Grayson County Reminiscences: The First 150 Years, 1846-1996

Grayson County Reminiscences: The First 150 Years, 1846-1996

Description

Collection of stories by forty-two local writers describing family histories and anecdotes in the Grayson County, Texas area. Each story is preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.

Physical Description

261, [1] p. : ill ; digital (epub and mobi files)

Creation Information

Lincecum, Jerry Bryan 2017.

Context

This book is part of the collection entitled: Broadening Access to Books on Texas and Oklahoma and was provided by the Austin College to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 175 times. More information about this book can be viewed below.

Editor

Lincecum, Jerry Bryan Author of introduction; Author of "Irish Treasure Comes to Austin College"

Contributing Authors

Greene, A. C. Foreword; "Grayson County and the Butterfield Stage"
Ewing, Joan Blanton "Visiting Relatives in Cedar Hill"
Wilkirson, Edith J. "Delaware Bend on the Red River"
McGraw, Jack Frost "Callie Takes Matters into Her Own Hands"
Richardson, Ruth S. "The Old Family Clock"
Hawks, Lucille Todd "The Covered Wagon Caravan"
Moore, Suzanne Runyan "The Drowning of Memories"
Draisey, Ruby "A 1920's Trek to Sherman in a Model-T Ford"
Hopkins, Natalie "Sunday in the '20's"
Huffman, Bob "An Anvil's Ring"
Park, Vera "Going to Grandmas's House"
Davis, Lucille "Life on Dixie Road Has Been Grand"
Whitfield, Ruby Morris "The Visitor"
Williams, Kathy "The Day Grayson County Burned"
Stockton, Jed "Tin Wagon Keeps Depression Memories Alive"
Southerland, Catherine Spurlock "The Trials of Life"
Ciaccio, Nick "From Sicily, Italy, to Texas"
Clark, Doris "Encounter with a Different Culture"
Hicks, Jennie "Tuck's Ferry and Me"
Wiley, Robert L. "The Magic of Movies"
Pinkston, Neva Rich "Ticket to Adulthood"
Reichert, Wanda "Saturday Night Preview"
Leeman, Bob "Backstage Romance: A Story from the Finley Playhouse"
Martin, Helen Ruth "The Early Years"
Monroe, Eleanor "Home"
Young, Thomas Warner "The Changes in Denison (1940-1995)"
Harris, Thelma "How Times Have Changed"
Shockey, Teri Lea "Hometown"
Clark, Shirley "Tractor Cat (T.C.): The Cat Who Became a Legend"
Foster, Gene "Grayson County College Has Interesting History"
Hastings, Willis "Pigs, Cotton, and Pecos Melons"
Nurre, Jerre "Family Life in Sherman in the Sixties"
Scrivner, Ruth "Sherman, Texas -- A Good Neighbor"
Brown, A. Elaine "Sherman, Texas -- A Retrospect"
Baldwin, Kristi "Papa's Good Old Days"
Park, Angela "Good Times, Good Memories"
Marum, Dorinda "From Sherman to Bethlehem for Peanuts"
Jones ,Gus "Obtaining Proof of Age for Persons Born in Grayson County"
Zoda, Sarah "Thanks for the Memories"
Morris, Julie S. "Silent Legends"
Johnson, Leta "Jeanie Thump Thump"

Composer

Wilson, Herb "Grayson Texas U.S.A."

Producer

Austin College (Sherman, Tex.)

Printer

Big Barn Press Publisher of print version, Sherman

Publisher

University of North Texas. Libraries.
Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Provided By

Austin College

Founded in 1849, this private liberal arts college first opened its doors in Huntsville and is the oldest institution of higher education in Texas still operating under its original name and charter. The college moved to Sherman following three yellow fever epidemics, the Civil War, and financial troubles.

Titles

Main Title: Grayson County Reminiscences: The First 150 Years, 1846-1996
Series Title: Telling Our Stories
Added Title: Telling Our Stories: [Book One]

Description

Collection of stories by forty-two local writers describing family histories and anecdotes in the Grayson County, Texas area. Each story is preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.

Physical Description

261, [1] p. : ill ; digital (epub and mobi files)

Notes

This e-book has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. http://www.neh.gov/

Subjects

Keyword

personal narratives

Library of Congress Subject Headings

University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure

Language

English

Item Type

Book

Identifier

Unique identifying numbers for this book in the Portal or other systems.

UNT Catalog No.: b5808009 | View in Discover
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth846104

Relationships

Grayson County Reminiscences: The First 150 Years, 1846-1996, ark:/67531/metapth20210

Collections

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Broadening Access to Books on Texas and Oklahoma

Out-of-print books related to Texas and Oklahoma history, made available as ebooks thanks to a Humanities Open Book Program grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence.

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