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Warren Trading Post in Fannin County, Texas
Warren was once the seat of Fannin County, Texas
Robin Cole-Jett
Dec 2, 2019


Reclamation
Inside the old cemeteries where American dead reside, nature is taking back what was culled from her. A tree eats a decorative iron fence...
Robin Cole-Jett
Nov 4, 2019


Map that textbook
A sketch of a map drawn for a textbook yields some interesting information. Here’s a mid-19th century, hand-drawn map of the Indian...
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 15, 2019


Recipes and Memories
Lucinda Davis, a person enslaved by the Creeks and a resident of former Indian Territory, was interviewed and photographed by the Federal...
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 15, 2019


Not the right Red River
I found a couple of 1872 sketches of the “Red River” by Alfred Rudolph Waud. Waud was an English illustrator who worked in the last half...
Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 3, 2019


Humphreys’ History
The former elementary school in Humprheys, Jackson County, OK is a bit on the sunny side. Even though Jackson County (Oklahoma) is home...
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 30, 2018


An Embarrassment of Architectural Treasures in De Soto Parish
According to the National Register, De Soto Parish, which lies between the Red and Sabine rivers in northwestern Louisiana, contains the...
Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 20, 2018


Detroit, Texas: Cactus Jack’s Home Town
Detroit, Texas was home to Cactus Jack aka John Nance Garner, Vice President to Franklin Roosevelt form 1933 to 1941.
Robin Cole-Jett
May 19, 2018


Your mom may have gone to this college, Napoleon.
From 1841 to 1868, McKenzie Institute (also called McKenzie College) was the pride of Clarksville, Red River County, Texas. Until the end...
Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 25, 2018


Cobble Cobble
The cobble stones, also called “cannonballs,” used in the structures (pictured below) constitute good examples of Indigenous architecture...
Robin Cole-Jett
Feb 28, 2018


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.
Robin Cole-Jett
Feb 19, 2018


Grayson County Rails but not Denison (Denison deserves a separate post).
Check out some Grayson County Rails!
Robin Cole-Jett
Feb 7, 2018


Depredations
In the 1890s, these unnamed men from Montague County, Texas posed for a photograph after filing claims against the U.S. government for...
Robin Cole-Jett
Feb 3, 2018


Caddos along the Red River Valley
Three major Native American tribes called the Red River Valley of the Southwest home long before Europeans staked their claims. The...
Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 17, 2018


Moving and Changing in America
My family hails from the South… I mean from way back. They came from the slums of Middlesex, London, and after a generation in Ireland,...
Robin Cole-Jett
Nov 23, 2012
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