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...
Category "Life"
Grafting Greatness
By Scarlet Weber Led by Thomas Winfield Jordan, the Jordan family came to Erath before...
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....
The Glorious Fourth
By Mary Adams The last Fourth of July celebration in Thurber occurred in 1937 after...
Conqueror
By Scarlet Weber Classics are considered classics for a reason, and tops are no exception....
Diary of a Polish Bride
By Ashley Franz-Davis, May 2009 graduate As English poet Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote, “In the...