Who Was She?

My friend June and I were told by the tour guide this was the women’s holding cell on the second floor of the Brown County Jailhouse in Texas. I took two steps into the room and knew. Knew that death had occurred in this room. There is an unknown unseen presence of someone who died…

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Dispelling Myths and Setting the History Straight – My Book Review

Dispelling Myths and Setting the History Straight   I remember in 2005 working in Hardeman County on a Rangeland Survey project. Quanah, Texas captured my attention quickly. In trying to find names of landowners based on county records, I landed at Quanah’s Chamber of Commerce. There my partner and I were warmly greeted, showered with…

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Wealth of Texas History – My Book Review

WHAT LIES BENEATH, TEXAS PIONEER CEMETERIES & GRAVEYARDS by Cynthia Leal Massey Genre: Regional History / 19th Century/ Landmarks & Monuments/ Travel Pictorial Publisher: TwoDot Date of Publication: August 1, 2021 Number of Pages: 400 pages w/77 B&W photos Scroll down for Giveaway! Texas, the second largest state, both in land mass and population, has…

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What is Down Under in Texas? – My Book Review

  SIX FEET UNDER TEXAS: Unique, Famous, & Historic Graves in the Lone Star State (Cemetery Tales Book 1) by TUI SNIDER   Genre: Nonfiction / Texana / History / Texas Travel Publisher: Castle Azle Press Date of Publication: August 15, 2020 Number of Pages: 250 pages     Scroll down for Giveaway!    …

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