Category Archives: Historical tidbits

Good Roads Man

Posted on August 20, 2018 by admin

John Riley Green, better known as J. Riley, found himself stuck in the mud on the way to Greenville from Wolfe City one day in 1921. As a strong proponent of paved, he used the incident to promote his drive … Continue reading →

It All Started Yesterday

Posted on August 12, 2018 by admin

If you have followed my Facebook posts, you already know that I have taken a keen interest in the causes and effects on the entire world as a result of World War I or the Great War as it was … Continue reading →

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The Problem of Mail

Posted on August 8, 2018 by admin

In the 1850s there was one newspaper serving Northeast Texas. For several years it was known as the Northern Standard, but when tensions grew in the region over the probability of civil war, the owner of the newspaper changed it … Continue reading →

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Traveling Through Spring Rains

Posted on August 5, 2018 by admin

Imagine traveling some ninety miles during a torrential rainstorm on a 21st century interstate highway. Yes, visibility would be limited and speed would be slower. Headlights would provide clarity. More than likely the driver would arrive safely, albeit with wet … Continue reading →

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The Judge’s Hand

Posted on August 1, 2018 by admin

Remember that most early arrivals in Texas came because of one of these incentives. They were fleeing from the debt collector, running from the sheriff in their home county, or escaping a nagging wife. Once here, jobs were few and … Continue reading →

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Summer Days

Posted on July 29, 2018 by admin

We have been challenged for more than a week by extreme temperatures Mother Nature cast upon us. While large numbers of us have access to air-conditioning, others don’t. Then there are the persons who work out in this heat. My … Continue reading →

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Death in the 19th Century; Women and Property Laws

Posted on July 25, 2018 by admin

For more than two centuries, women in America were considered too delicate to handle finances or the burdens of business ownership under a variation of British Common Law. Close male relatives controlled property rights for women. Louisiana, Mexico, and other … Continue reading →

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Women Suffrage in Texas –Very Briefly

Posted on July 22, 2018 by admin

For a brief time women in Texas were excited, hopeful, and possibly in disbelief in the summer of 1918. For the first time ever women in Texas could vote in local and state elections! It had been a long fight, … Continue reading →

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Good Eats on the Texas Frontier

Posted on July 18, 2018 by admin

Acclaimed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted created amazing gardens in Central Park for the City of New York as well as the gardens of Biltmore House in North Carolina after the Civil War. In the early 1850s Frederick and his … Continue reading →

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Lumberyards

Posted on July 15, 2018 by admin

I’ve been working on a paper set in Jack County immediately after the Civil War. I found a wonderful article in Texas Tears and Texas Sunshine: Voices of Frontier Women edited by Jo Ella Powell Exley. Each article told the … Continue reading →