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Category Archives: Historical tidbits
Striking Cotton
On Saturday morning, April 28, the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum in association with the History Department at Collin County Community College will present the 22nd Annual Cotton and Rural History Conference at the museum located at 600 Interstate 30. Three … Continue reading
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Tar and Feathers
Tar and feathers, that’s what they did during the American Revolution, wasn’t it? A ghastly ordeal for the recipient, to say the least. But didn’t we as Americans become more civilized as our country grew? If you thought we ceased … Continue reading
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Whiskey in the Big Red
The Red River between Texas and Oklahoma is definitely red. So red it is impossible to see the riverbed when standing knee-deep in water. Now suppose I told you there are 300 barrels of good whiskey somewhere in the bottom … Continue reading
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When Gloves Were Stylish
If you are a typical Texan you might wear gloves to keep your hands warm in winter, or to prune rosebushes, or as a welder. They are not at the top of the list of sartorial accouterments. But at one … Continue reading
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Spring Gardening Now and Then
As I write this, it’s Good Friday with a chilly breeze in the air. As I look through my Farmer’s Almanac, I suddenly remember The Easter Cold Spell. I have tomatoes in the ground in my garden as well as … Continue reading
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Pot Holes
I recently saw a listing of Spring Sightings that remind us springtime has arrived. There in the middle of the list was the phrase “Pot holes”. Really? It’s possible. Every spring it seems our favorite streets often look like battle … Continue reading
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Men Also Wore Hats
This time of the year we often hear about the wonderfully elaborate hats women wore in the past. But guess what? Men also wore hats, although not as frivolous and with much more strict rules. So let’s see what men … Continue reading
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An Eerie Tale
It wasn’t the content of the story that was so eerie, but the coincidence that when I read it, the time lapse was almost forty-one years to the day after my mother’s death. But let me start at the beginning. … Continue reading
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Tree Planting Week
When the first settlers arrived North Texas, they found what they called “thickets” throughout the prairies, tree-lined banks along small creeks and even smaller branches. Timber was a necessity for settlement. It was used for building and fuel. By the … Continue reading
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The Tale of the S. S. W. M. Barkley
My DNA says I am primarily Scots-Irish and German. My research tells me my ancestors were here before the Boston Tea Party. So I have a real sense of respect for pioneers, and especially those Scots-Irish who migrated to the … Continue reading
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