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 "Thurber"
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...
Last Church from Thurber, Texas: St. Barbara’s
By Mary Adams After the coal mines and brick plan closed and a fire destroyed...
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...
A White-Collar Crime, A Blue Collar Lie: The Story of James Bingham
By Shala Scarlato James Rollins Bingham was a hardworking, published author that found a life...
America’s Game on the Texas Plain
By Cameron Mitchell As America’s favorite pastime, millions welcome baseball into their homes every season....
Tying Us Together: A Thurber Friendship Quilt
By special guest blogger Bethany Kolter Dodson Texas has a long-practiced tradition of quilt making....
In the cockpit of “Arrowhead”
The Story of a Thurber Fighter PilotBy David Buster Audax Fortis et Fides–Bold, Brave, and...