Milam County Historical Commission
Milam County, Texas
Milam County, Texas
Looking Back...100 Years Ago
Weekly highlights of News stories from 100 years ago
as published in the Rockdale Reporter
E-mail ideas for Backroads stories to the Temple Daily Telegram at backroads@tdtnews.com
Whiskey for votes helped fuel original Cameron-Rockdale feud
Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
January 3, 2011
Confederate hero was Milam history maker
Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
January 31, 2011
From a Farm to a Place in History
Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
February 14, 2011
The Real-Deal Cowboys
Patricia Benoit - Temple Daily Telegram
February 27, 2011
Milam County Soldiers Answered Call to Arms during the Civil War
Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
February 28, 2011
Thirteen Census Counts Show Ups and Downs
Rockdale Reporter
March 3, 2011
Saturday nights "back in the day"
Susie Sansom-Piper - Rockdale Reporter
February 3, 2011
Musicians "jazzed up" 20s and 30s
Susie Sansom-Piper - Rockdale Reporter
February 10, 2011
Gospel Singers Livened Church Services
Susie Sansom-Piper - Rockdale Reporter
February 17, 2011
Aycock Band Kept the Beat from 1952-66
Susie Sansom-Piper - Rockdale Reporter
March 3, 2011
Church helps Milam Community Survive
Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
March 14, 2011
Milam Pioneers Life of Adventure
Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
March 28, 2011
Landmark Milano Rock House getting makeover
Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
April 20, 2011
includes comments and poem by Melinda Creech
Milam County Pioneers
Frontier Times - October, 1931
Published by J. Marvin Hunter
The Town of Calvert
by Marjorie Rogers
Frontier Times - October, 1931
Antique Bridge Still Carries Traffic
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
April 25, 2011
Worley Bridge will be replaced
Rockdale Reporter - May 5, 2011
Antique Worley Bridge now Closed to Traffic
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
May 8, 2011
State’s Historic Roadside Parks
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
May 8, 2011
Reprieve! Land owners offer plan to preserve bridge
Rockdale Reporter - May 12, 2011
Rock House of Ages
by Marie Bakken - Rockdale Reporter
May 19, 2011
The Bridges of (South) Milam County
Rockdale Reporter - May 26, 2011
The Life and Times of Elias Hardcastle
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
May 30, 2011
Swapped His Beard for Indian Scalps
Frontier Times - January, 1924
Published by J. Marvin Hunter
Capturing the Val Verde Battery
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
June 13, 2011
History of Milam County
by Mrs. Lucille McCann Dennis
Published in 1936 Rockdale Lair - Virginia Hale - Editor
History of Rockdale
by Mrs. Lucille McCann Dennis
Published in 1936 Rockdale Lair - Virginia Hale - Editor
History of Rockdale Public Schools
by Mrs. Lucille McCann Dennis
Published in 1936 Rockdale Lair - Virginia Hale - Editor
Two Milam Co. WWII Vets Honored by Czech Republic
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
June 15, 2011
Practicality Inspired 19th Century Milam Co. Brides
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
June 27, 2011
History Written in Stone, Mortar
by Mike Brown - Rockdale Reporter
January 31, 2008
False Jesse James once visited Cameron
BY JEANNE WILLIAMS - Temple Daily Telegram
July 18, 2011
Milam County Haunted Mansion
Temple Daily Telegram - January 20, 1982
Epitaph on Headstone a Small Part of Milam Pioneers Story
BY Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
August 8, 2011
A Lifetime Labor of Patient Love
By Mike Brown - Rockdale Reporter
August 11, 2011
Milam Gun Fight in 1886 May Have Left Innocent Man Dead
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
Ausust 22, 2011
Milam County Lawmen Killed in the Line of Duty
By Greg J Kouba
Hardware Store Getting Historical Marker
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
September 5, 2011
"Compliments of Scarbrough & Hicks"
Rockdale Reporter - September 14, 2011
Milam Soldiers Fought in Ill-Fated Battle
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
September 19, 2011
Woman Seeks Sainthood for Doctor
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
September 26, 2011
Life in Cameron Captured Through a Camera Lens
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
October 3, 2011
Five Cords a Day
by Edward Clark
Published in TRUE WEST - September-October, 1967
The Quiet Grave of a Hero
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
October 17, 2011
Fair: Bullfights, a Wedding, ‘Old Guckenheim
by Mike Brown, Editor
Rockdale Reporter - October 27, 2011
Cameron Banker Opened His Home to a Generation of Trick-or-Treaters
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
October 31, 2011
Hood’s Brigade Association to Hold Seminar Nov. 11-12
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
November 1, 2011
Spring Near Milano Defies Drought
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
November 6, 2011
Ghost Towns Part of Milam Co. Heritage
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
November 14, 2011
126-Year Old Milam County Mansion Has Several Ghost Stories to Tell
Temple Daily Telegram - January 20, 1982
15 Milam County Men Rode with Terry’s Texas Rangers
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
December 12, 2011
200 Years Ago, Something Was Going on
by Mike Brown - Editor, Rockale Reporter
December 29, 2011
E-mail ideas for Backroads stories to the Temple Daily Telegram at backroads@tdtnews.com
Previous Articles
2012 Articles
.
Weekly highlights of News stories from 100 years ago
as published in the Rockdale Reporter
E-mail ideas for Backroads stories to the Temple Daily Telegram at backroads@tdtnews.com
Whiskey for votes helped fuel original Cameron-Rockdale feud
Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
January 3, 2011
Confederate hero was Milam history maker
Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
January 31, 2011
From a Farm to a Place in History
Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
February 14, 2011
The Real-Deal Cowboys
Patricia Benoit - Temple Daily Telegram
February 27, 2011
Milam County Soldiers Answered Call to Arms during the Civil War
Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
February 28, 2011
Thirteen Census Counts Show Ups and Downs
Rockdale Reporter
March 3, 2011
Saturday nights "back in the day"
Susie Sansom-Piper - Rockdale Reporter
February 3, 2011
Musicians "jazzed up" 20s and 30s
Susie Sansom-Piper - Rockdale Reporter
February 10, 2011
Gospel Singers Livened Church Services
Susie Sansom-Piper - Rockdale Reporter
February 17, 2011
Aycock Band Kept the Beat from 1952-66
Susie Sansom-Piper - Rockdale Reporter
March 3, 2011
Church helps Milam Community Survive
Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
March 14, 2011
Milam Pioneers Life of Adventure
Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
March 28, 2011
Landmark Milano Rock House getting makeover
Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
April 20, 2011
includes comments and poem by Melinda Creech
Milam County Pioneers
Frontier Times - October, 1931
Published by J. Marvin Hunter
The Town of Calvert
by Marjorie Rogers
Frontier Times - October, 1931
Antique Bridge Still Carries Traffic
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
April 25, 2011
Worley Bridge will be replaced
Rockdale Reporter - May 5, 2011
Antique Worley Bridge now Closed to Traffic
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
May 8, 2011
State’s Historic Roadside Parks
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
May 8, 2011
Reprieve! Land owners offer plan to preserve bridge
Rockdale Reporter - May 12, 2011
Rock House of Ages
by Marie Bakken - Rockdale Reporter
May 19, 2011
The Bridges of (South) Milam County
Rockdale Reporter - May 26, 2011
The Life and Times of Elias Hardcastle
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
May 30, 2011
Swapped His Beard for Indian Scalps
Frontier Times - January, 1924
Published by J. Marvin Hunter
Capturing the Val Verde Battery
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
June 13, 2011
History of Milam County
by Mrs. Lucille McCann Dennis
Published in 1936 Rockdale Lair - Virginia Hale - Editor
History of Rockdale
by Mrs. Lucille McCann Dennis
Published in 1936 Rockdale Lair - Virginia Hale - Editor
History of Rockdale Public Schools
by Mrs. Lucille McCann Dennis
Published in 1936 Rockdale Lair - Virginia Hale - Editor
Two Milam Co. WWII Vets Honored by Czech Republic
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
June 15, 2011
Practicality Inspired 19th Century Milam Co. Brides
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
June 27, 2011
History Written in Stone, Mortar
by Mike Brown - Rockdale Reporter
January 31, 2008
False Jesse James once visited Cameron
BY JEANNE WILLIAMS - Temple Daily Telegram
July 18, 2011
Milam County Haunted Mansion
Temple Daily Telegram - January 20, 1982
Epitaph on Headstone a Small Part of Milam Pioneers Story
BY Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
August 8, 2011
A Lifetime Labor of Patient Love
By Mike Brown - Rockdale Reporter
August 11, 2011
Milam Gun Fight in 1886 May Have Left Innocent Man Dead
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
Ausust 22, 2011
Milam County Lawmen Killed in the Line of Duty
By Greg J Kouba
Hardware Store Getting Historical Marker
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
September 5, 2011
"Compliments of Scarbrough & Hicks"
Rockdale Reporter - September 14, 2011
Milam Soldiers Fought in Ill-Fated Battle
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
September 19, 2011
Woman Seeks Sainthood for Doctor
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
September 26, 2011
Life in Cameron Captured Through a Camera Lens
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
October 3, 2011
Five Cords a Day
by Edward Clark
Published in TRUE WEST - September-October, 1967
The Quiet Grave of a Hero
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
October 17, 2011
Fair: Bullfights, a Wedding, ‘Old Guckenheim
by Mike Brown, Editor
Rockdale Reporter - October 27, 2011
Cameron Banker Opened His Home to a Generation of Trick-or-Treaters
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
October 31, 2011
Hood’s Brigade Association to Hold Seminar Nov. 11-12
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
November 1, 2011
Spring Near Milano Defies Drought
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
November 6, 2011
Ghost Towns Part of Milam Co. Heritage
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
November 14, 2011
126-Year Old Milam County Mansion Has Several Ghost Stories to Tell
Temple Daily Telegram - January 20, 1982
15 Milam County Men Rode with Terry’s Texas Rangers
by Jeanne Williams - Temple Daily Telegram
December 12, 2011
200 Years Ago, Something Was Going on
by Mike Brown - Editor, Rockale Reporter
December 29, 2011
E-mail ideas for Backroads stories to the Temple Daily Telegram at backroads@tdtnews.com
Previous Articles
2012 Articles
.
All articles from the
Temple Daily Telegram and Rockdale Reporter
are used with permission. All credit for articles and photos go to the
Temple Daily Telegram
and/or
Rockdale Reporter
Temple Daily Telegram and Rockdale Reporter
are used with permission. All credit for articles and photos go to the
Temple Daily Telegram
and/or
Rockdale Reporter