Temple Daily Telegram newspaper articles of Milam County History

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, King's 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