©2000, Hardcover, 40 pages
Purchase Price $25.00 (no sales tax; limited remaining inventory)
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EARLY HISTORY OF BOSQUE COUNTY ©2000, Hardcover, 40 pages Purchase Price $25.00 (no sales tax; limited remaining inventory) |
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Looking forward to the year 2004 at which time Bosque County will be celebrating its 150th Anniversary, the Bosque
County Historical Commission has published Early History of Bosque County. The book includes "Sketch
of the Early History of Bosque County" written by C. M. and H. J. Cureton for a speech read by H. J. Cureton
on July 4, 1904 in Meridian, Texas at the Old Settlers Reunion and Semi Centennial Celebration of the Organization
of Bosque County. Information for the article was obtained from several of the founding fathers who were still
living in 1904, including Jasper Mabry, J. K. Helton, Frank Kell, and others. "Notes on Early History of Bosque
County" by Elizabeth Torrence have been added which document some of the historical facts presented in the
Sketch and include quotes from letters, diaries, and histories of some of the early pioneers. Although small, we
feel that this hardcover book will be a treasure for all those interestd in the early history of Bosque County.
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HOEIN' THE SHORT ROWS Edited by Francis Edward Abernethy ©1987, Hardcover, 238 pages Purchase Price $20.00 (add $1.65 for sales tax if purchaser is in Texas) |
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Published by the Texas Folklore Society, this collection of 17 stories gives an
historical description of social life and customs from around the State of
Texas. One of the stories in this book is entitled Growing Up in Bosque
County and was written by Palmer H. Olsen (1894-1994), a native and long
time resident of Bosque County. Read the book's Table of Contents. |
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THE LAST WITNESS by Kate Booth McNeill with foreward and index by Bob Veteto ©1992, Softcover, 26 pages Purchase Price $10.00 (no sales tax) |
| Memoirs of Kate Booth NcNeill (1867-1958), the second child born in Valley Mills. This pamphlet describes people and events from around Valley Mills. | |
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PROFILES OF PIONEER FAMILIES IN THE VALLEY MILLS AREA Compiled and indexed by Gerald and Jo Meyer ©1998, Softcover, 184 pages Purchase Price $25.00 (no sales tax; limited remaining inventory) |
| During the years 1974 to1978, the Valley Mills Tribune published a series of articles entitled "Profiles of Pioneer Families in the Valley Mills Area." Thirty-one of these family histories, which were researched and written by family members, are included in this book. The index includes over 930 family names of early settlers in Valley Mills and surrounding communities in Bosque County. Included in the histories is "The Origin and Early History of Valley Mills" by Gordon Nowlin. This article was written for the bicentennial edition of the Valley Mills Tribune. Also included is "Looking Backward at the Course of Human Events" by R.G. Gaines which is a history of Searsville and old Valley Mills. The article was written about 70 years ago and published in the Dallas Morning News. | |
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TEXAS CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS: WALNUT SPRINGS by Bryan E. Sowell ©1984, Hardcover, 373 pages Purchase Price: $40.00 (add $3.30 for sales tax if purchaser is in Texas; limited remaining inventory) |
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Although more than a century has passed since the Houston and Texas Central Railway Company dedicated the streets
of Walnut Springs, vivid memories of that once-flourishing community still linger in the minds of many local citizens.
Stories of the railroad shops, college, hospital, and trade days revive the echo of that familiar cry, "All
aboard, Central." This book relates the events in Walnut Springs' history, beginning with the arrival of the
first pioneers in the mid-1850's. Over 120 biographies of these early settlers provide valuable historical and
genealogical information. Numerous photographs highlight the text. In his three years of research, Sowell could
consult no single source, since virtually all of the community's records were destroyed by fires around the turn
of the century. Consequently, he has united fragments taken from newspaper clippings, personal interviews, and
local histories into the most comprehensive image of Walnut Springs' heyday.
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TEXAS TRILOGY: LIFE IN A SMALL TEXAS TOWN Written by Craig D. Hillis with photos by Bruce F. Jordan ©2002, Hardcover, 206 pages including 144 B&W photos, 1 CD Purchase Price: $29.95 (add $2.47 for sales tax if purchaser is in Texas) |
| The three songs that comprise the Texas
Trilogy were written by singer/songwriter Steven Fromholz in 1967 and
describe life in the town of Kopperl and Bosque County in the 1950's. The
trilogy is considered by many as one of the best works ever written about
life in rural Texas and in particular Bosque County. Using Texas
Trilogy as a backdrop, this book greatly expands on Fromholz's story,
describing the history and life of rural Bosque County from its earliest
beginnings. With detailed historical accounts accompanied by photographs
both old and new, one gains a richer understanding of Bosque County's past
and America's rural life in general. As Craig Hillis and Bruce Jordan say
in the preface to their book, "It will continue to remind us of the
grinding cultural changes inevitable in all communities, particularly
agricultural communities, and it will continue to honor the time-tested
resilience of America's agrarian families." As an added bonus, the
book comes with a digitally remastered CD of Fromholz's original Texas
Trilogy recording.
Read the book's Table of Contents. Read the Texas
Trilogy song
lyrics. |
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BOSQUE PRIMER by Rebecca Radde ©1976, Hardcover, 61 pages Purchase Price $9.24 (add $0.76 for sales tax if purchaser is in Texas) |
| As the title indicates, this is a basic primer on Bosque County history. | |
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WESTWARD I GO FREE by William E. Cureton; edited by William C. Pool ©1977, Softcover, 36 pages Purchase Price $9.24 (add $0.76 for sales tax if purchaser is in Texas) |
| Reprinted from Volume LXXXI of the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, these are memoirs of William E. Cureton (1848-1925), an early Texas Frontiersman and Bosque County resident. | |
Note: The book Bosque County: Land and People has been out-of-print for many years. Very occasionally, someone will donate a copy which we will auction to persons on a waiting list (minimum price $200). You can get your name on this waiting list by contacting the Collection by phone or email.
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