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Ribbon Cane Syrup Production
This year our organization resurrected a syrup mill that had been utilized in our county as early as 1921. We relied heavily on interviews with a local farmer that were recorded in 1994 and later transcribed for the specific steps that needed to be taken to get up and running.
Continue ReadingA Fall Tour of Daphne Prairie
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!
Continue ReadingFCHA Art Collection
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.
Continue ReadingDonna Page Art Reception
FCHA will host an artist reception for Donna Page on Friday, October 11th from 5-7 p.m. at the FireStation Museum.
Continue ReadingBaldwin’s Bluff
R.L. Jurney, Titus County businessman in the first part of the 20th century wrote a History of Titus County.
Continue ReadingIntroduction for the Moffett Photography Series
For a period covering roughly 1926 through 1946, Arthur Cleveland Moffett served in public office in Franklin County.
Continue ReadingFCHA Honored With Distinguished Service Award
The Texas Historical Commission (THC) recognized the Franklin County Historical Commission (CHC) with a Distinguished Service Award (DSA) for the 2018 year of service.
Continue ReadingMeredith Art Exhibit
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.
Continue ReadingOn Historical Veracity
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.
Continue ReadingA Tribute to the Burtons, to Facebook Publicity, and to Our Membership in General
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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