tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89571788724546242282024-03-26T23:38:06.419-07:00Lone Star Historian 2Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.comBlogger207125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-75139116717288959452018-10-01T13:56:00.002-07:002018-10-01T13:56:36.497-07:00Final Blog as State Historian<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
This past week concluded my 6 - year tenure as State Historian of Texas. On Tuesday afternoon, September 18, I was in Center to present a program on "East Texas During World War I" for the Shelby County Historical Society. The Society recently received a collection of World War I uniforms, along with a few weapons and other artifacts, and they wanted an appropriate program for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting. It was a pleasure for me to help out. I came to Panola College in 1970, and during the spring semesters I required my students to interview someone, preferably a relative, on modern historical events, such as the Great Depression or World War II. When I lectured on these subjects during the spring term the students thus would have a personal connection. I was quite pleased that for a few years I received interviews from various grandparents or great-grandparents who were World War I veterans. I had kept all of the interviews on file, and I was able to find several that were from Shelby County citizens. I also brought World War I weapons from my personal collection, and we had a most satisfactory meeting at the Shelby County Historical Museum.</div>
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I was introduced to members of the Bowie County Historical Commission and to numerous other area history enthusiasts. We met upstairs, where I presented a program on Margaret Houston and Sam's other wives and sweethearts. Sam Houston entered Texas in 1832, crossing the Red River not far to the west, riding south from Fort Towson. Therefore there is considerable local interest in Houston, and the audience seemed quite entertained by the story of his various romances. Afterward I was treated to lunch at a fine restaurant across the street, and we were joined by a number of the program attendees. </div>
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On Tuesday evening, September 25, I was in Tyler for a meeting of the local Sons of American Revolution chapter. Tyler has active DRT, SRT, DAR, SAR, and SCV chapters, and it has been my pleasure to provide programs for each of these organizations during the past 6 years. Indeed, several of these history-minded individuals belong to two or three of these chapters, and it has always been rewarding to meet with them</div>
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For this occasion I was invited by Dave McLeod, and there was an excellent crowd. I was joined by my brother, Mike O'Neal, who drove over from his business in Denton. Mike was present on August 22, 2012, when I was sworn into office by Gov. Rick Perry, and he said he wanted to be present at my last official event as State Historian. I was pleased and touched. I spoke on what now is the increasingly "Missing Element from Our Founding Fathers, Our Founding Documents, and Our Founding Period," and since I was still serving as State Historian for a little while longer, I slipped in a few points about Texas.</div>
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lonestarhistorian, Google bought Blogspot and we no longer could add to our site (the original 50 or so blogs may still be read at lonestarhistorian). So we began a new site, lonestarhistorian2, which now contains roughly 250 blogs. Therefore there are about 300 blogs about my State Historian adventures on these two sites. After Karon passed away in 2012, my daughter Dr. Berri O'Neal Gormley very kindly took over the blog tekkie duties, a task which has been assumed in recent weeks by Shay Joines of the Panola College Library. My deepest thanks for blog assistance go to Karon, Berri and Shay - as they well know from my fumbling efforts, without them there would be no blog.</div>
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The day after my Tyler appearance, on September 26 in the Senate Chamber, Dr. Monte Monroe was sworn in as the fourth State Historian of Texas. Monte is Archivist at the Southwest Collection on the Texas Tech campus, he frequently teaches history classes on-campus, and he participates actively in historical organizations and activities throughout the Lone Star State. Monte's Investiture was emceed by Kent Hance, former Chancellor of Texas Tech, and he was administered the oath of office by Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos. By Monte's side was his lovely wife, Laura, the new First Lady of Texas History. Monte made appropriate remarks, and he and Laura hosted a reception for more than 80 attendees. Monte has an enthusiastic, outgoing personality and he is a polished speaker. He will be an outstanding State Historian and he will find, as I have, that it is the richest, most enjoyable gig that any Texas history enthusiast could ever embrace. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-57400517509003733762018-09-23T14:58:00.001-07:002018-09-23T15:21:47.723-07:00From Nine-Eleven to Corsicana's Kinsloe House to the Davidson Memorial Chapel<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
One Tuesday, September 11, a commemoration of the Nine-Eleven terrorist attack was staged by Art Lorenzo at the Fellowship Hall of the Pentecostal Church in Carthage. Art has long been fascinated by the tragic events of Nine-Eleven, and he has amassed an enormous collection of historical memorabilia. Art has staged an annual commemoration for years in Carthage, and for 2018 he asked the State Historian to provide a keynote address. </div>
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Art decorated several exhibit tables with his Nine-Eleven items, as well as with United States flags and banners. At ten o'clock in the morning Art opened the ceremony by leading the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. Dr. Kirby Hill played a beautiful, haunting version of "Taps" on his trumpet. Art then introduced me, and I opened my remarks by talking about where I was (lecturing to a U.S. History class at Panola College) when I first learned of the attack. For half an hour I spoke about how our unique freedoms developed in early America, and how crucial it is that we remain on guard to safeguard these freedoms and founding ideals. Afterward a delicious lunch was served, and Art showed a few of us his most highly prized artifacts.</div>
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The next morning I drove to Corsicana to provide a lunch program at the Kinsloe House, which was built as a meeting place for ladies' clubs. This event was staged by the Navarro County Historical Commission. Margaret Thomas, a member of the Commission, invited me to the event and served as my contact person. Corsicana is my home town, and when I arrived I was delighted to see many old friends and high school classmates. Margaret was kind enough to invite my daughter, Dr. Shellie O'Neal, who is head of the drama department at Navarro College, so I had the pleasure of eating lunch with Shellie.</div>
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There had been considerable publicity and there was an unusually large crowd. Although predominantly female, the audience also contained a number of men. Margaret and I had planned a program on Margaret Houston, as well as the other wives and sweethearts of Texas icon Sam Houston. The audience responded enthusiastically to this Sam Houston soap opera, and afterward there was time for a pleasant photo-op. I had a grand time returning home for a day.</div>
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On Saturday morning I drove to Marshall, where I met Federal Judge Rodney Gilstrap. I had been contacted months earlier by Judge Gilstrap, who is a board member of a foundation established by Judge T. Whitfield Davidson. Judge Davidson was born in 1876 on the family farm in northwestern Harrison County. Eventually he read law and was admitted to the bar, and his political career progressed to the Texas State Senate and to the office of Lieutenant Governor. He served capably as Acting Governor during an extended absence by Governor Pat Neff. Later Davidson was elected President of the Texas Bar Association, and in 1936 he was appointed by President Franklin D.Roosevelt as United States District Judge for he Northern District of Texas.</div>
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Judge Davidson acquired about 3,000 acres of beautiful, hilly woodlands in addition to his home place. In 1955 Judge Davidson had a beautiful stone chapel built in honor of his mother, Josephine Davidson. He passed away in 1974 at the age of 98. A foundation was created to manage the property (board members today are Judge Gilstrap, Bill Cornelius, Jr., Billy J. Davidson, Robert L. Duvall, and William M. Runnells). The Davidson Foundation operates through an on-site caretaker who, among other duties, is expected to oversee the small herd of Texas longhorn cattle that Judge Davidson insisted be maintained on the property. Boy Scouts and other youth groups are encouraged to utilize the property. And twice per year, in May and in September, the Josephine Davidson Memorial Chapel is the site of a Saturday memorial service which includes dinner on the grounds. </div>
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The service on Saturday, September 15, began at eleven o'clock.with a welcome by Judge Gilstrap, and an invocation by Board Member William M. Runnels. Andy Elliott, accompanied on the piano by his lovely and talented wife, Jan, led us in singing "America the Beautiful." The Board of Trustees was introduced, followed by a report on the Foundation by Robert Duvall. Billy Davidson recognized guests, primarily first-time attendees. Andy Elliott sang a solo, "We Are Blessed," which he chose after calling me about my topic. I was provided with a gracious introduction by Judge Gilstrap, and - judging by comments afterward - my address about our Founding Freedoms was well-received. We closed the service with the hymn, "Amazing Grace" and a benediction by Bill Cornelius, Jr. </div>
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Both before and after the service, and during the delicious catered lunch, I had the pleasure of visiting with old friends from Marshall, neighbors from Carthage, and a great many former students. Judge Gilstrap gave me a tour of the chapel, which includes a Heritage Room in the rear, along with another room where Judge Davidson is entombed. I was most impressed with everything, and I had a memorable time at the end of a busy State Historian week.<br />
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This past weekend I was a participant in the 30th Annual National Cowboy Symposium, held in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 7-9. Beginning in the 1990s I provided programs sporadically, usually if a topical book - such as <i>Historic Ranches of the Old West</i> - had been released that year. Alvin Davis, the founding father of the Symposium, was kind enough to welcome me (and I was delighted that Alvin attended one of my presentations during this 30th anniversary year). After I became Texas State Historian six years ago, Monica Hightower, who succeeded Alvin following his retirement, has invited me each year, and she has provided excellent PR for the State Historian, resulting in large crowds during my presentations. It has been a privilege to represent the Lone Star State at the annual celebration of the cowboy culture which developed in Texas and in time made the cowboy the world's number one folk hero.</div>
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I was asked to present programs during one-hour time slots on Friday and Saturday afternoons on my recent book <i>John Chisum, Frontier Cattle King</i>. The Texan who built the West's greatest open range range proved to be a popular subject for the Symposium attendees. And at my Friday program, when I introduced Alvin Davis to the audience, they appreciatively gave him a rousing ovation. Also on Friday afternoon I served as emcee for an excellent Writer's Panel. During the past few years I have participated in this panel alongside veteran authors Karen Fitzjerrell of San Antonio and Lubbock's Nathan Dahllstrom, who created a series of youth novels on the adventures of Wilder Good. (Indeed, I stopped by his vendor table to purchase a signed copy of his latest release for a grandchild.) This year we added two fine writers to our panel. Jim Jones is an accomplished composer who also performed musical numbers at the Symposium. And our ranks were joined by John R. Erickson, who has written 75 books and more than 300 articles. John is acclaimed for his "Hank the Cowdog" series of books, audio books, and stage plays. I have read and re-read his autobiographical <i>Panhandle Cowboy</i>, but I visited his vendor's table to stock up on Hank the Cowdog books for my grandchildren.</div>
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More than 50 performers provided cowboy entertainment throughout Friday and Saturday. There were horse handling demonstrations in the indoor arena, and there was an outdoors horse parade. Also outdoors was an assemblage of chuck wagons, and on Saturday the National Championship Chuck Wagon Cook-Off was held. On Saturday afternoon Monica Hightower emceed an entertaining session on Chuck Wagon Cook stories and tips. And in the big arena area there was aisle after aisle of vendor's tables, featuring Western art, clothing, jewelry, books, Native American items, and historical displays. On Sunday morning the Symposium concluded with a Chuck Wagon Breakfast, followed by a Cowboy Church Service featuring music, poetry, prayer, and a devotional message.</div>
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While I was in the Panhandle for a few days, I made a flying trip to Amarillo to interview Mrs. Olive Virginia Maynard, who is a granddaughter of the famous buffalo hunter and army scout, Billy Dixon, and his remarkable wife, Olive King Dixon. Although Billy died years before Virginia was born, her grandmother and namesake did not pass away until she was a teenager. I am preparing a book, <i>Billy and Olive Dixon, The Plainsman and His Lady</i>. Prior to the Cowboy Symposium I exchanged letters with Virginia, and we talked by telephone. She graciously invited me to her home, where we talked at length about her grandparents, as well as her mother and aunts and uncles. Virginia allowed me to examine scrapbooks and photos and other artifacts. My visit with Virginia was a highlight of my weekend in the Panhandle.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com82tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-79261505071236060932018-09-05T09:12:00.001-07:002018-09-05T09:12:03.921-07:00Quincinera<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
For the past six years as State Historian of Texas I have enthusiastically introduced my programs by pointing out that Texas has the richest and most colorful history and culture of any state in the Union. During the past weekend I experienced a happy cultural event with significant historical meaning. My oldest daughter, Lynn O'Neal Martinez, and her husband, Rudy Martinez, have two daughters, Chloe and Jessie. Lynn and Rudy met while in college, and after their marriage they settled in the Dallas area. Lynn has enjoyed an outstanding teaching career, and she often has taught Spanish. Like his father Juan, Rudy is an army veteran, but later he earned a CPA and now is vice president of a federal bank. Rudy's father now is deceased, and he is the oldest of four siblings, and he, along with Lynn, Chloe, and Jessie, go to Corpus Christi regularly, where they interact with his extended family.</div>
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When Chloe was 15, her grandmother, Aurora Martinez, hosted a Quincinera in her honor. Jessie was 10 at the time, and she could hardly await her turn for a Quincinera. Indeed, Jessie and Aurora have been planning the event for the past five years. Jessie's Quincinera would be held in Brownsville, because that was Aurora's home town and she had a great deal of family support there. The date set for the Quincinera was Saturday, September 1, and we all flew down the previous day, Friday. I arrived late in the day, and Lynn, Rudy, Chloe, Jessie and I had dinner together at an excellent Mexican food restaurant. The evening was made complete by the appearance of a Mariachi band.</div>
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Saturday was busy throughout the day, with several trips to the house of Aurora's sister, Lupe, where the two sisters worked on numerous details. I had the pleasure of taking Lynn, Chloe, and Jessie to lunch, before they drove to Lupe's house for a hair-dressing session. Late in the afternoon we drove to the hall which had been hired for the evening. The ladies had produced beautiful decorations, including a separate table for Jessie, who wore a splendid blue dress and whose hairstyle was topped with a tiara. The first hour was spent welcoming guests. More than 100 family members were in attendance, and I had had the pleasure of meeting almost all of the adults at the wedding of Lynn and Rudy.</div>
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The rest of the evening featured much livelier dance music, as the hall throbbed with the rhythmic sounds of Tejano favorites. Three young men, dressed in black suits, shirts and ties, formed a line in front of the DJ and inspired everyone to participate. These young men took turns dancing with Jessie, who had a marvelous time. The party ended at eleven o'clock, as scheduled on the beautiful invitations we all had received. About half of the crowd, however, drove the short distance to Lupe's house, where an after party took place. </div>
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Jessie's Quincinera was an inspiring example of the way in which Rudy and Lynn and their two daughters go back and forth between two cultures - frequently and seamlessly. There will be more and more of that in the Lone Star State. In addition to the incredibly rich Hispanic contributions to Texas history and culture, Tejanos soon will make up the largest percentage of the Texas population. Catholicism, certainly a Spanish legacy, is the largest religious denomination in Texas. Spanish is the second language of Texas - and for many Texans, it is the first language. While the Spanish flag has not flown over Texas for nearly two centuries, during their long, earlier period of dominance, Spain made what has proved to be an indelible, conspicuous, prominent, unforgettable, and ongoing imprint on the history and culture - and future - of Texas. <br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Several weeks ago I was pleased to be contacted by Sharan Zwick, owner of The Galveston Bookshop. In 2015 Sharan hosted a signing for my book, </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Texas Gunslingers</i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">, an Arcadia Publication. Recently </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Frontier Forts of Texas</i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> became my sixth title for Arcadia, and they notified Sharan. Sharan and I scheduled Saturday afternoon, August 11, from two to four o'clock, for a signing that would feature </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Frontier Forts</i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">, along with several other of my titles.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Sharan's associate, Paul Randall, provided me a publicity packet of PR materials that had been generated for my signing. There was a busy crowd for more than two hours, and I was especially pleased to see Beverly Phillips Davis, who was a participant in one of my Traveling European History courses from Panola College some years ago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I headed back toward Carthage shortly after four o'clock, because Saturday night was the 21st Annual Classic Country Music Festival of the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in Carthage. I am a member of the TCMHoF Museum Board, and every year I provide the program copy for the new inductees. For 2018 we inducted the legendary gospel group, The Chuck Wagon Gang, and Leon Rausch, "The Voice of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys." The popular Neal McCoy kept the crowd laughing as emcee, and lovely Linda Davis of Carthage was a great hit, as always. The show already had started by the time I arrived, but I had plenty of opportunity to enjoy excellent music and a lively crowd. This was the first time the show was held in the beautiful new auditorium at Carthage High School, which comfortably seats more than 2,200. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I warmed up for this busy Saturday a few days earlier, when I spoke to the Carthage Rotary Club on the Regulator-Moderator War, a murderous conflict which occurred in our area during the 1840s. Recently, in fact, it has been my pleasure to bring programs to Rotary Clubs in Longview and in Colleyville.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-90593317612423401652018-07-24T22:09:00.002-07:002018-07-25T20:28:50.853-07:00WWHA Roundup<div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The Eleventh
Annual Roundup of the Wild West History Association was held on
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 18-21, at the Oasis Hotel
and Convention Center in Springfield, Missouri. The event was attended
by more than 170 Western history enthusiasts, and the 2018 Roundup was
one of the most enjoyable and successful gatherings in a series of
enjoyable and successful Roundups. Indeed, two of our last three
Roundups have been held in Texas, and more members are from Texas than
from any other state.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><em>WWHA President Jim Dunham calls the 2018 Roundup to order</em></span></strong></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Roy Young and Dennis
Garstang assembled an excellent program, which included a terrific field
trip, and the Oasis was one of the finest facilities we've ever had. On
Wednesday evening we assembled for an opening reception. Roy and Dennis
provided a preview of the next few days, and our keynote address was
delivered by one of the most highly regarded writers in our field, Jack
DeMattos. Following his remarks, Jack was presented a Six Shooter Award
for Lifetime Contributions to Wild West History.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">With Ron Chrisman, Director of UNT Press, and Chuck Parsons, </span></em></strong><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">holding his new biography of Ben Thompson from the UNT Press</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The
Thursday morning program opened with a presentation by best-selling
author Michael Wallis on the topic of his next book, "Belle Starr of
Missouri." Michael was followed by Erik Wright of the <i>Tombstone Epitaph</i>,
who spoke on "Blood in the Ozarks, The Largest Feud in Arkansas
History." After a morning break I was up next with "Wild Bill Hickok,
Prince of Pistoleers." One of the principal reasons we met in
Springfield is because it was the site of one of the most famous street
duels in Western history, Wild Bill vs. Davis Tutt in front of an
expectant crowd of onlookers. I first wrote about Hickok in the 1970s,
and I presented an overview of his colorful - and deadly - career,
with emphasis on the confrontation with Tutt. I saved some of that
material for the next morning, when we were scheduled to visit the duel
site downtown. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>Describing Wild Bill Hickok, Prince of Pistoleers</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">At my book table</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">More than 160 were in attendance at the 2018 Roundup</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>Two State Historians. Marshall Trimble has served </em></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>as Arizona State Historian for 21 years.</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">At the Annual Awards Luncheon on Thursday, the Book of the Year Award was presented to Michael Wallis for his splendid, <i>The Best Land Under Heaven: The Donner Party in the Age of Manifest Destiny</i>.
The final program of the afternoon was given by Mary Johnson, "Laura
Ingalls Wilder and How the West Was Settled," a fascinating preparation
for our upcoming field trip. Thursday evening John Bossenecker moderated
a 90-minute panel on "The Earp Brothers," with panelists Casey
Tefertiller, Roy Young Gary Roberts, and Tom Bicknell. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Michael Wallis holds his Book of the Year plaque, flanked by WWHA President Jim Dunham and past president Pam Potter</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>Jack DeMattos with his plaque for his Outstanding Contributions </em></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>to Wild West History</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">On
Friday morning we boarded buses, heading first for the downtown square
where Hickok and Tutt exchanged shots. I described the basic layout of
the buildings and of the positions of the gunmen, adding remarks about
dueling vs. the more common, spontaneous Western gunfights. We then were
joined by John Sellars, a native of Springfield who is the Executive
Secretary of The History Museum, which is located on the square, and he
had a great deal to tell us about the famous duel. Later I had the
pleasure of introducing John to three female descendants of Davis Tutt.
The ladies came from long distances to meet with us in Springfield, and
before the Roundup ended they joined our organization.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>John Sellars with three descendants of Davis Tutt</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">With John Sellars, Director of Springfield's History Museum</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Next
the buses transported us to Maple Park Cemetery and the graves of Davis
Tutt and other Tutt family members. Doc Shores offered a description,
and the trio of Tutt descendants were visibly moved at being in the
presence of the gravesite of Davis. We had lunch at the Bass Pro Shop;
the national headquarters of this organization is in Springfield. We
enjoyed an excellent buffet meal, and we had time to visit the
outstanding museum of the National Rifle Association, to which many of
us belong.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><em><strong>The grave of Davis Tutt</strong></em></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Doc Shores holding forth at the Tutt grave</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>At the Bass Pro Shop we lunched at the Hemingway Café</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>The NRA Museum is a major attraction of the Bass Pro Shop</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Boarding our buses, we traveled east
to Mansfield, where we toured the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum.
We arrived just in time to hear a young woman play the violin of Pa
Ingalls. The violinist delivered a delightful concert of folk tunes from
the front porch of the house, and we learned that Pa's violin is
brought out of the museum only on special occasions. The museum
displayed a treasure trove of Ingalls-Wilder family artifacts, the gift
shop offered an array of books and age-appropriate souvenirs, and there
is an excellent eight-minute movie. Of course, the tour of the house,
completely furnished and decorated with Ingalls-Wilder items, is the
highlight of the visit. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">We enjoyed a folk music concert delivered through the violin of Pa Ingalls</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><em>Concert crowd at the Ingalls home listening to the violin performance</em></span></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>The 10-room Ingalls-Wilder home</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Friday evening there was a session featuring cowboy poets, storytellers, and musicians. Roy Young coordinated this lively event.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Saturday
morning began with a brief business meeting. Most officers and board
members agreed to continue their service, and Michael Wallis accepted an
open board position. The 2019 Roundup will be held in Cheyenne,
Wyoming, and in 2020 we will meet in Fort Smith, Arkansas. There were
several fine presentations during the morning, including back-to-back
programs by a husband and wife research team, Pat and Chuck Parsons of
Luling, Texas.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>Chuck and Pat Parsons, who each made a Saturday morning presentation</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">On Saturday evening we had our
annual Boots and Spurs Banquet. Jim Dunham presented a President's Award
to Kurt House, noted Texas gun collector and a strong supporter and
board member of the WWHA. The Live and Silent Auctions raised a
considerable amount of money for the organization.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Sisters Cecilia Ogasawara and Mary Carey, renowned for their clever costumes, masqueraded as Old West lawmen </span></em></strong><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">at the Boots and Spurs Banquet.</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Our
entertainment for the evening was an all-time WWHA highlight. Roy Young
secured the services of the legendary Sons of the Pioneers, and because
I had written a book about the group Roy gave me the honor of providing
the introduction. The Sons of the Pioneers were organized during the
mid-1930s by Roy Rogers, Tim Spencer, and singer-composer Bob Nolan,
along with two gifted instrumentalists from Texas, Hugh and Karl Farr
(violin and guitar). Duiring the next two decades the Sons of the
Pioneers appeared in 100 motion pictures, made countless public
appearances, and established themselves as the top group in cowboys
music with such timeless hits as <i>Tumbling Tumbleweeds</i> and <i>Cool Water</i>.
For more than 80 years the Sons of the Pioneers have maintained their
position as the leading cowboy music vocal and instrumental group in
history, as they demonstrated to an enthralled WWHA audience. Dusty
Rogers - Roy's son - was the lead singer, and the Sons of the Pioneers
royally entertained us for 90 minutes. What a spectacular close to our
2018 Roundup.</span> </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Kurt House accepting a richly deserved President's Award </span></em></strong><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">from Jim Dunham and Pam Potter.</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>The <u>Sons of the Pioneers</u>, with lead singer Dusty Rogers in the center</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-90861172056364806322018-07-16T14:45:00.002-07:002018-07-16T14:55:27.020-07:00A Great Week<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The
week began at the Colleyville Rotary Club.</span> </span>I was invited by a former student, Mark Bauer, who now
makes his home in Colleyville. We agreed that the club members would
enjoy a program on Texas Gunslingers, which involves 19th-century life
and death conflict in the Lone Star State and a collection of replica
weapons and gun rigs. A bonus for me is the fact that my daughter, Dr.
Berri O'Neal Gormley - who is instrumental in putting together this blog
every week or so - and her family live in Colleyville. I drove up a day
early so that I could spend a little extra time with Berri, her husband
Drew, and my three youngest grandchildren, Addison, Reagan, and Nolan.
Berri also accompanied me to the lunch meeting of the local Rotary club,
and we all had a lively time. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>With Colleyville Rotary Club President, Kay Allen</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Wednesday afternoon in Carthage,
I was invited to the First Baptist Church, which was having a blood drive competition
with a church in another community. FBC's Music Minister, David Yarborough,
thought it might stimulate donor attendance to have several local authors on
hand to sign books for those who came to donate blood. I had a fine time
visiting with Carthage friends, eating homemade ice cream provided by the
church, and signing books. I had just received the first box of copies of the
UNT Press softcover reprint of my 2006 book about the Regulator-Moderator War: <i>War
in East Texas, Regulators vs. Moderators</i>. It was the first time the book
had been available in more than a decade, and I was delighted that so many
readers wanted a signed copy.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">My book table at MASH BASH blood drive </span></strong></em><br />
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the annual meeting of the Awards Committee of the Otis Lock Foundation of the East
Texas Historical Association. I've been a member of this committee for a
decade and a half, and I've served as chairman for the past few years,
since the passing of Archie McDonald. We determine cash awards for book award
winners, research grant applicants, and educators of the year. We met at a
Mexican food restaurant, and before we could even order lunch we found
ourselves discussing the merits of various books that had been nominated. By
the time we finished our meals we had made our decisions, which will be
announced at the Fall Meeting of the ETHA at the Fredonia Hotel in Nacogdoches.
Scott Sosebee, Executive Director of the ETHA, was on hand to lend advice, and
aside from the committee chairman, a set of new members was present: Debbie
Liles, Jessica Wranosky, and John Lundberg, accomplished authors all.</span></span></div>
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o'clock, and I immediately began driving toward Houston. I had agreed to speak
at the annual Awards Banquet of the Sons of the Republic of Texas, Lone
Star Chapter #58, which serves Montgomery and The Woodlands. This award-winning
group is an outstanding chapter and I've twice had the privilege of addressing
them at past events. The banquet was held at a superb restaurant in North
Houston, the Steamboat House, which is richly decorated in Texana and features
an eye-catching statue of Sam Houston in the parking lot.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">A statue of Sam Houston outside the Steamboat House Restaurant</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Texana décor dominates every room of the Steamboat House Restaurant.</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>The SRT Awards Banquet registration table</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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in the picturesque banquet hall. The impressive program included the tolling of
a "Passing Bell" for members who had been lost during the year, as
well as the presentation of $1,000 cash awards to Educators of the Year.
The recipients were two seventh-grade Texas History teachers from the Conroe
ISD: Penny Williams of York Jr. High, and Brenda Craig of Moreland Jr.
High. I especially enjoyed hearing a detailed recounting of the chapter's
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">The gathering crowd (which finally numbered nearly 100) </span></em></strong><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Bugle tribute, <em>Il Silencio,</em> beautifully played by Michael D. Wilson</span></strong></td></tr>
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chapter on Sam Houston and on the San Jacinto Campaign, so we decided that for
the Banquet topic I would describe the Regulator-Moderator War. This first of a
great many blood feuds in Texas occurred in 1840-1844 during the heart of the
Texas Republic era. It was a Texan embodiment of the American Regulator
Moderator tradition that began in the 1760s and 1770s, and it produced more
casualties than any other blood feud in Texas history. And by a happy
coincidence a shipment of my books on this blood feud came in just a few days
earlier, and I was able to provide autographed copies for the SRT
members. In all it was a wonderful evening, a fitting climax to a
delightful week of Texas history events.</span> </span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-89820880593914553772018-06-23T11:04:00.002-07:002018-06-23T11:20:42.106-07:00Panhandle Trip<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For the past several months I've been developing a book on
Billy Dixon - hero of Adobe Walls and Medal of Honor winner - and his
remarkable wife, Olive King Dixon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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been greatly aided by Panola College librarians Sherri Baker and Shay Joines,
as well as by my sister and brother-in-law, Judy and John Smith of Lampasas.
I've even been able to do a little writing, but I've reached the point where I
could proceed no farther without a research trip to the Texas Panhandle. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Abilene, obtaining some useful photos and signing copies of my recent book, Frontier
Forts of Texas. Museum Manager Rebecca Kinnison was most helpful, and she
expressed interest in a program/signing when the Dixon book comes out. Before
leaving Abilene I stopped by the Texas Star Trading Company, owned by Glenn and
Carol Dromgoole, who are most supportive of Texana books and writers and who
asked me to sign several titles on their shelves.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Snyder, where I was welcomed by staff members Ericka Jayne, Laurel Lamb, and
Brenda Tovar. Curator Laurel Lamb brought me into the basement so that I could
examine rifles and other artifacts not on display. Program Scheduler Ericka
Jayne urged me to return for a program/signing, and before I left town I
photographed the famous albino buffalo statue on the courthouse square. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: small;">for a better photo angle of a Sharps Big Fifty</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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campus of Texas Tech University. Archivist Monte Monroe had arranged for an
impressive collection of documents to be placed at my disposal in the reading
room, and I worked until mid-afternoon on this treasure trove of sources. I
enjoyed a delightful lunch break with Monte, Tai Kreidler, and Lynn Whitfield,
all friends from past visits and from activities of the West Texas Historical
Association. Tai graciously contacted several other people at various museums
on my behalf, letting them know when I was coming and what my research needs
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introducing myself to Warren Stricker, Director of the Research Center of the
Panhandle-Plains Museum and his lovely assistant Millie Vanover. Although the
Research Center usually is not open to the public until one o'clock in the
afternoon, Warren generously invited me to come in the next morning. After our
meeting I had time to examine the Billy Dixon display in the museum, along with
other pertinent exhibits. The next morning I was greeted by Warren and Millie -
and an impressive collection of boxes and file folders. I worked until
mid-afternoon, and came away with a splendid load of photocopies and photograph
orders. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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the last three decades of her life, working as a journalist and as an historian
of the Panhandle's pioneer period. First I located her grave at Llano Cemetery.
Next I found and photographed her last home, near downtown Amarillo. The nearby
Downtown Public Library remained open until nine o'clock, so I went to the
reference section and found several useful file folders, which provided more
helpful photocopies. The following morning, Thursday, I photographed the
impressive Polk Street Methodist Church, which Olive joined after moving to
Amarillo and shortly after the big new sanctuary opened. In the main office I
was welcomed by Natalie Chappell, Financial Secretary, and by Administrative
Assistant Carol Moreno. They found Olive's 88-year-old membership card on a
venerable rolodex, then located more information from an old church directory.</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Exterior of the Polk Street Methodist Church</span></strong></em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Finding Olive's membership card in the rolodex</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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Billy Dixon Masonic Lodge. A short drive then led me to Borger and the
Hutchinson County Museum. Hutchinson County was the site of the Battle of Adobe
Walls. Billy Dixon later made his home at Adobe Walls, held several public
offices in the county, and took Olive as his bride there. I was expected at the
museum by Administrator Lynn Hopkins, who graciously showed me through the
excellent displays and made available to me numerous resources, including a
recording of an interview by Olive. I had read transcripts of several of her
interviews, but it was the first time I had heard her voice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: small;">Billy Dixon's telescope on display at the Hutchinson County </span></em></strong><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-size: small;">Historical Museum in Borger</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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County. Olive lived for more than a decade in Miami, where most of her children
went to school. The current Methodist Church was built while she was a member,
and the handsome courthouse was only a few years old when she moved with her
family to Miami. I was shown through the courthouse by County Judge Rick
Tennant, and at the Roberts County Museum I met Curator Emma Bowers. The museum
is housed in the old depot, and Emma is justly proud of the dioramas and other
displays, as well as historic outdoor structures. She made available to me
several photo sources, which I badly needed.</span></span></span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: small;">(Pictured below):The First Methodist Church of Miami was built while Olive was a member.</span></em></strong><br />
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of the 1874 Battle of the Buffalo Wallow. Shortly after his heroics at Adobe
Walls, Billy Dixon was recruited as an army scout. Soon thereafter Dixon, a
second scout, and four troopers were jumped by 125 horseback warriors. One
soldier died and and everyone else was wounded, but the large war party was
repulsed, and Dixon and the other four survivors were awarded the Medal of
Honor (Billy's medal is on display at the Panhandle-Plains Museum). Scout Dixon
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arrived in the Panhandle from Virginia by rail to visit her cowboy brother.
With a few phone calls I made an appointment with Weldon Walser, a native of
Canadian, to tour the site of Fort Elliott, which is on property that Weldon
owns and farms. We met on Friday morning, and Weldon graciously spent two hours
driving me from point to point, collecting old square nails, and showing me
photos of the post during its military heyday. I am deeply grateful to Weldon
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former elementary school built in 1923. When the school building finally fell
into disuse, there was considerable damage the floor and roof, but a $500,000
grant provided an excellent renovation of the six classrooms and large
auditorium. Today there is use by community groups and, of course, a first-rate
museum, operated by Ada Lester and Suzanne Lohberger. Ada, a native of
Mobeetie, served as my intermediary with Weldon Walser, and she and Suzanne
assembled a wealth of file material on the Dixons, Fort Elliott, and the nearby
battle of the Buffalo Wallow. Following a guided tour of the museum, I spent
more than two hours photocopying materials. Ada and Suzanne were delightful
company, and we talked - as I had at virtually every stop - of a future book
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o'clock Saturday morning - I reflected throughout the trip home on the rich
collection of research materials I was bringing back to my writing office, and
on the numerous friends and professionals who treated me with such courtesy
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-59827049976445074392018-06-02T10:35:00.000-07:002018-06-03T22:05:41.350-07:00Ladonia's Historic Architecture<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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past, and Ladonia in southeastern Fannin County is rich in vintage structures.
The farm community began to form in the early 1840s. The first merchant was
Frank McCown, and the little town was known as McCownville for several years.
But about 1857 La Donna Millsay passed through town on a wagon train from
Tennessee, and she enthralled the population with her singing. Citizens began
to call the town "La Donna," and when a U.S. Post Office was
established in 1858 the misspelled name "Ladonia" was submitted.</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Bird's Eye View of bustling Ladonia in 1891,</span></em></strong><br />
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1885 with a population of 350, two cotton gins, a bank, a school, and several
churches. Two years later, enticed by a bonus from Ladonia, the Gulf, Colorado,
and Santa Fe Railway built tracks through town. Ladonia immediately boomed as a
shipping point for cotton, corn, oats, and wheat. Within a decade the
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square, and today a number of brick buildings still exist from the 1890s. A
three-story city hall with a large upstairs auditorium dominated the square
until it was razed in 1955. Victorian houses were erected around town, and many
still stand, although some are in disrepair. Indeed, like many other
agricultural communities Ladonia was hit hard by the Great Depression. The
population declined steadily, and today the reported population is 612, barely
one-fourth of the total of Ladonia in its prime.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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residential structures - and churches - continued to be used, and today offer a
visual treat for history buffs. In 1893, for example, the First Baptist Church
built an impressive frame Victorian sanctuary with a massive steeple tower. But
this edifice burned in 1911, and a brick replacement opened in 1912 and still
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">The First Baptist Church opened in 1912.</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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1910-12 a magnificent church was built for $6,400. The building featured 18
stained glass windows, and a pipe organ was installed for $2,587.
Unfortunately, the shrinking congregation dissolved in 1976, but the building
was converted to "Heritage Hall," and the organ went to the First
Presbyterian Church of Mesquite. In 1992 a ferocious storm damaged many of the
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were erecting new brick edifices, the First Methodist Church built a large
sanctuary for $10,000. This excellent church served the congregation for a
century, but fell into disrepair in recent years. The Methodists, reduced in
numbers, built a smaller, more modern building next-door to the
still-impressive structure from 1910.</span></span></span></div>
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superb brick sanctuary in 1906. Attendance on Sundays averaged 300, but this
church was destroyed by fire early in 1917. The church rebuilt immediately, but
in time, like the Presbyterians, the congregation disbanded, and the big church
stands empty today.</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><em>The three-story City Hotel was built in 1906.</em></span></strong></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-40711403510464082122018-05-19T07:41:00.002-07:002018-05-21T08:13:26.032-07:00The State DRT Convention and More<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Friday evening, May 18, it was my privilege to present
the banquet address for the 2018 annual meeting of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. The three-day DRT Convention
was held at the Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria. A few years ago
I delivered the keynote address when the statewide DRT Convention was held in
Killeen, and during my tenure as Texas State Historian I have presented
programs to numerous DRT chapters. So it was a special pleasure to participate
in the 127th Annual Convention of the DRT. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The program chair for this 2018 Convention was a longtime
friend and Panola College colleague, Liz Hedges. She asked me to provide a
light-hearted program, and we decided on "Musical Traditions of
Texas," which has been received through the years with laughter and
interest by numerous audiences, especially those that are predominantly female.
I arrived at mid-afternoon, and immediately encountered friends and
acquaintances from other DRT meetings. More than 500 members were in attendance. There are 7,000 DRT members. Next year's meeting will be in Austin.</span></span></span><br />
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I was delighted to see Amber Friday Brown, whom I first met
as a freshman student in a US History class at Panola. I quickly learned that
Amber was an enthusiastic Civil War re-enactor, and when I had her bring her
antebellum clothing to class, I also learned that she was a talented presenter.
During her two years at Panola I helped arrange appearances for her with Sons
of Confederate Veteran groups. She spent her summers working at a Civil War
coastal fort in North Carolina. Amber earned bachelors and masters degrees in
Arkansas, where she and her husband - also a re-enactor - live and work. A
transplanted Texan, Amber enlisted the assistance of the Texas State Historian
in establishing an Arkansas chapter of the DRT with other native Texan ladies.
Amber also leads the United Daughters of the Confederacy organization in
Arkansas. It was a great pleasure to visit and catch up with this good friend
and accomplished historian.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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received from the University of North Texas Press the new cover for the reprint
of my 2006 book, <i>War in East Texas, Regulators vs. Moderators</i>. This
history of the murderous Regulator-Moderator War was the first title in the Bob
and Doris Bowman East Texas History Series. The book proved quite popular - I
signed 200 copies in two hours in Shelbyville, the village which was the center
of conflict. But when the first hardcopy printing sold out, circumstances
prevented a second edition. The book was co-sponsored by the Bowmans and the
East Texas Historical Association. Sadly, both Bob and Doris passed away during
recent years, but ETHA Executive Director Scott Sosebee has been instrumental
in arranging a softcover reprint through the UNT Press.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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books and outlaw/lawman titles. Indeed, he published my book on <i>The
Johnson-Sims Feud</i> of 1916-1918, the last old-fashioned blood feud in
Texas. The Lone Star State was the site of more blood feuds than any other
state or territory, and the first of these conflicts was the
Regulator-Moderator War of the 1840s. Ron felt strongly that <i>War in East
Texas</i> was a suitable entry for UNT Press, and his tireless efforts
with the original publishers have placed the book back in print this summer for
the first time in more than a decade. I am grateful to Ron and Scott, and I
look forward to presenting programs again on the Regulator-Moderator War. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The State Historian enjoyed an action-packed 24 hours on
Thursday and Friday, April 26-27. Shortly after returning home from two weeks
of travel, I delivered a program on Thursday at noon to the Carthage Lions Club
on the Panola College campus. It was a pleasure to be among home town friends,
and they responded favorably to my presentation on a fellow East Texan, John
Chisum of Paris to our north, who went on to become a famous cattle king of
western ranching.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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restaurant of the Gen. Horace Randal Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
We sang <i>Dixie</i>, recited the pledge to Old Glory, the Lone Star Flag, and
the Confederate Flag, and announced the names of our CSA ancestors - in my case
Leroy O'Neal of Georgia, George Washington Owen of Mississippi, and James
Standard of Alabama. My three great-grandfathers were teenagers who fought late
in the Civil War to defend their homes from invading armies.</span></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">From my new book, <i>Frontier Forts of Texas</i>, I
discussed the pre-Civil War military activities in Texas of such future Civil
War heroes as Col. Albert Sidney Johnston, Lt. Col. Robert E. Lee, Maj. James
Longstreet, Lt. George Picket, Lt. John Bell Hood, and other ambitious
officers. Texas was a combat zone, with US Army troops operating out of nearly
three dozen outposts against warriors of the Wild Tribes, Comanches and
Kiowas. Jefferson Davis, a West Point graduate and wounded veteran of the War
with Mexico, served as an innovative and resourceful Secretary of War from
1853-57. Secretary Davis organized the Second Cavalry, with Col. Albert Sidney
Johnston in command, to combat the horseback warriors of the Wild Tribes. Davis
also imported camels as pack animals in the arid Southwest, and he armed
infantry regiments with rifles instead of muskets. After the Civil War frontier
combat continued in Texas, led by Civil War hero Col. Ranald Mackenzie and his
crack Fourth Cavalry, operating out of reconstructed or new forts in West
Texas.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">SCV members purchased a large number of inscribed books, and it was after eight o'clock before I departed Carthage for a 240-mile drive to Round Rock, where the Central Texas History Association was scheduled to conduct its 2018 Annual Conference at the Conference Center at the Wingate by Wyndham. I had been invited by Dr. Kenneth Howell, Executive Director of the CTHA, to be the Friday luncheon speaker. I was given a book table in the Vendors Room, and I was joined late on Friday morning by my sister, Judy O'Neal Smith from Lampasas. Judy, an active DRT and museum board member, already knew several of the historians at the CTHA meeting. She sat with me at the head table, and distributed handouts when I began speaking about John Chisum - for the second time in 24 hours.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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ranking executive with the Texas Historical Commission, and award-winning
author Debbie Liles, who has just won appointment to the W. K. Gordon Endowed
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continued for nearly 100 attendees. The CTHA is entering only its third year
and is growing rapidly. One of the most delightful sessions was on Friday
morning: <i>Frozen in Time, Ice Hockey in the Lone Star State</i>. Armed with
hockey sticks and displaying an array of hockey jerseys, Michael Miller of the
Austin History Center and Charles Swanlund of Blinn College-Bryan spoke
respectively on "The Puck Stopped Here: San Antonio and the Birth of Ice
Hockey in Texas" and "Mr. Hockey Comes to Texas: Gordie Howe and the
Houston Aeros." This innovative session featured perhaps the first studies
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following the 2018 Conference of the West Texas Historical Association in San
Angelo, I flew from DFW to Oregon for an 8-day cruise of the Columbia and Snake
Rivers aboard the <i>American Empress</i>. We sailed first to the mouth of the
Columbia, viewing the Pacific Ocean and visiting Fort Clatsop, where the Lewis
and Clark Expedition spent the winter of 1805-1806 at the western extent of
their historic journey. As we moved upriver we viewed sites where Lewis and
Clark camped both coming and going. There were other Lewis and Clark sites, as
well as the Nez Perce National Park and the Sacajawea State Park. At the
Western Aeroplane and Automotive Museum I took a ride in a 1914 Ford Depot
Hack. The scenery was magnificent, including towering river bluffs and splendid
waterfalls. The State Historian of Texas had a grand time exploring the Pacific
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-19378694746575543832018-04-29T20:06:00.000-07:002018-04-29T20:06:06.957-07:00Ideal Venues for Chisum Programs<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On a lovely afternoon in early April the Panola County
Retired Teachers Association met at the ranch of Gene and Brenda Giles. Gene
and Brenda were Panola College students in my classes during the 1970s, and
they later married and made their home in Carthage, raising two beautiful
daughters. Gene has enjoyed a successful career as a banker, while Brenda
became a master teacher. She long taught Gifted and Talented classes,
specializing in social studies.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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Retired Teachers, we decided that I would talk about cattle king John Chisum
(an East Texan, raised and buried in Paris) at the Giles Ranch. The ranch was
Gene's boyhood home, and the house has been handsomely renovated in recent
years. Brenda decorated their country place in Texana. For our ranching program
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virtually everyone in the Panola County Retired Teachers group. Chairs were set
up within a pergola, with pastures in every direction. Western attire was on
display, and I could not have asked for a more suitable setting for a program
about my most recent book.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Texas Historical Association. I am a past president and fellow of the WTHA, and
I've always enjoyed the historical interests of the membership. For this
meeting I became part of a session in which WTHA Executive Director Tai
Kreidler spoke on rancher John Hittson, David Murrah delivered a program on
legendary cattleman C.C. Slaughter, and I made a presentation on Chisum. Our
presider was Debbie Liles, a leading researcher/author on the range cattle
industry.</span></span></span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">and Associate Executive Director Lynn Whitfield</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Shortly after arriving in San Angelo, I was greeted by Tumbleweed Smith, who drove over from Big Spring to record an interview for his radio show.</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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moved his open range operation from Denton and Tarrant counties to Coleman and
Concho counties, so I got to present a program at a location where Jinglebob
cattle once had roamed. Indeed, our session, "Revisiting Three 'Boss' Cattlemen of West Texas," attracted a large crowd. In all, more than 150 West Texans attended the meeting, and they were rewarded with numerous informative sessions.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-73687230836175352322018-04-10T20:54:00.004-07:002018-04-10T21:15:11.688-07:00National Library Week<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">During the first two days of National Library Week, Sunday
and Monday, April 8 and 9, it was my privilege to participate in events at two
libraries. I began a rewarding and enjoyable series of library adventures 70
years ago, in 1948 at the Corsicana Public Library. As a first-grader I
received a library card at my home town library, and I've been a regular patron
of research libraries throughout a lifetime of writing non-fiction books. So it
was my pleasure to be involved in library events on back-to-back days.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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Barera, Archivist at the James Gee Library at Texas A&M University in
Commerce. Last year Michael helped me with a research problem on short notice
regarding John Chisum, and before that we met on the TAMUC campus when I
addressed the Cross Timber Library Association. Michael is a Board Member of
the Friends of the Library of the Commerce Public Library. He contacted me with
the unexpected news that I had been inducted into the Commerce Public Library's
Author's Park, a brick "walk of fame" in a small park adjacent to the
historic library building, which opened 100 years ago, in 1918, as the U.S.
Post Office. Michael explained that Author's Park is how the Commerce Public
Library honors authors, musicians, and other artists associated with the city.</span></span></span></div>
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Texas State University, and in 2013 I was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters
Degree. Through the years I've participated in numerous other events in
Commerce. The other Author's Park inductee for 2018 was Tina Fletcher Selvaggi,
artist and author. Tina and I were welcomed by a crowd which included Friends
of the Library, Library Director Gayle Gordon, Commerce Mayor Wyman Williams,
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</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The next day I was at the M.P. Baker Library on the Panola
College campus in Carthage. The library hosted a program/signing of my two new
books, <i>Frontier Forts of Texas</i> (Arcadia Publications) and <i>John
Chisum, Frontier Cattle King</i> (Eakin Press). For the second day in a
row I enjoyed a crowd made up of book lovers and library supporters. Following
a gracious introduction by Library Director Cristie Ferguson, I described the
new books to a receptive audience. Refreshments were provided, </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">and
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>Using a replica carbine to discuss "Frontier Forts of Texas"</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-86761040057308896412018-04-03T20:30:00.002-07:002018-04-04T16:33:48.690-07:00From Fort Sam to Panola College<span style="font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">After church services on Sunday,
March 25, I drove more than 300 miles to New Braunfels. The next morning I
enjoyed a great walk through the historic downtown. For the first time I was
able to tour the 1898 Romanesque Revival courthouse, which was the subject of a
Texas Historical Commission renovation a few years ago. At mid-morning I made
the 30-minute drive south to Fort Sam Houston, pulling into the parking lot at
the golf clubhouse. I've been to the clubhouse three times in the past couple
of years. It's a convenient meeting place, because it's adjacent to the base,
but visitors don't have to go through the trouble of securing admission to the
military post.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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the lunch speaker at a meeting of the Retired Officers' Wives and Widows Club.
The last time I had been asked to speak at Fort Sam Houston was to a meeting of
retired officers. Of course I couldn't resist talking about Sam Houston and his
1836 campaign which climaxed at San Jacinto. Sticking to the Sam Houston theme
with the ladies, I discussed his three wives, with special attention to the
love of his life and mother of his eight children. We enjoyed an excellent
meal, and the ladies seemed to enjoy the domestic story of Houston's life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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because I had an appearance on the campus of Panola College on Tuesday. Bill
Offer now heads the history department at Panola. Several weeks ago he asked me
to join him for an onstage interview for students and the public. When I asked
Bill what information I needed to provide him, he smiled and reminded me that
he was a retired Shreveport police captain and was an old hand at
interrogations. Bill joined the Panola faculty a few years ago, and he has been
an energetic and innovative force in the classroom. He has organized a History
Club, and every year I've had the pleasure of interacting with Bill and his
club in one event or another, so I was happy to await my
"interrogation" by a history-minded cop.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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talk about the office of State Historian and about the 70th anniversary of
Panola County Junior College, which first enrolled students for the spring
semester of 1948. Bill advertised the event as "An Evening with Bill O'Neal."
About five o'clock on Tuesday afternoon I brought a number of props to the Q.M.
Martin Auditorium. Bill had reserved the Auditorium from Karen King, head of
the Drama Department, who assigned several of her students to the event. They
arranged two chairs and microphones and decorations on the stage, and when I
showed up with a couple of bags of display items they quickly produced a table
for me. The event was scheduled for 6:15, and as the crowd began to arrive I
introduced myself to the students and visited with old friends from the
community. By starting time an audience of just over 200 had gathered.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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from the Drama Department, introduced Bill Offer and the State Historian.
Jamecia Taylor, a student of Bill's, opened the proceedings with an appropriate
musical selection, "The Yellow Rose of Texas." Bill had several
questions prepared for my "interrogation," then he asked me ten
questions that he had selected from 140 questions submitted by his students.
Later I illustrated my account of State Historian activities with items I've
accumulated during my travels, producing some laughs from the audience. I also
was pleased to introduce to the crowd Larry McNeill, who secured creation of
the office of State Historian from the Legislature during his term as President
of the Texas State Historical Association. Larry and his gracious wife, Rose,
now live in a country home they have built near Tenaha, and it was a delightful
surprise to me that they had come to the event.</span></span></span></div>
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role Panola College had played in sponsoring a significant statewide academic
appointment, and when the program hour ended I was asked to pose for photos
with a number of students. Bill Offer later told me that student response to
our program/interrogation had been quite positive, and I was glad indeed that I
had an opportunity to take part in a campus activity.
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-76745680320299140862018-03-26T21:35:00.003-07:002018-03-26T21:35:52.213-07:00Four Programs in Four Days<div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Beginning on Tuesday, March 20, I had the pleasure of delivering
history programs to four diverse groups in three communities in four
days, along with two media events. On Tuesday afternoon I drove from
Carthage to Center for the monthly meeting of the
Shelby County Historical Society. In 1835 my great-great-grandparents,
Jonathan and Jinsy Bittick, migrated with their children from Tennessee
to Texas, where they were among the first settlers of future Shelby
County. When I wrote a book about the Regulator-Moderator
War of Old East Texas, the Shelby County Museum provided me with a
great deal of primary material and photos. Through the years I've
offered a number programs to the Shelby County Historical Society at
their museum, and I've developed many friendships with
their members.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">On Tuesday afternoon a crowd gathered which included several former
students from my Panola College classes. Local radio and newspaper
reporters also were in attendance. I explained that through happy
coincidence, my two most recent books had just been
published almost simultaneously. I gave a quick rundown of<i> Frontier Forts of Texas</i>, a publication of Arcadia Press, before presenting a longer description of<i> John Chisum, Frontier Cattle King</i>,
published by Eakin Press through the Wild Horse Media
Group of Fort Worth. It was my first program on either of these books,
and I received welcome assurance that the presentation was entertaining
and of interest. Attendees bought a large number of books, and my
confidence level improved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I started Thursday morning at the Carthage studios of KGAS Radio,
where I was interviewed on Panola Pride by owner-manager Jerry Hanszen.
Panola Pride is a daily program which runs from 8:30 until 9:00. Jerry
spoke to me about my two new books, as well
as my public lecture that evening at the Longview University Center, as
well as other upcoming events.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Later in the morning I drove to the First Baptist Church of
Longview, where I was scheduled to provide a lunch program to the Senior
Adult Group. It is a large and active organization, and by a
coincidence of scheduling they invited me on a day when I
was already going to be in Longview. I spoke about the religious roots
of America, pointing out the central role of churches and preachers in
colonial society, along with the spiritual expressions of the founding
generation.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">After lunch at First Baptist Church in Longview</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: small;">Addressing the Senior lunch crowd at FBC Longview</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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During the afternoon I went across town to the Longview University
Center, which is a satellite campus of the University of Texas at Tyler.
The Director of the LUC is Dr. Van Patterson, a former colleague at
Panola College. After assuming the controls
at the LUC, Van invited me to initiate a lecture series at his
institution. Van is an industrious publicist, and we had an excellent
crowd. Each subsequent spring Van continued to bring the State Historian
to his campus. This year was my fifth appearance at
the LUC, and I talked about my two new books to an audience that
included a growing number of "regulars" at what has become an annual
event. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: small;">That evening at the Longview University Center, </span></em></strong><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-size: small;">demonstrating a Jinglebob spur trinket</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">The next morning I drove to the Marshall Public Library for the
opening ceremony of a Smithsonian traveling exhibit, "Hometown Teams."
This sports exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution is sponsored by the
Texas State Historical Association, and the
acting director of the TSHA, Steve Cure, was on hand to introduce the
exhibit to the standing-room-only crowd. Steve pointed out that the TSHA
had arranged for the exhibit to be displayed during the next several
months in seven communities across Texas, and
that Marshall was the inaugural city. The event had been widely
publicized, and Marshall responded with a major turnout.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: small;">The next morning I was at the Marshall Public Library</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Helping to cut the ribbon to the Smithsonian exhibit</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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For three decades Marshall supported a professional baseball team
in the Class C East Texas League. I researched and wrote about the East
Texas League years ago, during the period when I wrote a book about the
centennial history of the Texas League. The
East Texas League amassed a rich history until it disbanded, along with
numerous other minor leagues, following the 1950 season. For my program
I brought a great many items of baseball memorabilia, and the
presentation turned out to be lively and filled with
audience laughter. Afterward we staged a ribbon-cutting, and still
later I had a grand time talking and posing for photos with former
students and both old and new friends.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: small;">With students at the Library</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">A busy week concluded Saturday afternoon at one o'clock with a
podcast from Los Angeles. Daniel J. Glenn interviewed me over the phone
for more than an hour. The subject of the podcast was the Wild West, and
my name had been given to Daniel by the Wild
West History Association, of which I am a charter member. Daniel is a
personable and enthusiastic interviewer, and we spent an hour-plus
talking about gunfighters, our favorite Western movies, and a lineup of
lethal Old West shootists which included Billy
the Kid, Wild Bill Hickok, John Wesley Hardin, Killin' Jim Miller, Doc
Holliday, and Henry Plummer. A fun ending to a fun week during Texas History Month!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Daniel J. Glenn, personable podcast master from Los Angeles</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-49253774725048836222018-03-19T11:33:00.004-07:002018-03-19T16:05:33.242-07:00TSHA Annual Meeting<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, March 8-10, I had the pleasure of attending the 122nd Annual Meeting
of the Texas State Historical Association. Almost 700 members of the TSHA
gathered at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Hotel and Conference Center and Spa in
San Marcos. The TSHA staff, headed by Chief Operating Officer Steve Cure, were
extremely busy operating the event. Dr. Frank de la Teja, who served as the
first State Historian and who now is the Interim CEO of the TSHA, energetically
and cheerfully made himself available to the TSHA membership and staff alike.
There were 26 exhibitors, from several university presses to Kenston Rare
Books, from the Texas Catholic Historical Society to the Texas Oral History
Association, from the Bexar County Historical Commission to the Wharton County
Historical Commission. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>Monte Monroe at the Registration Desk</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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attendees enjoyed a buffet of historical programs and panels in more than three
dozens sessions. I gravitated to an excellent presentation delivered by Scott
McFarlane, a native Texan whose career has taken him to Columbia
University. Scott's program was, "Prisons and Plantations: An Environmental
History of the Trinity River." The Trinity River is the eastern boundary
of Navarro County, where I was born and raised. When I talked to Scott
beforehand, he informed me that he is a regular reader of this blog, thereby
keeping up with Texas history events from New York City. Another session which
was of particular interest to me was, "Texas History: A publishing
Roundtable." Three experienced publishers informed a large crowd of the
state of non-fiction book publishing in Texas. We gained the latest information
from Kent Calder (University of Oklahoma Press), Jay Dew (Texas A&M
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Annual Meeting was the Thursday evening reception of the President Elect,
Sarita Hixon. The event was held at Dick's Classic Car Garage and Museum, which
displays a splendid collection of vintage vehicles in pristine condition. The
Friday Fellows Awards Luncheon featured a thought-provoking paper by
retiring TSHA Chief Historian Randolph Campbell, "A Sea of Blood and
Smoking Rain, Sam Houston and Slavery." Three new TSHA Fellows were
introduced: Glenn Sample Ely, Kenneth Hoftape, and Guadalupe San Miguel.
Bradley Folson was presented two book awards for <i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1520958590160_4035">Arredondo, Last Spanish Ruler of
Texas and Northeastern New Spain</i>. J.P. Bryan presented Texas History
Teacher of the Year Awards to Mike Bailey of the Omar Bradley School of the
Northeast ISD, and to Dr. Jerry Thompson of Texas A&M University. The H.
Bailey Carroll Award for best article in the <i>Southwestern Historical
Quarterly</i> was presented to Michael D. Wise of the University of North Texas
for "Seeing Like a Stomach: Food, the Body, and Jeffersonian Exploration
in the Near Southwest, 1804-1808," SWHQ (April 2017). <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">The new TSHA Fellows: Glenn Sample Ely, Guadalupe San Miguel </span></em></strong><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">and Kenneth Hoftape</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Mike Campbell delivering the keynote at the Fellows Awards Lunch</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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included a Women in Texas History Lunch, a Graduate Student Mixer, and a Book
Lover's and Texana Collector's Breakfast. On Saturday afternoon a chartered bus
provided transportation to the Witte Museum in San Antonio. All in all it was a
grand weekend, one which makes us anxious to attend next year's TSHA Meeting in
Corpus Christi, on February 28 through March 2, 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Frank de la Teja, the first State Historian and currently Interim CEO </span></em></strong><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">The Publishers' Roundtable was headed by Kent Calder (University of Oklahoma Press), Ron Chrisman (UNT Press), and Jay Dew (Texas A&M University Press)</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-76198176197421426332018-03-04T18:24:00.003-08:002018-03-04T19:11:35.294-08:00Patrotic Extravaganza<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Tuesday evening,
February 20, "A Patriotic Extravaganza" was presented to a large
audience at the Carthage Junior High School auditorium. The program, "A
Night Celebrating America," was performed by 150 first grade students from
Carthage Primary School. The director, Debbie Leggett Miller, invited me to
attend. Debbie was a student of mine at Panola College, and so was her future
husband, Randy Miller, Debbie has taught in Carthage for more than four
decades, and currently she teaches music to the lower grades.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>Principal Kiley Schumacher aided by a student assistant,</em></strong></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Director Debbie Miller</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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began staging Patriotic Exravaganzas celebrating America, with as many as 200
first graders on stage, dressed in red, white and blue. Many were attired in
military uniforms from the different branches, and some were dressed in
costumes, from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln, from George Washington
Carver to Martin Luther King, from Betsy Ross to Amelia Earhart. During these
events the stage abounds in American flags, and a high point of each
performance is a re-enactment of the raising of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Uncle Sam</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Amelia Earhart</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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together. At the entrance I was handed a program by a first-grader named Kaison
Holloway, who was clad in red, white and blue. The program was introduced by
Principal Kiley Schumacher. Veterans of the armed services were recognized from
the audience, and the students onstage sang an "Armed Services
Medley." I was introduced as Texas State Historian. Musical performances
included "The Star-Spangled Banner," "This is My Country,"
"Yankee Doodle Dandy," "America the Beautiful," and
"God Bless America," along with other patriotic airs. The performance
of these patriotic first-graders generated applause over and over, and at the
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Star Spangled Banner</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>It was an evening for flag waving</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com108tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-1444441016864058842018-02-22T10:30:00.003-08:002018-02-22T10:30:41.554-08:00ETHA Spring Symposium
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Saturday, February
17, the East Texas Historical Association held a Spring Symposium at The
History Center in Diboll. Diboll was founded in 1893 as a company town by
timber magnate T.L.L. Temple. One of the civic philanthropies provided to
Diboll by Temple Industries is The History Center, which opened in 2003 and
which features an excellent museum and archival collection. Indeed, early in my
tenure as State Historian, my wife Karon and I came to Diboll to create a blog
on The History Center.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>Behind the main building of The History Center </em></strong></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">One of the statues on The History Center grounds is of Arthur Temple, Jr.</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Standing in front of one of the excellent museum displays</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The theme of the ETHA
Spring Symposium was "The Presidents Speak Again." Two past
presidents of the ETHA, Milton Jordan and Dan Utley, have compiled a book that
has just been released by the Stephen F. Austin State University Press: <i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1518964728218_4854">The Presidents Speak: Addresses from
the Leadership of the East Texas Historical Association, 2000-2016</i>. Each
year, at the ETHA Fall Meeting, the Association President delivers a
presidential address, and Jordan and Utley have collected these addresses since
2000. <i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1518964728218_4955">The Presidents Speak</i> was
introduced at the 2018 Spring Symposium, and a panel of the presidential
contributors was assembled at The History Center to discuss their addresses and
to answer questions from the audience. The official presider was Portia Gordon,
an ETHA board member and the longtime aide to former ETHA Executive Director
Archie McDonald. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>Dan Utley and Milton Jordan with their book, <u>The Presidents Speak</u>, which provided the theme for the ETHA Spring Symposium</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>Portia Gore (standing at right), longtime ETHA secretary and board member, presided over the panel.</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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members in attendance, and we enjoyed refreshments provided by The History
Center. Following the presidential panel, we divided into two groups and, led
by History Center staff members, we were toured through the museum and the
archival collection. As always, it was a pleasure to visit with friends and
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-69169138507557481112018-02-12T19:39:00.002-08:002018-02-12T19:59:38.308-08:00Exploring Texas Workshop Series<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Monday and Tuesday,
February 5 and 6, the Texas State Historical Association and the Aldine ISD
presented an event for Texas History teachers in the Exploring Texas Workshop
Series. This "Encountering Texas History Conference" explored the
period 1900 to the present. Charles Nugent, TSHA Adult Program Manager, and
M.K. Marshall, K-12 Program Manager, put together a varied program which
featured 30 session possibilities for attendees. Numerous breakout sessions
covered historical context, teaching strategies, and resources. A number of
vendors, from book publishers to the Texas Historical Commission to the Bryan
Museum of Galveston, were present, offering door prizes during a reception at the
end of the first day.</span></span></span><br />
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fourth-grade and seventh-grade Texas history teachers attended the conference.
Two teachers from Canyon in the Panhandle had found a TSHA workshop in their
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the group on Tuesday morning, from 8:30 to 10:00, on Texas in World War II. The
Second World War, of course, was the biggest and most important event of the
20th century. Texas played a key role in America's war effort, from manpower (830,000
Texans, including 12,000 women, served in the military) to combat exploits (36
Texans earned the Medal of Honor, including Audie Murphy - America's most
decorated soldier - and submarine commander Sam Dealey - America's most
decorated sailor) to the development of the world's largest petrochemical
industry. Indeed, Texas oil production fueled the Allied war machine. Upper
level leadership included such Texas natives as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower,
Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe, Admiral Chester Numitz, Naval
Commander of the Pacific, Gen. Ira Eaker, commander of the 8th Air Force in
Europe, and Gen. Claire Chennault, founder of the famed Flying Tigers, as well
as Col. Oveta Culp Hobby, commander of the Women's Army Corps . More than 150 generals
and 12 admirals were from Texas. Texas A&M College provided more than
20,000 fighting men, including seven Medal of Honor winners. More than 23,000
Texans died from military action, including 900 Aggies. Texas was America's
largest training field, with 80 bases developing 20 combat divisions and 1.5
million soldiers, aviators, and sailors. With shipyards and airplane
manufacturers and munitions plants, Texas played a significant part in the
miracles of war production achieved by American industry.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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II artifacts to demonstrate classroom possibilities to the teachers, who
examined these items carefully at the end of my presentation. These teachers
were an unusually responsive audience, and I had a most enjoyable and, I hope, productive
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-87115018765909760962018-01-31T20:38:00.006-08:002018-01-31T20:50:35.840-08:00Adventure with John Chisum<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A couple of months ago I
was contacted by Dana Joseph, editorial director of <i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1517432972214_6358">Cowboys & Indians</i>
magazine. He had learned that I had two books nearing publication that
could be of interest to readers of <i>Cowboys & Indians</i>: a biography, <i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1517432972214_6958">John Chisum, Frontier Cattle King (</i>scheduled
for release by Eakin Press in February 2018), and <i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1517432972214_6965">Frontier Forts of Texas</i> (Arcadia
Publications, with a release date of the first week in March 2018). Dana wanted
to include an interview with me in <i>Cowboys & Indians</i> about those two
books and my duties and Texas State Historian. I was thrilled, of course, at
the opportunity.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: small;">John Wayne played the title role in the most famous movie about Chisum.</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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Thompson, a noted travel writer and humorist who lives in Oregon, to interview
me by telephone. It was a privilege to have an extended conversation with such
a successful author. The interview took place on the last day of January. Chuck
had done a lot of homework, and early in our interview I realized I was in
gifted hands. I know that Chuck is going to make me and my books look good, and
I can't wait to read his interview in the next issue of <i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1517432972214_6363">Cowboys & Indians</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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was the latest of my adventures with cattle king John Chisum. I first
researched and wrote about Chisum for my book, <i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1517432972214_6966">Historic Ranches of the Old West</i>
(Eakin Press, 1997). I visited the site of his famous ranch headquarters near
Roswell, as well as his home town of Paris, where he is buried. I realized that
I had only scratched the surface of this famed rancher of the Old West.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><em>John Chisum</em></span></strong></td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The leading researcher
of Chisum was Harwood Hinton, who investigated the cattle king for half a
century. Dr. Hinton wrote a masterful article about Chisum, which I found
highly beneficial. When I was program chair of a spring meeting of the East
Texas Historical Association in Paris, I invited Dr. Hinton to present our
keynote on Chisum. His presentation was superb, but he never wrote a
full-length biography.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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away in 2016, his Chisum papers were donated to the Southwest Collection at
Texas Tech University. I contacted Tai Kreidler at the Southwest Collection,
and he told me that the Hinton papers were not yet catalogued, but that Monte
Monroe was in charge of the project. Monte graciously invited me to work with
the Hinton materials. I flew to Lubbock, and was met at the airport by Monte
and Tai, and at the Southwest Collection reading room Monte had set out the 18
boxes of papers, trial documents, old newspaper clippings, articles, books, and
other materials collected by Hinton. I worked all day, and the staff produced a
great many copies for me. From time to time during the day Monte brought
history students over to meet the Texas State Historian, and I was delighted to
interact with these bright young men and women. At the end of the day Monte and
Paul Carlson and their wives took me to dinner, before Monte drove me back to
the airport. It was a wonderful day with Monte and Tai and Paul - and John
Chisum.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Southwest Collection, I had revisited the Aikin Regional Archives and gravesite
in Paris. I went to the headquarters site of Chisum's first ranch headquarters
in Denton County, and to Trickham in Coleman County, where he located his
second ranch. At the Haley Memorial Library in Midland I was introduced to a
treasure trove of Chisum material. In New Mexico I examined collections in
Santa Fe and Roswell, and I enjoyed a second visit to the famous South Spring
ranch headquarters site south of Roswell. I also made a research trip to Eureka
Springs, where Chisum died.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">With Billy Huckaby, who published my book, S<strong>am Houston, A Study in Leadership</strong>, in 2016, and who currently is producing <strong>John Chisum, Frontier Cattle King</strong></span></em></td></tr>
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in December, and Billy Huckaby, owner/director of the Wild Horse Media Group,
is producing the biography under the Eakin Press banner. My experiences with
Chisum have been a grand adventure, and I hope I've done justice to the great
cattleman who launched his remarkable career in Texas. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-27474531476614297342018-01-12T09:38:00.003-08:002018-01-12T09:44:23.298-08:00First Appearance of 2018<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Thursday evening,
January 11, I drove to Tyler for my first State Historian appearance of the new
year. I was invited by Johnnie Holley, Past Commander of the Texas Division of
the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Johnnie currently is Commander of the SCV Army
of the Trans-Mississippi, as well as Lieutenant Commander of Tyler's
award-winning Captain James P. Douglas Camp. The Douglas Camp recently was
named the outstanding SCV camp in the nation for the second time in the past
three years. For several years I've been asked to provide programs at meetings
of the Douglas Camp, and it is always a privilege to meet with this standout
history organization.</span></span></span><br />
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Holley's statewide and national leadership roles, his lovely wife, Norma, also
has distinguished herself in related activities. Norma Holley is Past State
Director of the Order of the Confederate Rose, and currently she serves as
Chairman of District VIII of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Dennis
Brand is Commander of the Douglas Camp of Tyler, and his wife Rita also was
State Director of the Order of the Confederate Rose. The members of the Douglas
Camp are highly active in SCV activities, and there is a strong camaraderie
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delivered numerous programs on Texas in the Civil War at Douglas Camp meetings,
but for this occasion I was asked to present my program on "Texas
Gunslingers." Aware of the interests of these men, I felt that they would
enjoy this program, which features a table full of replica weapons and gun
rigs, as well as several Civil War references to weaponry. The audience indeed
was responsive, and there were numerous questions from the floor. Afterward I
autographed a number of copies of my book, <i>Texas Gunslingers</i>, and as I
drove home I reflected upon what a delightful experience I enjoyed with so many
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-65349928433166281592017-12-30T20:26:00.002-08:002017-12-30T21:06:31.340-08:00Tyler for History Buffs<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tyler is proud of its
designation as the "Rose Capital of America." Two of the city's major
attractions are the annual Texas Rose Festival and the 14-acre Municipal Rose
Garden, home of 38,000 rose bushes of 500 varieties. Less well known is the
array of historical attractions that represent the rich background of Tyler.
Smith County was organized in 1846 by the Texas Legislature, which designated a
county seat site near the center of the new county. The town was named for President
John Tyler, and within just four years the population exceeded 4,000. During
the Civil War the largest ordnance plant in Texas was established in Tyler, and
so was a Confederate training camp.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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after Col. John S. "Rip" Ford. The encampment was set up in a wooded
area four miles northeast of Tyler. Established in 1862, Camp Ford was
transformed into a prisoner of war camp in 1863, and by 1864 it was the largest
POW camp west of the Mississippi. A total of 6,000 captured Union soldiers
endured crowded conditions inside the Camp Ford stockade, and by late in the
war the CSA found it difficult to feed or clothe POWs. There is a walking path
through the site of Camp Ford, and there are excellent interpretive signs and
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most costly war of the nineteenth century, but Tyler also played a significant
role in the greatest war of the twentieth century. In 1942 Camp Fannin was
established eight miles northeast of Tyler. The World War II training camp covered
15,000 acres, and there was space for an artillery range, a German POW
compound, and a WAC installation. As many as 18,000 men at a time underwent
training at Camp Fannin, and a total of 150,000 soldiers trained at the base.
An impressive monument to Camp Fannin stands on the west side of Highway 271
about four miles past Camp Ford, and Camp Fannin artifacts are on display at
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>and my guide to the historic aviation collection</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">A Russian Mig fighter jet from the Korean War</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>American fighter from the Korean War</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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Aviation Museum I headed toward downtown Tyler. Tyler was a growing city during
the Victorian era, and a number of Victorian structures have survived as
tangible reminders of that colorful period. The Marwin United Methodist Church,
named after a Methodist bishop, dominates the corner of West Erwin and Bois
D'Arc streets. Organized in 1846, the congregation is the oldest in Smith
County. The first building was a log cabin on the square, while the magnificent
Victorian sanctuary erected in 1890 is Tyler's oldest church building. Another
Victorian building, Smith County's fourth jail, was built at 309 East Erwin in
1881 and expanded in 1894. The county jail was replaced by a new facility in
1916, but it stands today - without bars.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">The magnificent Marwin United Methodist Church, erected in 1890, is the oldest church building in Tyler.</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>The church bell for years was loaned to the city as a fire bell.</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>The 1878 Whitaker-McClendon House is the center </em></strong></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Hall stairway at the Whitaker-McClendon House</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">"Shotgun house" at the living history museum</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">The 1890 Smith-Butler Home</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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Victorian residential architecture are scattered around the city. The
Whitaker-McClendon Home was built in 1878 at 806 West Houston Street, and today
it is the center of a living history museum. A few blocks to the east, at 419
West Houston, is the Smith-Butler Home, erected in 1890. Continuing eastward a
few blocks is the Charnwood National Historic District, bounded by Houston and
Charnwood streets and boasting a neighborhood of superb Victorian residences. A
few blocks to the north, at 318 Fannin Street, is the 1873 Victorian home built
by John B. and Kentura Douglas. Douglas was a Confederate veteran, a successful
merchant, and a city official. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>One of the fine homes of the Charnwood National Historic District</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>The 1873 Victorian home of John B. and Kentura Douglas</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Smith County's 4th jail was built in 1881</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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that is open to the public is from the antebellum period, the Goodman-Legrand
House, erected in 1859 at 624 North Broadway. With a graceful staircase and
filled with antiques, the Goodman-Legrand House is a favorite location for
bridal portraits. The house is surrounded by Legrand Park. A few blocks to the
southeast, at 210 East Oakwood, is the historic Cotton Belt Depot, which was
built in 1905 and today houses a railroad museum.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>The antebellum Goodman-LeGrand House was erected in 1859</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>The historic Cotton Belt Depot was built in 1905</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>The Cotton Belt Depot today houses a railroad museum</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As State Historian I've
had the privilege of addressing the Smith County Historical Society and, on
several occasions, Tyler's award-winning SCV chapter and the DRT chapter, as
well as combined meetings of the SCV and DRT. There is a strong history
contingent in Tyler, as well as a wonderful collection of museums and
historical architecture. A history buff can well enjoy a day or two sampling
the historical treasures of Tyler.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-23893489431429517062017-12-13T20:47:00.002-08:002017-12-13T20:53:16.110-08:00A Corsicana Christmas<div id="yiv7082315656yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1512879261390_4406">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This
is my sixth Christmas blog since becoming State Historian in August
2012, and it has been grand fun finding Texas places or events suitable
for the Yuletide Season. As I drove back to Carthage from Colleyville
following a wonderful Thanksgiving with my four daughters, seven
grandchildren, and sons-in-law, my mind turned to where I should go,
what I should do for a 2017 Christmas blog?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As
I drove through Corsicana, where I was born and raised, workers and
volunteers were putting up a towering Christmas tree on Beaton Street,
the primary downtown thoroughfare. The 1905 Navarro County Court House
grounds always are decorated, and so is Community Park, and there are a
few special neighborhoods. A Christmas Parade is held after
Thanksgiving, as well as a lighting of the Beaton Street tree. I
promptly decided to use my home town as a typical subject for my
Christmas blog for 2017.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I
did not have my camera with me, but the Christmas decorations were not
yet in readiness. I phoned my daughter, Shellie O'Neal, who lives in
Corsicana and heads the Drama Department at Navarro College. I told her
about my Christmas blog plans, and enlisted her help as photographer.
She was an eager recruit, and we discussed various photo possibilities. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Numerous displays are all over the grounds of the 1905 courthouse</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Shellie
recently sent her photos to Dr. Berri O'Neal Gormley, another daughter
who lives in Colleyville and who regularly handles the photo insertions
after I send her my blog texts and images. On this occasion Berri
e-mailed the images to me, I added some captions, and together the three
of us put together a Christmas blog. So Santa Blog O'Neal is grateful
to his two Blog Elves, Shellie and Berri, and we three wish you all a
Merry Texas Christmas!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-80355624452674457052017-11-14T19:29:00.004-08:002017-11-14T19:33:22.665-08:00Four Appearances in Four Days<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Monday through
Thursday, November 6, 7, 8, 9, I had the pleasure of presenting four State
Historian programs in four days at four different locations. It proved to be a
delightful experience, filled with history-centered events and kindred spirits
and old friends.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was born and raised in
Corsicana and I graduated from CHS and Navarro College. My paternal
grandparents and great-grandparents were rural pioneers of Navarro County
during the 1880s and my father was born and raised on a Navarro County cotton
farm. So I grew up with Navarro County history and legends, and I am a longtime
member of the Navarro County Historical Society. I have spoken at Society
events through the years, but I was especially pleased when I was invited to address
the Society's annual banquet. My sister and brother, Judy O'Neal Smith of
Lampasas and Mike O'Neal of Carrollton, both decided to attend, because they
too were born and raised in Corsicana and graduated from local schools. We
arrived on Monday afternoon and spent three hours together, we were seated at
the same table at the banquet, and each of us saw old friends and schoolmates.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: small;">Members of the Navarro County Historical Society</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><em><strong>Introduction by Carolyn Taylor</strong></em></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>Holding an antique CHS Tiger jersey, one that I wore 60 years ago </em></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><strong><em>during the 1957 season.</em></strong></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My topic was how
Corsicana and Navarro County have been deeply involved in the mainstream of
Texas history. Navarro County was organized in 1846, the year that Texas became
the 28th state. Cotton was king in Texas at that time, and Navarro County,
situated in the rich Blackland Prairie of Texas, was an important part of the
Lone Star State's cotton economy for more than a century. When the Frontier
Battalion of Texas Rangers was organized in 1874, the commander was Major John
B. Jones, a Confederate veteran - and a Navarro County horse rancher. In 1895
the first oil field and oil refinery west of the Mississippi River were developed
in Corsicana. The Corsicana Oilers, 1904 champions of the Texas League, set
records that still stand in professional baseball. The Corsicana High School,
Jackson High for colored students, and Navarro College football teams won state
and national championships, and longtime CHS coach Johnnie Pierce became the
Father of the Texas High School Coaches Association, the best such organization
in the nation. Governor Buford Jester was a native of Corsicana, and so was
Country Music legend Lefty Frizzell. "Big Tex," an icon of the Texas
State Fair, began as "Big Santa" in Kerens, east of Corsicana. There
was much else, and it was fun for me to put together this program for the
Navarro County Historical Society.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><em><strong>With my brother and sister, Mike O'Neal and Judy O'Neal Smith</strong></em></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I drove home late that
night, because on Tuesday morning I was scheduled to deliver a presentation
about Sam Houston on the Panola College campus. Bill Offer, a jovial and highly
energetic history instructor, had asked me to visit his Tuesday-Thursday Texas
history class, and to take the entire hour and fifteen minute period talking
about "Old Sam Jacinto." The class was held in the room where I had
taught for many years, and I had a terrific time interacting with the young men
and women of his Texas history class. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: small;">Bill with Bill Offer, Panola College History Instructor</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: small;">With the Panola College Texas History class</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: small;">Demonstrating the San Jacinto Battle Flag</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">That afternoon I drove
toward Austin, where I had been asked to speak at a gathering of Texas history
teachers at the Bob Bullock Museum of Texas History. The two-day event was
organized by the Texas State Historical Association as part of the "Experiencing
Texas" Workshop Series, and 60 teachers attended. Charles Nugent,
TSHA Adult Program Organizer, lined up programs and speakers for two days on
the time period 1836-1900. He asked me to speak after lunch on Wednesday
on "The Regulator-Moderator War of Old East Texas."<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: small;">The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Four key TSHA officials: Esther Rivera, MK Marshall, Charles Nugent, </span></em></strong><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Steve Cure</span></em></strong></td></tr>
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War was the first blood feud of Texas, where more blood feuds were fought than
in any other state or territory. The Regulator-Moderator War was part of a
tradition of Regulators vs. Moderators that dated back to the troubled period
before the American Revolution, and the four-year backwoods clash in the
Republic of Texas resulted in the death of 31 participants.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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after the meeting, because the next morning at 8:30 I was scheduled to speak in
Center at a day-long Conference of the Shelby County Junior Chamber of
Commerce. The JCC is comprised of students from every secondary school in
Shelby County, and almost 200 young ladies and gentlemen crowded into the Civic
Center in Center. I was invited to deliver the opening address by Deborah
Chadwick, Interim Director of the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce. My
topic was the same as the day before, "The Regulator War of Old East
Texas." Of course, the subject was especially pertinent because so much of
the conflict was fought in Shelby County that it was often called "The
Shelby War." I tried to emphasize to the young students that their home
area was the site of one of the most important events in the history of early
Texas. The program was well-received, and later in the day the keynote address
was presented by State Representative Chris Paddie, who administered the oath
of office to me for my second term as State Historian. A special pleasure for
me was a gracious introduction by a former student of mine, Allison Sanford.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07925736266263720692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957178872454624228.post-47860475294371312392017-11-01T20:55:00.004-07:002017-11-01T21:09:02.453-07:00From Texas Rangers to Confederate Veterans<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Tuesday, October 17,
I met Casey Eichhorn at the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame in Waco. Casey is the
Education Coordinator at the Ranger Hall of Fame, and it's been my pleasure to
work with Casey on several previous occasions on Ranger programs. Casey had
invited me to be one of the speakers at a four-week series with a Lifelong
Learning group sponsored by Baylor University. The topic he asked to speak on
was "Reel Rangers," based on a book I had written by the same title.
I had a PowerPoint from previous presentations, and Casey - an accomplished
techie - agreed to operate the PowerPoint. Indeed, he located an important
image I never before had found and inserted it in the PowerPoint.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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responded with familiarity to many of the Texas Ranger movies I talked about,
as well as the memorable TV mini-series <i>Lonesome Dove</i>, based on Texas
author Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Of course, one of the
co-stars was another Texan, Tommy Lee Jones, who later starred as a Texas
Ranger in the movie <i>Man of the House</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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star, from Tom Mix to John Wayne, at least once played a Texas Ranger - except
for Randolph Scott, who was the exception that proves the rule. I talked about
the most famous of all fictional Rangers, the Lone Ranger, who was the star of
a radio series for 20 years, as well as a TV series, two movie serials, and
several motion pictures. I mentioned the Ranger treatment by novelists, from
Zane Grey to Larry McMurtry to Elmer Kelton. Ranger statues also are important
to the public reservoir of memory about Texas Rangers. After I fielded a few
questions, Casey led the group through the Texas Ranger Museum, a magnificent
cultural reflection of the iconic Texas Rangers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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drove to Tyler at the invitation of Johnnie Holley, who recently stepped down
as national commander of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Johnnie's lovely
wife, Norma, also has served as leader of the Order of the Confederate Rose,
and she remains active in the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Johnnie and
Norma have traveled incessantly around the nation in support of their volunteer
duties. Johnnie still acts as commander of the Tyler chapter of the Military
Order of the Stars and Bars. Almost all of the members also belong to the Tyler
camp, or chapter, of the SCV. The Tyler SCV chapter is exceptionally active,
and a few months ago was recognized as the Number One SCV camp in the
nation - for the second time in the past three years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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during the past few years Johnnie has invited me to speak on a Civil War topic
to this remarkable group. It was a privilege to provide another Civil War
program in Tyler, and a pleasure to see Johnnie and Norma Holley, two of the
most active members in Civil War groups in Texas and the nation. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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