Category Archives: North Texas History

In three weeks we will take a leap backwards. Before we go to bed on November 5, we will go through the house and turn every clock back an hour, except for those clocks that are smart enough to do … Continue reading →

Remember when you went to the post office, not only to collect your mail, but also to visit with friends and learn what was going on in town. Post offices have always fascinated me. Some such as the one in … Continue reading →

Close your eyes and pretend to enter an early Greenville store. There are few if any women around. Outside men sit on benches, gossip, whittle scraps of wood, and ever so often take a snort of whisky as they spit … Continue reading →

I have laughed all week as I prepared this article; however, I don’t know that it was funny to readers a century ago. More than likely, numerous eyebrows were raised. But I hope you enjoy. Just before the start of … Continue reading →

The earliest known occupants of Hunt County were followers of Chief Black Cat who settled in a thicket about nine miles northeast of Greenville. The Indians were identified as Shawnees, although they were more likely what historian Carl Anderson dubbed … Continue reading →

  Tragedy struck in Greenville late in July 1935. At the height of the Great Depression, it was common for young people to leave home to find work. Often there were too many children for the parents to feed. Older … Continue reading →

Cherry Hill was the last home of Brigadier General Thomas Neville Waul and his wife Mary America Simmons. The farm was located seven miles east of Greenville, producing a wide variety of delicious fruits in a region not known as … Continue reading →

How do you think you did on the How Well Do You Know Hunt County test last week? My husband complained about how hard it was even though I am always giving him tidbits of local history. He refers to … Continue reading →

Let’s have some fun today. I have put together a list a questions about the history of Hunt County, including Greenville that you might not know. I have also provided clues to finding answers. Who were the two men from … Continue reading →