Newspaper articles of Milam County,TX History

Looking Back...100 Years Ago

Weekly highlights of News stories from 100 years ago

as published in the Rockdale Reporter

50s buildings age well, earn preservation

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - January 10, 2000

Timeless treasures fill museum closet

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - April 10, 2000

State Awards Courthouse Funds

by Jeanne Williams & Clay Coppedge

Temple Daily Telegram - May 5, 2000

Milam woman spends life investigating past cultures

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - May 29, 2000

Time has passed by rural voting site

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - June 19, 2000

Ref:Ad Hall

Old Milam bridge gets new lease on life; Elm Creek Bridge moving to Alvin

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - June 26, 2000

Diaries given to historical museum

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - February 12, 2001

Old house to be reborn

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - July 23, 2001

1843 Sam Houston letter to be on display at festival

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - April 23, 2002

San Gabriel River once site of historic Spanish missions

by Clay Coppedge

Temple Daily Telegram - December 22, 2003

Rockdale author never forgot his hometown

by Clay Coppedge

Temple Daily Telegram - December 29, 2003

Few reminders left in once thriving Milam communities

by Clay Coppedge

Temple Daily Telegram - January 26, 2004

Ref: Sharp, TX

Milam peak sacred to area Indians

by Clay Coppedge

Temple Daily Telegram - March 8, 2004

Milam Judge

by Jeanne Willams

Temple Daily Telegram -April 18, 2004

Pioneering black cowboy invented steer wrestling

by Clay Coppedge

Temple Daily Telegram - May 24, 2004

Sugar Loaf Bridge a Walk Down Memory Lane

By Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - August 22, 2004

Steamboat travels Little River, once

by Clay Coppedge

Temple Daily Telegram - October 4, 2004

Area post offices adorned with murals

by Clay Coppedge

Temple Daily Telegram - November 1, 2004

Depot restoration pleases former railroad workers

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - November 28, 2004

Sugar Loaf more than a memory

by Clay Coppedge

Published: February 7, 2005

Retired teacher remembers Milano Rosenwald school

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - February 20, 2005

Colorful narratives highlight El Camino symposium

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - April 24, 2005

Little River supplies water and heritage

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - May 31, 2005

Remnants of Tonkawa inhabitants plentiful

by Clay Coppedge

Temple Daily Telegram - August 15, 2005

Age of El Camino Real, Kings Highway, unknown

by Clay Coppedge

Temple Daily Telegram - September 12, 2005

Cemetery all that remains of town known for its lignite

by Clay Coppedge

Temple Daily Telegram - October 31, 2005

Ref: San Antonio Cemetery - Big Lump

Fancy toys of Christmas Past

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - December 4, 2005

Blue Law enforcement brings down Burlington

by Clay Coppedge

Temple Daily Telegram - December 12, 2005

Davilla runner-up as state capital

by Clay Coppedge

Temple Daily Telegram - March 20, 2006

Petrified wood adds solidity to home

by Clay Coppedge

Temple Daily Telegram - April 10, 2006

Arriving under its own steam

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - May 23, 2006

Celebration planned for Rockdale Depot 100th anniversary

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - May 30, 2006

Milano rock wall a mystery

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - August 9, 2006

Commemorating the Sharp school

by Clay Coppedge

Temple Daily Telegram - August 28, 2006

"Wild Side" has Milam connection

by Clay Coppedge

Temple Daily Telegram - September 4, 2006

Two tribes to merge during special event at Apache Pass

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - November 24, 2006

Treasures Displayed

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - December 16, 2006

REF: Milam County Museum display

Pastoral scenery makes travel on FM roads worth the trip

by Clay Coppedge

Temple Daily Telegram - February 26, 2007

Inspection is under way on Milam County’s last one-lane truss bridge

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - August 8, 2007

Ref: Worley Bridge

St. Anne’s K.J.Z.T. Society No. 21 of Marak turns 100

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - September 15, 2007

Ben Milam statue welcomes downtown Cameron visitors

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - January 28, 2008

Preserving Dutch Town’s heritage

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - February 20, 2008

Old Worley Store worthy stop among San Gabriel attractions

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - April 28, 2008

Cameron church will mark 125th anniversary

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - May 31, 2008

Ref: St Monica's Catholic Church

Monumental job: Cameron man gives Milam statue a makeover

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - June 2, 2008

Ref: Ben Milam statue

Cameron City Park steeped in history

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - June 23, 2008

Cabin houses decades of history

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - July 21, 2008

Ref: Sneed Cabin

Bridging the past: Icon of ghost town may be moved

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - August 18, 2008

Ref: Bryant Station

Take a walk into the past

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - September 15, 2008

Ref: antique farm implements

Speaker to dig up the past; La Salle’s sunken ship to be topic

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - October 6, 2008

Former Union soldier statue a longtime Milam landmark

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - October 20, 2008

Ref: Herman Henninger monument

Rockdale library has impressive collection

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - November 17, 2008

Ref: Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library

Agency actively maintains Texas Big Tree Registry

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - November 29, 2008

Ref: Texas Forest Service

A real Old West outlaw

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - December 8, 2008

Ref: Bill Longley

Old jail a lot like Mayberry

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - January 26, 2009

Landmark Magnolia House in Cameron up for sale

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - February 18, 2009

Find excites area researchers

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - March 14, 2009

Ref: Majolica pottery

Courthouse was site of gunfight

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - April 20, 2009

Milam County brings home historical awards

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - April 26, 2009

Getting Into the Archaeological Game

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - May 11, 2009

Ref: San Francisco Xavier de Horcasitas

Cool antique still humming away at Buckholts smithy

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - June 8, 2009

Milano's roots start with the railroad

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - August 31, 2009

Rusty and Riveted in Glory

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - September 7, 2009

Ref: Bryant Station Bridge

Canady family traces history to slavery

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - October 9, 2009

Depot forges link to the past

by Mike Brown

Rockdale Reporter - October 29, 2009

Backroads: Bootleggers, bandits and one unruly Aggie

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - November 16, 2009

Outlaw bedeviled Milano

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - November 30, 2009

Dana Andrews' childhood included stint in Rockdale

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - January 25, 2010

The day the James Gang visited Rockdale

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - February 15, 2010

Chipping away at the memories:

Cemetery vandalism a threat to history

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - February 22, 2010

Port Sullivan pioneers joined Mormon wagon train to Utah

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - April 26, 2010

A Time Before Walmart

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - May 17, 2010

Preacher's Tale Was Not Worth Its Weight In Gold

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - June 14, 2010

Research and cemetery designation focus of Milam genealogy workshop

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - July 11, 2010

Milam County lawman who turned outlaw was lynched for bank robbery

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - July 12, 2010

Milam Co. Community Honors Civil War Battle

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - July 26, 2010

Love, Drama on the Road

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - August 9, 2010

Lost Treasure of the San Xavier Missions

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - August 23, 2010

El Camino Real Meeting to Honor Late Archaeologist

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - September 19, 2010

Memorial Established in Milano for Country Star Johnny Horton

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - September 22, 2010

Oxford City founded in 1870s by land swindlers

by Jeanne Williams

Temple Daily Telegram - September 27, 2010

Archaeology of the El Camino trail to be discussed

By Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram

September 30, 2010

Man’s Home Is Not Where His Name Is

by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram

October 11, 2010

Reclaiming Their Legacy

by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram

October 25, 2010

Event to Mark 50 years since singer Johnny Horton's death

Rockdale Reporter - October 28, 2010

Dana Andrews program set for Nov. 4th

Rockdale Reporter - October 28, 2010

Johnny Horton Tribute Friday

by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram

October 31, 2010

Author Rollyson to speak about Dana Andrews in Rockdale

by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram

October 31, 2010

Milam outlaw spent 24 years on the lam

by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram

November 8, 2010

Perry Building Back 'On the Air'

by Mike Brown - Rockdale Reporter

November 11, 2010

Visitor Remembers Scarbrough-Hicks Fire

by Mike Brown - Rockdale Reporter

November 11, 2010

Discover Fort Parker

by Brennan K. Peel - Temple Daily Telegram

November 15, 2010

What’s in a name?

by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram

November 22, 2010

Rockdale Farmer is in Debt to No Man

Rockdale Reporter

August 20, 1925

as reprinted in the Cameron Herald

Clyde Barrow's Milam Co. Roots

by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram

December 6, 2010

Milam brothers patrolled bloody Mexico border

by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram

December 20, 2010

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