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A Fall Tour of Daphne Prairie

B.F. Hicks

Daphne Prairie is a 922-acre preserve in Franklin County. The conservation easement is held by NPAT. It has remnant and restored prairie as well as bottomland forest. Fall is a great time to see this prairie!

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FCHA Art Collection

Robert Sterling Long

Robert Sterling Long, Curator for the FranklinCounty Historical Association’s Art Collection,will provide information about the works andartists in the FCHA Collection at the Monday,November 4, 2019 regular meeting, to be held atthe Cotton Belt Depot Museum.

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Donna Page Art Reception

B.F. Hicks

FCHA will host an artist reception for Donna Page on Friday, October 11th from 5-7 p.m. at the FireStation Museum.

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Baldwin’s Bluff

B.F. Hicks

R.L. Jurney, Titus County businessman in the first part of the 20th century wrote a History of Titus County.

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Introduction for the Moffett Photography Series

B.F. Hicks

For a period covering roughly 1926 through 1946, Arthur Cleveland Moffett served in public office in Franklin County. 

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FCHA Honored With Distinguished Service Award

B.F. Hicks

The Texas Historical Commission (THC) recognized the Franklin County Historical Commission (CHC) with a Distinguished Service Award (DSA) for the 2018 year of service.

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Meredith Art Exhibit

B.F. Hicks

When Don and Susan Meredith determined to make Mt. Vernon the main repository of his sports memorabilia, few of us realized that Don was also a painter.

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On Historical Veracity

B.F. Hicks

I hate to think back to the year 1973, some major debacle. Well, not exactly. The City of Mt. Vernon celebrated its 125th anniversary in 1973.

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A Tribute to the Burtons, to Facebook Publicity, and to Our Membership in General

B.F. Hicks

I don’t do Facebook. I kind of get it but I’m past it. But I keep encountering member Alyssa Burton at events.

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Musing on Our Grasses

B.F. Hicks

The famed Texas Naturalist Roy Bedichek writes of conservation in the 1940’s. If you read his ADVENTURES WITH A TEXAS NATURALIST you’ll find he’s right on target.

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