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Photo courtesy of Marfa Public Library

Photo courtesy of Marfa Public Library

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Riding the stage in old Texas

Murray Montgomery
Friday, June 20, 2025
By Murray Montgomery - Staff WriterTry, if you will, to imagine yourself traveling from Gonzales to Galveston, in the middle of July, on a stagecoach that would take at least three days to reach its destination.
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Photo courtesy of HistoryNet

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‘Booger Red - ugliest man living or dead’

Murray Montgomery
Saturday, May 17, 2025
By Murray Montgomery    Staff WriterMemories of Christmas probably weren’t all that great for Samuel Thomas “Booger Red” Privett. It was a planned Christmas celebration that caused his face to be permanently disfigured and the loss of sight in one eye.
From the book Moulton, Texas 1887-1987. The photo includes the following information: Millinery Shop (about 1920). Pictured are Leona Janszen, owner (left), and employee, Hilda Krause. The establishment was destroyed in the 1921 fire.

From the book Moulton, Texas 1887-1987. The photo includes the following information: Millinery Shop (about 1920). Pictured are Leona Janszen, owner (left), and employee, Hilda Krause. The establishment was destroyed in the 1921 fire.

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‘Ain't it funny how time slips away?’

Murray Montgomery
Sunday, May 11, 2025
By Murray Montgomery - Staff WriterIn 1960, country music icon Willie Nelson wrote a song that was recorded by several artists, including Elvis Presley.
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Alamo defender would not cross line in the sand

Murray Montgomery
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
By Murray Montgomery     Staff WriterWhen Mexican troops surged over the Alamo walls in the early morning hours of March 6, 1836, their orders were to take no prisoners; their superior, Gen. Santa Anna, had given them orders to kill all the “rebels” inside – that command was obeyed.
Caption: (L-R. Fannie Potter Ringstaff (my grandmother), Margaret Ringstaff (my great grandmother), Richard Ringstaff (my great grandfather), Murray Montgomery Jr. (me), Jessie Potter Montgomery (my mother), with Linda Sue Montgomery (my sister-deceased) in her arms.

Caption: (L-R. Fannie Potter Ringstaff (my grandmother), Margaret Ringstaff (my great grandmother), Richard Ringstaff (my great grandfather), Murray Montgomery Jr. (me), Jessie Potter Montgomery (my mother), with Linda Sue Montgomery (my sister-deceased) in her arms.

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Roots Made of Cedar

Murray Montgomery
Thursday, April 24, 2025
By Murray Montgomery     Staff WriterI guess most folks, as they get older, have a desire to find out where they came from. That is, they want to know their "roots.
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Celebrating Women’s History Month

Murray Montgomery
Saturday, March 22, 2025
     By MURRAY MONTGOMERY     Staff Writer    Texas!It's a name that evokes great adventure, and to many people the word represents a symbol of the struggle for liberty and human rights. Most folks associate the name with the likes of Bowie, Houston, Crockett, and others like them - all men.
This photo of a honey bee on a bluebonnet was taken many years ago at Vsetin. Photo by Murray Montgomery

This photo of a honey bee on a bluebonnet was taken many years ago at Vsetin. Photo by Murray Montgomery

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On the hunt for wildflowers

Murray Montgomery
Friday, March 14, 2025
By MURRAY MONTGOMERY     Staff WriterTrying to predict an upcoming wildflower season in Texas can be as hard as trying to predict the weather in the Lone Star State – it isn’t easy.Experts at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (LBJWC) tend to agree.
Gleason’s Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, 1854 (DRT Library at the Alamo, San Antonio, TX)

Gleason’s Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, 1854 (DRT Library at the Alamo, San Antonio, TX)

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Letters from the Alamo

Murray Montgomery
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
By Murray MontgomeryStaff WriterWhen Mexican troops stormed over the walls of the Alamo on the morning of March 6, 1836, they put to death a small band of heroes who were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for freedom on that mesquite prairie near old San Antonio.
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History writers provide a window into the past

Murray Montgomery
Thursday, January 16, 2025
By MURRAY MONTGOMERY
Staff WriterIf you were looking for, and lucky enough to find one of his ten books, it could cost you up to $400 per edition. I saw one on eBay for $356. The author I am referring to is Judge Paul C. Boethel and his life is a story in itself.
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