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    Hello to all who visit, browse, learn, and love history! This site is devoted to
    discoveries of the history of the "Old Southwest" - where the South meets the West:
    Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.













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Find the Formula in Franchise Architecture!
Take a jaunt on the Trammel Trace!
Witness the Great Red River Raft!
Find your way to Caprock Canyon State Park!
See what happens when schools close in Gotebo!
Check out the updated page on Ghost Towns!
Red River Historian Copyright 2000-2013. All rights reserved. All images and copy, unless otherwise noted, were created by Robin Cole Jett. Do not use images without express permission by the photographer.
Always cite the source when using information from articles. Link to this site all you want, and I'll link to yours if you ask! All inquiries, contact
Robin Cole Jett.
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The Red River Historian's Bookstore

Come visit the Amazon.com Bookstore, where a collection of great books, maps and films await your discovery. And, by Yours Truly:
The Red River Historian's Calendar
Retrace the history of
the Southwest's most
notorious couple!

Traveling History with
Bonnie and Clyde
Enjoy vintage
photographs and the
city's history!

I
mages of
America:Lewisville,
Texas   
Come view my Blog!
Western history and lore
combined in a Texas to
Kansas Travel Guide!

Traveling History Up the
Cattle Trails

  • Red River Schools, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, February 2013
  • How to Write and Publish a Book, North Central Texas College, March 2013
  • Ghost Towns Tour, Temple Baptist Church Gainesville, May 2013
  • Images of Lewisville, Lewisville Estates June & July 2013
  • Southwestern Cattle Trails, NCTC Lifelong Learning June 2013
  • Red River Originals, NCTC Lifelong Learning July 2013
My name is Robin Cole Jett, and I am
a firm believer in
active history.
Active history brings the stories of
the past to life by understanding the
cultural geography of space through
photography. Please enjoy the
photos, histories, primary sources,
and essays on this site, and
e-mail
me if you have any questions,
comments, or items to share!