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Annual Live Oaks and Dead Folks Cemetery Tour
The Nesbitt Memorial Library hosted the annual Live Oaks and Dead Folks Cemetery tour in the old cemetery in Columbus this past weekend (November 4th and 5th). The weather was mild. the rain held off, and the tour sold out. Volunteers dressed up in period costumes and told the stories of interesting men and women who … Continue reading Annual Live Oaks and Dead Folks Cemetery Tour
Book signing at the Live Oak Art Center
The book signing for No Hope for Heaven; No Fear of Hell; The Stafford/Townsend Feud, held Saturday September 24th from 3-6 at the Live Oak Art Center in Columbus (old Brunson saloon) was a great success. John Kearney and Jesse Armstrong provided the music during the social. The wine bar was a great success. About … Continue reading Book signing at the Live Oak Art Center
The 88 Ranch
The bar 88 was originally registered as a livestock brand by Eli Clapp at the courthouse in Columbus in March 1854. It has been continuous use ever since, a period of over a 150 years and so we call our ranch the 88 Ranch. The land is even older. Robert Cunningham was granted a league of land March … Continue reading The 88 Ranch
No Hope for Heaven; No Fear of Hell: The Stafford/Townsend Feud
My new book, No Hope for Heaven; No Fear of Hell: The Stafford/Townsend Feud, is due to be released in August 2016 by the University of North Texas Press. A book signing is scheduled for Saturday, September 24, 2016 at the old Brunson Saloon, now home to the Live Oak Art Center in Columbus, 1014 … Continue reading No Hope for Heaven; No Fear of Hell: The Stafford/Townsend Feud
