Santa Claus in Camp
By Mary Adams It is that time of the year when trees are decorated, people bustle around buying gifts for friends and family, children line up to sit on Santa’s lap and then anxiously await his late night visit on...
I Only Wish I’d Done it Sooner: The Murder of a Brick Worker
By David Buster On the night of May 18, 1911, John Woods of Thurber stayed...
Swine Flu vs. Spanish Flu
by Mary Adams The move from summer to fall is accompanied by many changes. The...
Bootlegging in the Thurber Area
By special guest bloggerGene Rhea TuckerDoctoral student at University of Texas at Arlington Thurberites drank...
Tiffin, Texas And Thurber Earthen Products: 1920-1935
In 1918 Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company required crushed rock and other road-making materials...
In the cockpit of “Arrowhead”
The Story of a Thurber Fighter PilotBy David Buster Audax Fortis et Fides–Bold, Brave, and...
When the Carnival comes to town
“The working families that lived in Thurber had few watches or clocks for their daily...
Diary of a Polish Bride
By Ashley Franz-Davis, May 2009 graduate As English poet Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote, “In the...
Welcome
The Industrious Historian is a collaborative effort on behalf of the graduate students and staff members...
B, T, AND T
by David Buster Arithmetic! Algebra! Geometry! Grandiose trinity! Luminous triangle! Whoever has not known you...