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Patent Medicines

Posted on March 14, 2015 by admin

Last week I wrote about home remedies and received wonderful comments about those days prior to World War II when vaccines were not available as a deterrent to dangerous, contagious diseases. This week we are going to examine a commonplace … Continue reading →

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Home Remedies

Posted on March 1, 2015 by admin

Before I started to school, I had the measles. My maternal grandmother was the daughter of a doctor. Mother called Mom to come visit. She came to stay for a few days, made sure I was in bed the whole … Continue reading →

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Military Records of the Great War

Posted on February 24, 2015 by admin

Last weekend I made a presentation to the East Texas Genealogy Society in Tyler. It was the second of a series on World War I. This one is called Military Records for the Great War. Believe me, thousands, if not … Continue reading →

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From a Simple Question to an Interesting Search

Posted on February 23, 2015 by admin

It all began with a simple question. Why did Rhoda sell eighty acres of her husband’s 320-acre homestead in 1864 when he was still living and supposedly without his consent? Perhaps it was because Texas is a community property state. … Continue reading →

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The Boar’s Head

Posted on January 11, 2015 by admin

At Christmastide in 1340 England, a young scholar named John Copcot strolled through Shotover Forest on his way to St. Giles Church in the village of Horspath from Queen’s College in Oxford in order to attend Christmas Mass. As he … Continue reading →

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Farmers’ Union

Posted on January 2, 2015 by admin

On December 16, 1914 more than 200 farmers from North, East, West, and Central Texas gathered in Greenville for the Northeast Texas District Convention of the Farmers Union. It was an extremely critical time for them. With the war raging … Continue reading →

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A Century Ago

Posted on December 31, 2014 by admin

Last December I decided it would be fun to see what were the leading news stories in 1914, how did North Texas react to the crisis in Europe. The only problem was that none of the three Greenville newspapers were … Continue reading →

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Silent Night

Posted on December 31, 2014 by admin

A century ago an incredible event occurred Christmas Eve and Christmas Day along No Man’s Land between Belgium and France. What was more and more becoming known as World War I or the Great War experienced a populist movement that … Continue reading →

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Life in the Saddle

Posted on December 30, 2014 by admin

An online dictionary defines anecdotal evidence as non-scientific observations or studies, which do not provide proof but might assist research efforts. Because it does not provide proof it is considered invalid. However, I argue there are times when anecdotal evidence … Continue reading →

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Christmas Parades

Posted on December 10, 2014 by admin

Parades have been around since the days of Ancient Rome and Greece, perhaps even earlier. The earliest parades I have found in North Texas were circus parades, long before the coming of railroads. A circus parade was reported in Bonham … Continue reading →

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