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SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER / NOVEMBER / DECEMBER
2020

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McKinney Collin Co seat 12-10-20

Collin County Courthouse 12-10-20

Bushdale Milam Co 12-9-20

Bowie Montague Co 11-20-20

Valley Spring Llano Co 11-16-20

Perryville Wood Co 11-14-20

White Deer Carson Co 11-3-20

Flagg Castro Co 11-4-20

Peters' Colony Dallas Co 10-31-20

Farmers Branch Dallas Co 10-27-20

Bascom Smith Co 10-29-20

Hickory Creek Denton Co 10-27-20

Highland Village Denton Co 10-27-20

Grice Upshur Co 10-26-20

Alcino Floyd Co 10-26-20

Newburg Comanche Co 10-23-20

Mixon Cherokee Co 10-15-20

Arthur City Lamar Co 10-8-20

Panhandle Carson Co 10-5-20

Muenster Cooke Co 10-4-20

Eagle Pass Old Photos Maverick Co 9-22-14
Dan Whatley Collection

Clarendon Donley Co 9-18-20

Colorado City Old Photos Mitchell Co 9-14-20

Yorktown Old Photos DeWitt Co 9-12-20

Glazier Hemphill Co 9-11-20

Fredonia Gregg Co 9-1-20

Kerby Hill Co 9-10-20

Rhea Parmer Co 9-1-20

Columns »

Clay Coppedge »

The "Peculiar Emblem" of Texas 12-28-20

Oilfield Voodoo 11-16-20

Apocalypse on the San Saba 10-16-20

Michael Barr "Hindsights" Columns »

Alter Stolz Solves an Image Problem at FHS 12-18-20

Saving the Pearl in Johnson City 12-1-20

The News in 1920 11-15-20

The Tower Drive-In 11-1-20

The Domino Parlor 10-15-20

Sunny Side Hut 10-1-20

Stonewall's Button Factory 9-15-20

The Location of Fredericksburg a Twist of Fate 9-1-20

Murray Montgomery's "Lone Star Diary" »

Chipita's Ghost 12-14-20

Remembering Marion 10-7-20

Jase Graves' "Quips and Salsa" »

2020-A Reluctant Retrospect 12-28-20

All I want for Christmas is the new vaccine! 12-14-20

A Christmas (Cell Phone) Miracle 12-2-20

Go Long for Thanksgiving 11-16-20

Elect to talk politics with the family 11-1-20

There she is, Miss 'Merica . . . and her dad 10-23-20

A blowout blow-by-blow 10-5-10

Walk away from COVID-19 9-21-20

Back to school . . . sort of 9-8-20

Maggie Van Ostrand's "A Balloon in Cactus" »

'Twas the Night Before Christmas 12-23-20

A letter From Santa 12-22-20

Taylor Kovar's "Go Far With Kovar" »

How to actually keep your New Year's debt resolution 12-28-20

Financially Supporting Your Elderly Parents 12-22-20

Supporting your local economy 12-14-20

How to Enhance the Value of Your Home 12-7-20

Own the Holidays Without Taking on Debt 12-2-20

Guiding your high school senior during COVID 11-23-20

Family Loans: How To Lend With Family 11-17-20

Should I make my husband repay me? 11-10-20

What is the quickest way to wire money? 11-3-20

What exactly is the "buy it for life" movement? 10-27-20

Tips for starting your own business 10-23-20

New types of jobs emerging from COVID-19 10-14-20

When will we be able to get the Coronavirus vaccine? 10-6-20

Where is the housing market headed? 9-28-20

Which budget system is best for me? 9-21-20

Home improvement tips and ideas 9-14-20

Get more out of life than just "work" 9-8-20

Is buying a boat a bad investment? 9-1-20

Book Review by Kirk Bane »

San Antonio 365: On This Day in History by David Martin Davies & Yvette D. Benavides 12-1-20

The Houstorian Calendar: Today in Houston History by James Glassman. 11-5-20

American Independent Film by Jessica Winter. 10-5-20

Texas on This Day: 500 Years of History by Gary C. Vliet. 9-5-20

"Once Upon A Line" Light verse and poetry by d. knape »

Period 12-28-20

Santa's Acrobatic Act 12-24-20

I Hear a Voice Singing 12-21-20

Christmas Ornaments 12-14-20

Waves 12-14-20

Pearl Harbor 12-7-20

Enjoying My Self 11-30-20

Legacy 11-23-20

Little i 11-16-20

A Place 11-9-20

Culture Cancer 11-2-20

Zombie Halloween 10-31-20

Broken Hearts 10-26-20

Of All The Years 10-23-20

Silent Killer 10-12-20

The Nature of Man 10-12-20

Here nor There 10-5-20

Mother Inez 10-5-20

Old Men 9-28-20

Homecoming 9-21-20

Spice of Life 9-21-20

Fork in the Road 9-14-20

Making Allowances 9-7-20

Wit's End 9-1-20

Cartoons by Roger T. Moore »

First Black in Texas 12-20-20

Compromise of 1850 12-15-20

A bucket of warm... 11-17-20

1862: Californians marched to Texas to fight Confederates 11-8-20

35 Cents Campaign 11-2-20

Texas' first postmaster 10-23-20

400 lb. Governor 10-14-20

Horton Foote won an Academy Award 10-6-20

Native Texan 10-6-20

Gunslinger Doc Holliday 9-14-20

1948 - Bootlegger Ran for Sheriff 9-9-20

Mexico »

Don Martin Lake 9-3-20

MAY / JUNE / JULY / AUGUST
2020

Texas Counties »
Texas Towns A - Z »
Texas Ghost Towns »

Donahoe 8-29-20

Acme 8-26-20

Cuthand 8-22-20

Lane City 8-16-20

Razor 8-13-20

Rural Shade 8-10-20

Files Valley Cemetery 8-1-20

Blanton 5-1-20

Hemphill County »

Mendota 7-29-20

Tom Green County »

Vintage Photos »

San Angelo 7-1-20
M.C. Ragsdale Photographs

Orient 7-27-20

Bee County »

Papalote 7-24-20

Collin County »

Lavon 7-23-20

Josephine 7-23-20

Copeville 7-23-20

Cottage Hill 6-4-20

San Saba County »

Locker San Saba Co 7-23-20

Lampasas County »

Grundyville 7-23-20

Coryell County »

White Hall 7-16-20

Callahan County »

Dressy Callahan Co 7-12-20

Falls County »

Zipperlandville 7-10-20

Comal County »

Vintage Photos »

New Braunfels 6-26-20

Tarrant County »

Texas Cemeteries »

Pioneer's Rest Cemetery 6-25-20

Hamilton County »

McGirk 6-22-20

Dallas County »

Carrollton 6-19-20

Ellis County »

Texas Cemeteries »

Maypearl Cemetery 6-14-20

Red River County »

Scrap 6-9-20

Kiomatia 6-9-20

Terrell 5-30-20

Zephyr 5-28-20

Grapevine 5-23-20

Saluria 5-19-20

Texas Historic Trees »

The Which Way Tree 5-15-20

Comanche County »

Texas Depots »

Comanche Depots 5-15-20

Vintage Photos »

Comanche 5-15-20

Frankell 5-7-20

Ireland 5-7-20

Eola 5-6-20

Fort Chadbourne 5-2-20

Fort Chadbourne Old Fort 5-1-20

Cooke County »

Hemming 4-29-20

Columns »

Michael Barr "Hindsights" Columns »

A Traffic Jam in Bankersmith 8-15-20

Vereins Kirche: The Symbol of Fredericksburg 8-1-20

Celebrating the Vereins Kirche 7-15-20

70 Miles of Bad Road 7-1-20

Armadillo Shell Baskets were Big Business in Comfort 6-15-20

Ad Toepperwein, Trick Shot Artist 6-1-20

Crazy Local Politics 5-15-20

Peter's Hall 5-1-20

Clay Coppedge »

Edgar Davis: Visionary Wildcatter 8-16-20

Casner Cold Case 7-11-20

The Fleeting Fame and Lasting Legacy of Bobby Morrow 6-10-20

The Phantom Booth 5-17-20

Mike Cox's "Texas Tales" »

Humble Fire

Murray Montgomery's "Lone Star Diary" »

John Henry Brown 7-11-20

Memories of old Saluria 5-19-20

Maggie Van Ostrand's "A Balloon in Cactus" »

Redhead in the Time of Covid 8-5-20

Your Inner Dog 5-21-20

Woof! 5-8-20

Jase Graves' "Quips and Salsa" »

Escape with a movie - again 8-24-20

Bed, bath and beyond my scope 8-10-20

Riding in SUVs with Girls 7-27-20

To all the masks I've worn before 7-13-20

Take the work out of your workout 6-29-20

Saving the American shopping mall 6-15-20

Are you tired of the "New Normal"? 6-1-20

Learning to live with corona hair 5-20-20

Cooking my way through quarantine 5-5-20

Taylor Kovar's "Go Far With Kovar" »

Is now a good time to book future travel? 8-24-20

Tips for distance learning - help your children at home 8-17-20

How to ease the burden of student loan debt 8-11-20

Ways to teach your kids about money during quarantine 8-4-20

Do home improvement projects really pay for themselves? 7-27-20

Fun At-Home Activities for Families & Kids 7-20-20

Finding a Job During COVID 7-14-20

Is Now a Good Time to Buy a House? 7-6-20

DIY Landscaping Without Spending a Fortune 6-29-20

Finding a Fulfilling Career 6-22-20

What's Going on With the Stock Market? 6-15-20

Is a 529 Plan The Best Way to Save for College? 6-8-20

What Should I Do With My Old 401(k)? 6-2-20

Teaching Your Children About Money 5-26-20

Can I Still Afford to Retire After the Coronavirus? 5-20-20

Is Now the Time to Invest in Real Estate? 5-12-20

Good Summer Jobs for Teenagers 5-6-20

"Once Upon A Line" Light verse and poetry by d. knape »

Mining Cancer 8-24-20

A Place Forgotten 8-17-20

Death Delayed 8-10-20

Wren at Our Window 8-3-20

Plants 8-3-20

Goldfish Heaven 7-27-20

Night Visitor 7-20-20

When I Write a Poem 7-13-20

Salt Of The Earth 7-6-20

Stray Cat 6-29-20

Personality Disorder 6-22-20

Dads 6-21-20

The Fledgling 6-21-20

Frantic 6-15-20

As Gardens Grow 6-8-20

Satchel's Poem 6-1-20

At Home 6-1-20

Those Who Served 5-25-20

Double Rainbow 5-25-20

Non-essential 5-19-20

Keep Your Distance 5-11--20

Buttercups and Such 5-4-20

Cartoons by Roger T. Moore »

Jalapeno Texas official state hot pepper 8-24-20

1935: Steve Latham 8-11-20

Texas Rural Population in 1900 8-4-20

Slugger Clark hit 8 straight homers 7-10-20

Spanish Explorers and Jumani indians 7-10-20

Cattle Highway 6-30-20

Rain Battles 6-24-20

Lone Star Gas Texas first gas distributor 6-12-20

Texas rangers naming Sweetwater 6-8-20

May 19, 1910: Meteorite in NE Texas 6-2-20

Dictator Porfirio Diaz Resigns 5-24-20

Nacogdoches Incorporated in 1837 5-21-20

Poisoned Coffee 5-17-20

Unsuitable for development 5-12-20

Ding Dong in Bell County 5-5-20

Book Review by Kirk Bane »

Gunslingers of '69: Western Movies' Greatest Year by Brian Hannan. 5-3-20

Joshua V. Chanin »

A Profile on Wesley College 5-30-20

Frances Giles »

Quarantine madness. Let's dance!!! 6-1-20

Features »

Depots »

Lewisville - Hebron Station

Cotton »

Cotton Gins in Texas: Series 9 8-2-20

JANUARY / FEBRUARY / MARCH / APRIL
2020

Texas Counties »
Texas Towns A - Z »
Texas Ghost Towns »

Wise County »

Decatur 4-24-20

Wise County Courthouse 4-24-20

Decatur Post Office Mural 4-24-20

Williamson County »

Beaukiss 4-22-20

Beyersville 4-22-20

Circleville 4-22-20

Cherokee County »

Dialville 4-22-20

Larissa 1-22-20

Winona 4-18-29

Easter 4-13-20

Clark 4-2-20

Personville 4-1-20

Personville Cemetery 4-1-20

San Augustine County »

Ironosa 3-28-20

Lamar County »

Cunningham 3-24-20

Direct 3-24-20

Georgia 3-24-20

DeWitt County »

Thomaston 3-10-20

Atascosa County »

Benton 3-4-20

El Paso County »

Vinton 3-1-20

Gregg County »

Shiloh 2-23-20
Formed by freed slaves

Tokio 2-17-20

Simmons 2-10-20

Caesar 2-2-20

Gilliland 2-1-20

Dull 2-4-20

Holland 1-23-20

Pickwick1-28-20

Fostoria 1-24-20

Wastella 1-24-20

Uncertain 1-11-20

Mart 1-15-20

Vessey 1-14-20

Hull 1-14-20

San Benito 1-8-20

Wamba 1-10-20

Ochiltree 1-7-20

Alvin 1-6-20

Guion 1-3-19

Ralls 1-1-20

Bangs 1-1-20

Anson Co seat 1-1-20

Bronson 1-1-20

Columns »

Murray Montgomery's "Lone Star Diary" »

Epidemics Flourished in Old Texas 3-31-20

Clay Coppedge »

Trailing Texas Fever 4-16-20

Roy Bean's Bad News Bear 3-15-20

Karl May's Cactus Forest 2-17-20

Finders Weepers 1-10-20

Mike Cox's "Texas Tales" »

How Tascosa Got Boot Hill 4-8-20

Just an Old Nag Con 4-2-20

The 1893 Pedestrian Journey from Galveston to Chicago 3-25-20

Early Burial Pre-Planning 3-12-20

The Clever Fisherman 3-6-20

Political Humor from Dudley Dobie 2-26-20

Lady Cowhand 2-20-20

Austin's Confederate Foundry 2-12-20

Pitchfork Smith 1-30-20

The Great Greyhound Hijacking on Route 66 in 1931 1-17-20

The Zentners 1-9-20

Michael Barr "Hindsights" Columns »

Deer Hunting with JFK and LBJ 4-15-20

Healthy Harper 4-1-20

Coke Stevenson, LBJ and Box 13 3-15-20

The Mud Daubers Return to Luckenbach 3-1-20

Gillespie County Goat Becomes Navy Mascot 2-15-20

The Hypnotic Power of Television 2-1-20

The Magic of Radio 1-15-20

Drama at the Tax Office 1-1-20

Jase Graves' "Quips and Salsa" »

Homeschooling in the time of COVID-19 4-21-20

Survive the Supermarket with Social Distancing 4-6-20

Spend quality time in self-quarantine 3-24-20

Stage a Midlife Crisis Intervention 3-10-20

Swimsuit Shopping: A Cautionary Tale 2-25-20

When did your rock last roll? 2-12-20

Star Wars: The Memories Awaken 1-28-20

Take an Uncertain Road Trip 1-14-20

Taylor Kovar's "Go Far With Kovar" »

Tackling Student Loans and Credit Card Debt 4-28-20

Laid Off: I Can't Afford My Car 4-22-20

Financial Tips: What You Can Do During COVID 4-13-20

When Will a Corona Vaccine Be Ready? 4-6-20

Ways to Invest That Don't Involve the Stock Market 4-1-20

Is Gold a Good Investment? 3-25-20

Stock Market After the Coronavirus 3-17-20

Home Improvement Projects That Add Value 3-10-20

Annuities Great for Salesmen, Not Usually for Investors 3-3-20

How to Pave the Way to an Early Retirement 2-25-20

Steps to Turn Your Side Hustle Into a Small Business 2-19-20

Why is the Coronavirus Affecting Financial Markets? 2-12-20

Dividing Up Your Salary: Saving and Investing Enough? 2-5-20

Buying a House: What You Need to Know 1-29-20

Financial Impact of Middle East Tensions 1-24-20

Is a Home Equity Loan a Good Idea? 1-17-20

Saving for College: Should I Use a 529 Plan? 1-8-20

Saving for a Down Payment: Where Should I Keep My Money? 1-1-20

Book Review by Kirk Bane »

Why the Ramones Matter by Donna Gaines. 4-14-20

The Rough Guide to Westerns by Paul Simpson. 3-3-20

The Rough Guide to Cult Fiction Edited by Paul Simpson, Michaela Bushell, and Helen Rodiss. 2-12-20

The Roots of Texas Music Edited by Lawrence Clayton and Joe W. Specht. 1-15-20

Ken Rudine »

Looking Back Half-a-Century 4-28-20

"They shoe horses, don't they?" »

Schertz, Now and Then 2-21-20

Schertz Guadalupe / Bexar Co 2-21-20

Onion Season and the Triplets by Dennis Parrish 1-4-20

"Once Upon A Line" Light verse and poetry by d. knape »

Where Flowers Bloom 3-5-20

Mud Pies 4-27-20

Windows 4-20-20

All of the Above 4-13-20

Simple Pleasures 4-6-20

Tree Tunnels 3-30-20

No Hugging Allowed 3-23-20

Waiting in Line 3-23-20

Corona 3-16-20

Voices in Another Room 3-9-20

Cedar Trees 2-24-20

The Short Life of a Pill Bug 2-18-20

Lemonade 2-10-20

Goodbye Fly 2-4-20

Fairy, Texas 1-27-20

The Little Lutheran Church 1-27-20

The Smell of Old Books 1-20-20

What's Good About Old Age 1-14-20

Rainbows 1-7-20

Cartoons by Roger T. Moore »

April 26, 1837: Audubon Comes to Texas 4-27-20

Hunting permits for natives 4-22-20

Enchanted Rock Haunted 4-20-20

April 6, 1830: Mexico Immigration Law 4-14-20

Salt Deposit in Grand Saline 4-6-20

March 28, 1905: Texas bans roping contests 3-30-20

March 29, 1901: $50 a month pay for Texas Rangers 3-24-20

March 18, 1848: T.J. Trimmier's Cattle Drive 3-17-20

March 3, 1836: Sam Houston named commander in chief 3-11-20

Sam Cody's Flight 3-9-20

March 3-3-20

Feb 28, 1948 - Girls Rodeo 2-25-20

Texas can legally be split into 5 states 2-18-20

Marshall Fire Ant Festival 2-12-20

Frito Pie 2-4-20

Jan. 24, 1845: Texas Peace Treaty with Indian Tribes 1-27-20

Bartholomew (Bat) Masterson 1-21-20

World Champion Trick Roper 1-14--20

Bill Pickett Bulldogging 1-7-20

Alaska Jan. 3, 1959 1-1-20

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Oak Grove Cemetery, Whitney Hill Co 1-19-20

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