Category Archives: Historical tidbits

Billy Sunday

Posted on September 27, 2015 by admin

If I were to tell you that a century ago a group of fine Greenville ladies boarded a special train for Fort Worth in order to hear Rev. Billy Sunday preach, would you find that odd?  The week of September … Continue reading →

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Our Ancestors Vacationed?

Posted on August 20, 2015 by admin

The Texas & Pacific Railway paid for a series of ads that ran in the Commerce Journal during March 1914. Railroads frequently offered excursion rates to events such as the State Fair of Texas, a Confederate Veterans Reunion in Nashville, … Continue reading →

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Finding Fathers

Posted on June 21, 2015 by admin

Most genealogists can trace their families back quite a few generations on the male line and struggle with the female line. Married women in the 19th century and earlier seldom ever used their own names; instead they were Mrs. So … Continue reading →

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Would You Name Your Son after a President?

Posted on June 16, 2015 by admin

Some things change and others remain forever. Naming patterns can be like that. During the 19th century, it was quite common to name a son James Monroe, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison or Andrew Jackson. By the last quarter of the … Continue reading →

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Mothers For Progress

Posted on May 12, 2015 by admin

We recently celebrated Mothers’ Day throughout our nation. I would like to honor all mothers in Texas for the fruitful labors they undertook and accomplished in the early 20th century. Even though they had few legal rights, many women set out … Continue reading →

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Early Greenville Storms

Posted on May 4, 2015 by admin

Texas’ springs are notorious for wild weather and this year seems to be no exception. Frequently we get violent winds, hail, and maybe even tornados from the west. Then we all hunker down in front of the television to watch … Continue reading →

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Doolittle’s Raiders, Men of Valor

Posted on April 26, 2015 by admin

This month much has been written about a fairly unknown event in World War II. Nineteen weeks after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, a squadron of sixteen B-25 bombers raided Tokyo. Led by then Lt. Col. James Doolittle, the event … Continue reading →

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Another Great Bookstore

Posted on March 23, 2015 by admin

Earlier this month I took an extended weekend and traveled to Fredericksburg. While I was there I did what most tourist do; I shopped. But not normal shopping, I was on the lookout for Texana books. I found a neat … Continue reading →

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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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