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Category Archives: North Texas History
Union Soldiers in Greenville
The answer to a recent question I received is YES, after the Civil War Union soldiers occupied Greenville. Camping in the open was an invitation for immediate death. The entire section of Northeast Texas was an enclave for armed former … Continue reading
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Medicine Then and Now
In last week’s Herald Banner, it was announced that the Hunt Regional Hospital will soon add on to the county’s lone hospital. The late Otha C. Spencer collected news from around Commerce and published it under the title Cow Hill … Continue reading
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Quinlan: The Newcomer in Hunt County
Several persons have asked on media sources, if books about Greenville exist. The answer is definitely. Many were written by citizens who knew the early settlers, who heard stories those old timers repeated, and may have actually witnessed historic events. … Continue reading
Isolation on the Blackland Prairie
Such sad news that the Delphian Club announced, after more than 100 years they have decided to disband “due to COVID-19 and the age of members.” It was a wise decision, albeit sad for Commerce. Four years before in February … Continue reading
Georgia Walden’s Northeast Corner
Throughout the first part of the twentieth century, educated women wrote brief articles about local people, events, and issues. These were women who loved to read, wrote prolifically, and were well acquainted with neighbors. I should know; my grandmother was … Continue reading
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Pesky Animals
In the 1920s progressive Texans supported by the Federal Agricultural Department and Texas State Health Department began a campaign to eradicate rats from the state. In December 1927, Hunt County joined other Texans in a four-week campaign to kill rats. … Continue reading
New Year’s A-coming!
When you read this, we’ll be nearly be in a new year; a year that lots of people are looking forward to. Will we be back to “normal?” Will schools return to “in class learning” this month? What about restaurants, … Continue reading
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Santa’s Visit 100 Years Ago
“Christmas season is approaching and already the Yuletide spirit is in the air,” so wrote the Greenville Evening Banner of Friday, December 3, 1920. Local merchants placed their first offerings on display. Early indications are that an excellent offering of … Continue reading
Pearl Harbor, Day of Infamy
On the morning December 7, 1941, Americans heard on the radio, at church or from someone they knew, the news of the debilitating attack on Pearl Harbor Naval Base on the island of Oahu in Hawaii Territory. U. S. ships … Continue reading
Thanksgiving in Texas
Did you know that Texas is the only state that often celebrated Thanksgiving twice in the same year and on separate days? You know how ornery Texans can be, and for many years if Thanksgiving fell on the fourth and … Continue reading
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