LImestone Legacies - Ray, Melinda Jo

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Résumé :
Limestone Legacies is a collection of articles and photos on the local history of the town of Granbury and the surrounding Hood County in north central Texas from the 1840s to the present day. The local story has been greatly influenced by the Brazos River, or as the Spanish explorers named it- El Rio de los Brazos de Dios- the River of the Arms of God. The various articles profile the people, places, and events that have highlighted the last 160 years in the area, with sections focusing on The Founders, Glimpses of the Past, Legends and Lore (including John Wilkes Booth and Jesse James!), Historic Preservation, and Following the Trails of History, with an end section outlining local resources for genealogy and family research. Most of the articles feature photos of the actual people, places and/or events, and focus on the years from 1850-1925 and from 1970 to current historical preservation work. This book should become a go-to source for accessible information and photos of some of the prominent early citizens and also provides interesting insights into the differences between the world of 150 years ago and our current early twenty-first lives.

Biographie:
A seventh generation Texan, Melinda jo Ray is a retired librarian and educator who has long enjoyed sharing her lifelong love of history and the real people who inhabit it. She has now added freelance writer, local historian, and volunteer to her list of occupations. She frequently writes articles for local publications, visits various groups as a speaker on local history and its connection to the American story and our present-day lives, and volunteers as a docent at the Hood County Museum and the Granbury Depot Hood County Archives Collection. For fourteen years she was also the owner and operator of The Historic Nutt House Hotel on the downtown Granbury square, a business founded by the families whose story is found in the pages of her Nutt/Landers Family Chronicles series of novels.

Sommaire:
A seventh generation Texan, Melinda Jo Ray is a retired librarian and educator who has long enjoyed sharing her lifelong love of history and the real people who inhabit it. In 2015 she added freelance writer, local historian, and museum volunteer to her list of occupations. She has written numerous articles for local publications, often visits local groups as a speaker on local history, and volunteers as a docent at the Hood County Museum and the Granbury Depot Hood County Archives Collection. For fourteen years she was also an owner and operator of the Historic Nutt House Hotelon the downtown Granbury Square, a business founded by the families whose story is found in the pages of her Nutt/Landers Family Chronicles series of novels....