RISON - It’s not every day in Cleveland County when someone from San Diego sets an intention to visit a landmark in Rison. But Monday’s surprise visit from California native Julie Federico brought some welcomed insight and a new perspective of our town. Federico sat down for an unplanned episode of the Free Range Conversations podcast to explain what brought her to Rison by way of Bob Abbott. She is joined by Abbott, Pioneer Village President Marty Bowlin, and usual hosts Britt Talent, Roy Phillips and Douglas Boultinghouse. Growing up in the crowded and over-developed parts of southern California, Federico always longed to visit another definition of southern, the region where her ancestors originated before moving west. She set out researching on Ancestry.com and began connecting with family members in Texas, Tennessee and Kentucky. Along her path of research and a name she was familiar with through friends, she stumbled upon an article about the Beard House, now located in the Pioneer Village.

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