Monthly Archives: June 2014

The Revolutionary Revolution

Posted on June 30, 2014 by admin

Two hundred thirty-eight years ago this month, a group of highly intelligent and extremely articulate men met in Philadelphia as part of the Second Continental Congress.   The weather was hot and muggy, there was no air-conditioning, not even a fan, … Continue reading →

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Juneteeth

Posted on June 23, 2014 by admin

One hundred forty-nine years ago last week General Gordon Granger and his Union troops landed at Galveston, bringing glorious news for some and disastrous news for other residents on the island. Immediately after landing, Granger read General Orders # 3 … Continue reading →

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Bankhead Highway

Posted on June 21, 2014 by admin

Have you ever driven on the Bankhead Highway? Probably you have but just weren’t aware of it. The Bankhead Highway was the second transcontinental road in the United States; the first completely paved from East Coast to West Coast and … Continue reading →

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Special Collections

Posted on June 9, 2014 by admin

One of my very favorite places is about twenty miles from my home.  As often as I can, I drive over to Commerce, go to Gee Library on the Texas A&M University Commerce campus and take the elevator to the … Continue reading →

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Movies and Opera Houses

Posted on June 5, 2014 by admin

Shortly after the arrival of the railroads in 1880, two Greenville merchants turned the upper floors of their stores into Opera Houses.  On the west side of the square was the Rainey.  Alexander “Sandy” Cameron ran the Cameron Opera House … Continue reading →

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Where’s the Rainmaker?

Posted on June 3, 2014 by admin

This post is a companion to the most recent posting about cloud seeding. Virgil Seay was born in Chickasaw Nation of Indian Territory during the drought of 1891-1895.  Around 1900 the family moved back to Montague County, Texas where his … Continue reading →

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