More Capital Capitol Facts
The location for the Capitol was identified in 1791. A competition was held for the design of the building. $500 prize money (nearly [...]
Burning of the Capitol, Part II
What prevented the Capitol Building from being completely destroyed by arson in 1814? Two answers: 1) A summer rain and 2) forward thinking [...]
More table stuff! Flow Blue China
Our last two posts included gaming tables and what games would be played in the early 1800s. Well, let's look at what your [...]
McMillen Cemetery, Murphy, TX
Coming at you with another wee hidden cemetery from the DFW area. This is the McMillen Cemetery in Murphy. The cemetery was on [...]
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Sunnyvale, Texas
Where in the heck is Sunnyvale, you ask? It makes a triangle with Garland to the north and Mesquite to the west. The [...]
Rowlett Creek Cemetery, Part V – Republic of Texas edition
Rounding out our interesting headstones from the Rowlett Creek Cemetery in Plano, I present the double headstone of the Baccuses. Jacob Baccus and [...]
Rowlett Creek Cemetery, Part IV
Closing out our cool Woodmen of the World headstones (but not our Rowlett Creek cemetery series!), I present for your visual enjoyment the [...]
Rowlett Creek Cemetery, Part I
Located off Rowlett Cemetery Road (just west of Custer Road) in Rowlett is one of the older cemeteries in Collin County. It belonged [...]
Pecan Grove Cemetery, new images
Images from Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney Texas Marjorie Fuller’s headstone The McKillop family Celtic Cross marker Harry McKillop’s headstone Photos: Me! Taken: 4/24/2020 [...]
Pecan Grove Cemetery, Marjorie Fuller comes home
In our last post, we discussed Marjorie Fuller and her mother (Seraphine) being held by the Japanese in China, losing their passports under [...]