Monthly Archives: April 2019

Meat on the Table

Posted on April 28, 2019 by admin

I sat down with former Texas Game Warden Glenn C. Mitchell last week. Because my father was an avid hunter, I was interested in game and fish hunting. As a child we ate lots of venison, dove, quail and catfish. … Continue reading →

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Springtime in Texas

Posted on April 24, 2019 by admin

The Taylor place is something of an oddity. We actually live within the Greenville City Limits but for some reason we seem to attract a variety of wildlife. Sometimes our four-legged friends venture into my flower beds. I also cherish … Continue reading →

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WANTED: VOLUNTEERS FOR DANGEROUS MISSION

Posted on April 21, 2019 by admin

When the notice above was posted on a bulletin board at Elgin Field in Florida in early 1942, at least 140 men volunteered for the dangerous unknown mission. They were told nothing but diligently trained in land-based B-25s. President Franklin … Continue reading →

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The Chicken Peddler

Posted on April 17, 2019 by admin

I thought I had heard it all until I picked up my copy of Blacklands: Historical Sketches of Hunt County, Texas; stories collected by Jim Conrad during his remarkable career as Archivist at Texas A&M University Commerce. The little book … Continue reading →

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A Few of My Favorite Texas Writers

Posted on April 14, 2019 by admin

As most of you know, I have been a fan of Texas and Texas Literature all my life. A friend recently asked me what I considered the best Texas fiction and non-fiction. That is truly a personal thing, what I … Continue reading →

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Tea Rooms – Perfect for Women

Posted on April 10, 2019 by admin

There was a time when women could not go out for lunch with female friends. Everywhere she went she needed to have a male escort. But by the early 1900s single women began to look for some sort of career … Continue reading →

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Finding New Markets

Posted on April 7, 2019 by admin

Last week I wrote about feral cattle in Texas before the Civil War. They were the offspring of Andalusian cattle brought to what today is Mexico by Hernando Cortez in 1521. Gradually the cattle migrated north in search of food, … Continue reading →

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Two Centuries of Roads

Posted on April 3, 2019 by admin

Over the years I have written about old roads in Texas and neighboring states. Without a doubt the oldest road to cross the Lone Star State is El Camino Real or as Anglos say, Old San Antonio Road (OSR). Spanish … Continue reading →

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