February - 2018

Cobble Cobble

The cobble stones, also called “cannonballs,” used in the structures (pictured below) constitute good examples of Indigenous architecture...

End of the Red River War: Comanche Women at Mow-wi Camp in Palo Duro Canyon

Comanche women in Mow-wi camp at Palo Duro Canyon during the Red River War.

Tombstone History

Tombstones, especially military ones, are great ways to trace histrory. And the history from the tombstone needn’t be a family member,...

Grayson County Rails but not Denison (Denison deserves a separate post).

Check out some Grayson County Rails!

The Southwest Trail of Arkansas

One of the oldest roads in the Red River Valley is the Southwest Trail in Arkansas.

Lone Grave

Along a county road in Jackson County, Oklahoma, lies the lonesome grave of Joel Moseley, 1846-1890. Mr. Moseley was born in Georgia and,...

Depredations

In the 1890s, these unnamed men from Montague County, Texas posed for a photograph after filing claims against the U.S. government for...

Muriel Wright, Oklahoma Historian

Boggy Depot Plan numbers Depot Muriel Wright 1927 1. Gov. Allen Wright’s residence. 2. John. Kingsbury residence. 3. House built by Mr....