The Post Office
By Mary Leak Post offices are in most towns, and are a surer way to determine the abandonment of a city when looking through history. If a post office closes, it’s likely due to the town being abandoned, closed, or...
Who Was Gomer Gower?
By Mary Leak Gomer Gower is a name mentioned in many books about Thurber. He...
Which to Use? Conservation, Preservation, or Restoration? Featuring our Ancient Order of Druids: Record of Minutes
By Shala Scarlato Collections are a land of stories and mementos waiting for their time...
Grafting Greatness
By Scarlet Weber Led by Thomas Winfield Jordan, the Jordan family came to Erath before...
Thurber Brick Plant
By Mary Adams Colonel Robert Dickie Hunter, president of the Texas Pacific Coal Company, and...
Last Church from Thurber, Texas: St. Barbara’s
By Mary Adams After the coal mines and brick plan closed and a fire destroyed...
The Jordan Family: Fred Jordan
By Scarlet Weber The people who called Thurber home did not just disappear once Thurber...
Fraternal Organizations: The Secret Support of Thurber
By Shala Scarlato Fraternal Organizations were the backbone of much of American society both after...
The Working Child: Child Labor in the Early 20th Century
By Shala Scarlato Thurber was no stranger to labor strikes and unions. Many miners joined...
Labor Day in Thurber
By Mary Adams Texas recognized Labor Day on the first Monday of September in 1863....