The first Texas native wildflower that became ingrained in my memory while working on saving a historic Texas ranch headquarters was a little purple, aster flower. Often it was a single stem flower and sometimes it grew in massive patches. Its growth pattern was correlated with annual rainfall amounts. The purple aster flower in…
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Her gravesite photo was hidden behind a sea of bluebonnets. Oh, to have met her long ago. She was born on Christmas Day and died before a new year began. She was only 22. She loved horses. She married a rancher and had one child. She did not ride sidesaddle. Oh, the sights she must…
Read MoreUNDERSTANDING CEMETERY SYMBOLS A Field Guide for Historic Graveyards (Messages from the Dead) by TUI SNIDER Genre: History / Landmarks & Monuments / Iconography Publisher: Castle Azle Press Date of Publication: August 19, 2017 Number of Pages: 250 Scroll down for giveaway! Understanding Cemetery Symbols by Tui Snider helps history buffs, genealogists, ghost hunters,…
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“You’re the first person I’ve seen taking a photograph of the train station seats,” said curator Scarlett Daugherty at the Quanah, Acme & Pacific Railway Museum (QAPR) in Quanah, Texas. I found that an unusual statement and came back at her, “Really?” I thought it would be natural to take photos of the seats because…
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Forgotten Winds 