Category Archives: North Texas History

Was Aunt Lizzie Just a Little Confused?

Posted on February 10, 2019 by admin

During a July 1952 session of the Panola County Commissioners Court, Tatum mayor Lizzie Holtzclaw requested a new state highway built along the old Trammell’s Trace. Many in the court room were unfamiliar with the Trammell’s Trace the 82-year-old mayor … Continue reading →

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New Orleans Architecture in Greenville

Posted on February 3, 2019 by admin

Driving east from Greenville you will see the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum. Also visible is the Ende-Gaillard home built 160 years ago. If you have spent much time in New Orleans and south Louisiana, you will recognize the Creole Cottage … Continue reading →

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Native Americans and Settlers in Wise County

Posted on January 30, 2019 by admin

One time I bought a fairly large collection of “Frontier Times” published by J. Marvin Hunter (1880-1957). They were printed on cheap paper, have few illustrations or advertisements. Mostly, they contained stories old-timers remembered experiencing or remembered hearing. Like all … Continue reading →

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Pompey Industrial Club

Posted on January 27, 2019 by admin

Looking through old Greenville newspapers from 1906 I found a couple of articles that caught my attention. They came from the community of Pompey, a local spelling of Pompeii, the town in Italy destroyed in 79 A.D. when buried by … Continue reading →

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Why So Many Names

Posted on January 23, 2019 by admin

Recently a gentleman who follows my daily Facebook page asked a very good question. Why does the college located in Commerce, Texas, have so many different names in its past? And the answer is fairly simple unless you are a … Continue reading →

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How Texas Got Durham Stock

Posted on January 16, 2019 by admin

Several years ago, I purchased a small collection of Frontier Times, a monthly magazine of “Frontier History, Border Tragedy, Pioneer Achievement”. J. Marvin Hunter published the issues from his office in Bandera, Texas. While some of the tales are just … Continue reading →

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Gunpowder Justice

Posted on January 9, 2019 by admin

Former Regents Professor of History at my alma mater Midwestern State University collected some cool tales for an anthology he published in 2005. Tales of Texoma: Episodes in the History of the Red River Border is full of great stories … Continue reading →

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Christmas in the 19th Century

Posted on December 19, 2018 by admin

Christmas in the 19th Century was drastically different than it is today. But so is our environment, our thoughts and actions, and our lifestyles. I truly believe it would be easier for an American to return to our country in … Continue reading →

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Twenty Years and Counting

Posted on December 16, 2018 by admin

In January 1998 I went to work at the W. Walworth Harrison Public Library for the City of Greenville. Over the years I had chased down my family history, served on the Hunt County Historical Commission, and was extremely passionate … Continue reading →

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Still No Cure for the Common Cold

Posted on December 12, 2018 by admin

The 1880 Census collected mortality data regarding death rates in each county. Physicians were asked to complete a specific form indicating the number of deaths and the cause of each death for the previous year (1880). Throughout the United States … Continue reading →

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