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Who Came First?

Posted on October 15, 2019 by admin

Remember this little ditty? In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue. He had three ships and left from Spain; He sailed through sunshine, wind and rain. He sailed by night; he sailed by day; He used the stars … Continue reading →

Wheatville, Home of a National Politician

Posted on October 6, 2019 by admin

The small Cass County town of Wheatville was first settled in 1852. At some time, the citizens picked up, moved three or four miles down the road to become Naples. Rev. Sam Morris arrived in town from Alabama. Evidence leads … Continue reading →

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Frontier Life Was Hard

Posted on September 29, 2019 by admin

The nine-year-old boy and his family arrived on their new farm in the southwest corner of Dallas County in 1852. It became his home, his life, and his love for the next eighty-two years. When they arrived bears, panthers, wildcats, … Continue reading →

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Going Through Customs and Immigration in Philadelphia

Posted on September 22, 2019 by admin

On September 16, 1751 Captain Coatam from Rotterdam sailed the vessel Nancy into Philadelphia harbor. All males of the age of majority were escorted by British soldiers to the State House. The group of some seventy-five men became British citizens … Continue reading →

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Pig Weed and Honey

Posted on September 18, 2019 by admin

I have been semi-confined to the house for almost a month. What I thought was a summer cold turned out to be bronchitis. While I have taken the prescribed medications, my husband, who is not a doctor, recommended I stay … Continue reading →

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Voices from Small Places

Posted on September 8, 2019 by admin

Dr. Perky Beisel, Public History Professor at Stephen F. Austin University, introduced me to a wonderful, oral history project she and others created several years ago. It is exceptionally useful for small communities with elderly populations. Over the Labor Day … Continue reading →

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Dismantling the 18th Amendment

Posted on September 1, 2019 by admin

There are twenty-seven amendments to the United States Constitution. Citizens for years have debated about getting rid of some of them. We still hear it today. But it actually happened in 1932. Americans voted to repeal the 18th Amendment with … Continue reading →

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Small Town Summers in Texas

Posted on August 25, 2019 by admin

Yes, it is hot! That’s the way things are in summer in the Northern Hemisphere. It was much worse when there was no air conditioning, refrigeration, or places to go swimming, but not nearly as much fun. Let’s examine what … Continue reading →

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Of Imagination All Compact

Posted on August 19, 2019 by admin

For at least three or four generations, my mother’s family have been voracious readers of Texas folklore, particularly those tales of early cattle ranching. My brother Jeff is as avid as I am. So today I picked up Cow People … Continue reading →

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Why and How

Posted on August 10, 2019 by admin

On the first of August this year, I made a speech about World War I. This was not unusual, I spent about five years earlier this decade learning about this little-known war. Like the Korean War, it was overshadowed by … Continue reading →

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