronicles” and a monthly contributor to Better Investing Magazine. She is a honorary life-long member of Phi Alpha Theta, a card-carrying member of Phi Kappa Phi and a fellow at Filson Historical Society in Louisville, Kentucky.
A native Virginian, Linda’s interest in family history led her back to Appomattox. Her paternal line goes back to Buckingham County before residents voted for the formation of Appomattox County in 1845. When the county lines were drawn, her third great-grandfather, Jesse, was found living within its boundaries near Fishpond Creek. This information also led her to write her graduate thesis on the formation of the Baptist religion in southern Virginia based upon Calvinist beliefs held by the Huguenots who settled in the area (yes, she has Huguenot ancestry as well).
Since then, Linda has developed a fascination for Appomattox and the surrounding areas. When she discovered that a variety of Appomattox domain names were available, she purchased them in hopes of creating a cohesive presence for Appomattox County and to serve as a repository for her boxes filled with local and regional historical and genealogical documents. In the process, she hopes that you find something of interest here, and that you also will participate with your insights, images, writing, and news.
You can contact Linda at “publisher @ appomattoxnews.com” (remove spaces and quotation marks before you hit “send”).
Photo: Filson Historical Society.
