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Category Archives: Greenville
Fun Field Trip in Hunt County
We all need something to do this summer, something we can do in small groups or even alone, and something with beauty and intrigue. What I propose is relatively cheap as long as gas for the car is, can be … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Greenville, Historical tidbits, Uncategorized
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Pandemic influenza Then and Now
History has an unusual way of repeating itself. The whole world has been involved in a dilemma called Covid-19 for months. No one knows how much longer we will be quarantined in our homes, how many loved ones will suffer … Continue reading
Why Truett Majors?
Several years ago, I was asked why Majors Field was not named in honor of two young men from Celeste who died at Pearl Harbor in the early morning of December 7, 1941. At the time I had no idea, … Continue reading
Can’t Have One Without the Other
Texas is well-known for its Blackland Prairies, a swath of black, gummy, clay that runs like a tornado from counties adjacent to the Red River southwesterly to beyond Austin. When early settlers from Mississippi and Alabama saw the rich Eco-Region, … Continue reading
Posted in Greenville, Historical tidbits, North Texas History
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Let’s Look Back in Time
As we are in our third month of the COVID-19 virus, I thought it might be interesting to look back at times when the Great Depression was in full swing, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt with his staff desperately tried … Continue reading
Storm Season
It’s that time of the year again. And we have been remarkably lucky to have had no bad weather this spring. Yes, we’ve had some rain, a little wind, but nothing like we had last year. As I sit at … Continue reading
Old Sam Houston, Hero of Texas
Last Thursday, April 21, 2020, was San Jacinto Day here in Texas. For 184 years Texans have honored one of the great heroes of the Republic of Texas and a true symbol of both the Republic and the State. … Continue reading
Posted in Greenville, Historical tidbits, North Texas History, Texas
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When People Were Quarantined
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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The Roarin’ Twenties
Happy Days are here again. It’s 2020, time of the Roarin’ Twenties. When will the Flappers get to town? What about the “Bathtub gin” and happy times when women’s fashions were incredibly scanty for that time period and gentlemen wore … Continue reading
Update on the Courthouse Cannon
Monuments were important to communities, to counties, and to individuals during in 20th century. Today, we argue the value of many such monuments. While we can generally recognize a Civil War piece of art, those created to honor World War … Continue reading