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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 →

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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Texas Cattle

Posted on March 31, 2019 by admin

I am having an absolute Writer’s Block right this minute. The deadline is only hours away. I feel like those Parisians just before the guillotine dropped. My mind keeps going to a presentation I will make next Thursday in Lafayette, … Continue reading →

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A New Decade

Posted on March 24, 2019 by admin

If local newspapers are any indication of public interest, it seems that 1919 was finished with World War I and ready to tackle a new decade. The Paris Peace Treaty, for all of President Woodrow Wilson’s efforts, was more about … Continue reading →

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Early Signs of Spring

Posted on March 20, 2019 by admin

St. Patrick’s Day was beautiful in north Texas this spring. Everything is beginning to turn green, trees are budding out and the sun shone brightly. No gloomy skies and drizzly rain. Neither my husband nor I have Irish ancestors. His … Continue reading →

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Ruby Allmond, the National Champion Woman Fiddler

Posted on March 13, 2019 by admin

The Fannin County Historical Commission has become one of the most active commissions in Northeast Texas. During the month of March this year, members posted brief articles for Women’s History Day. Here’s an interesting piece I wrote several years ago … Continue reading →

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What If’s and the Truth

Posted on March 10, 2019 by admin

Over the past few months, I encountered several statements about topics I research that are not in line with each other. For example, since the early 1900s there has been a myth that the first District Court was held under … Continue reading →