Category Archives: North Texas History

From Mineral Waters to Spas

Posted on March 11, 2018 by admin

When the first Anglo settlers migrated into Texas they discovered numerous natural springs. Water from underground pools that were filled to capacity gurgled up to the topsoil, providing water for livestock and humans. While we think natural springs were found … Continue reading →

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Scattering Branches

Posted on March 4, 2018 by admin

Most of last month was dreary, cloudy, misty, and generally not inducing to outdoor events. The third week was almost a constant downpour. At my house we received around seven inches of rain. We live on the top of a … Continue reading →

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Remember to Vote!

Posted on February 28, 2018 by admin

Next Tuesday, March 6, is Primary Election Day in Texas. After months of finger pointing, name calling, negative ads and general disorder on social media and television, Texans will get to vote on the persons they want to run in … Continue reading →

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Springtime is on the Way…Hopefully!

Posted on February 25, 2018 by admin

I get spring fever about this time every year. The drab, gray skies we’ve had this year have really made me think about the redbud and dogwood trees blooming. Before we know it, the grass will start turning green, trees … Continue reading →

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Another New Deal Site in Hunt County

Posted on February 18, 2018 by admin

Congratulations to Brandon Darrow and Farmers Electric Cooperative. They have recently received a Texas Historical Marker for the electric cooperative put together for and by citizens in rural Texas in the middle 1930s. Electricity in an American city became available … Continue reading →

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Voices from Small Places: Connecting with Communities

Posted on February 4, 2018 by admin

Last weekend Susan Lanning, John Byrd, and I trekked to Marshall to learn about a new and interesting project for the Hunt County Historical Commission. John is a board member of the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum where Susan is the … Continue reading →

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Go Away Wooshing Weather

Posted on January 17, 2018 by admin

WOOSH! It’s cold outside. Words from my childhood I absolutely detested. There were never enough sweaters, mittens, boots, stocking caps, or hot chocolate to keep me warm. I still feel the same way and still live within a hundred miles … Continue reading →

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Where People Were Quarantined, Often Died, and Buried in the Yard

Posted on January 14, 2018 by admin

With all the foul weather our nation has suffered recently and the near influenza epidemic here in Texas it’s time to look at a 19th century method to control infectious diseases and prevent a pandemic. At such times when medical … Continue reading →

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Who Came First?

Posted on January 13, 2018 by admin

Okay, here’s the question I’ve wanted to pose for a long time. Who were the first Anglo-American settlers in Texas? If you said Moses or Stephen Austin, you missed it by a long shot. The first settlers to arrive from … Continue reading →

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Caring for Abandoned Cemeteries

Posted on November 18, 2017 by admin

One morning in 1862 fifty-seven year old Confederate sympathizer Arthur Matthews was called out of his home near Warsaw, Missouri. A group of Unionist led him down the road where they executed him and left his body in the road. … Continue reading →

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