People from the Past 9: Frances Van Meter (1909-1994)
A corner of the Carter Library at Fairlynch Museum At the tenth Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Fairlynch on 22 March 1979, Priscilla Hull, as Chairman of the Management Committee of the Museum, reported that the Library, under the care of Mrs Van Meter, was “now available on certain days each week, or by special appointment.” A young Frances Van Meter. She is described as the second wife of a Eugene Van Meter at www.vanmetre.com Frances Van Meter (1909-94) born in Bardwell, Carlisle County , in Kentucky USA, was one of the founding members of what became the Manchester Center in Lexington ’s Irishtown , Kentucky . How, after an eventful life of such high achievement, she came to settle in the tranquil surroundings of Budleigh Salterton as Librarian of the local museum is one of the many curiosities and unanswered questions that I’ve met at Fairlynch. ...