Black History Series
by Susie Sansom-Piper


Looking Back...100 Years
Weekly highlights of News stories from 100 years ago
as published in the Rockdale Reporter

100 Years Ago: U. S. On Brink of Two Wars
by Bill Cooke - Rockdale Reporter
2016-01-14

Historic House Burns Tuesday
by Mike Brown - Reporter Editor
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-01-21


Six historic fires in 3 blocks
by Mike Brown - Reporter Editor
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-01-28


Museum Director Retirement Will Save Money
Judge's Comments by David Barkemeyer
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-01-28

Tracking History - The "Rock" in Rockdale
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-02-04

Columns Were Pretty Cool - You Can Bank On It
Citizens State Bank - Rockdale TX
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-02-18

History is in the Details
Mike Brown - Editor
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-03-03

The Day the James Gang Visited Rockdale, Maybe
Editor's Corner - Mike Brown
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-03-03

Some Reporter issues now available online
Editor's Corner by Mike Brown
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-03-10

Old City Hall: History, basketball and a ghost
Mike Brown - Editor
Rockdale Reporter - March 31. 2016

It was a Small World for Milam Cotton
Editor's Corner by Mike Brown
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-04-14

Hallelujah, what a Heritage
Reporter/Mike Brown
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-04-28

Heritages Get Their Days
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-04-28

A Tale of Two Calabooses, or is it Calabi?
Editor's Corner by Mike Brown
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-05-18

Upstairs City Hall basketball; golf at Fair Park
Spoiling the Broth by Bill Cooke
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-05-19

ECR Trail study to focus on Gause area
Rockdale Reporter - June 2, 2016

Never Forgotten Names of War Dead
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-06-01

Graham Dickerson - He Played Basketball Upstairs at City Hall
Spoiling the Broth by
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-06-02

Park, Parade Highlight Juneteenth
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-06-23

Searching For Fabled ‘Rancheria Grande’
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-06-30

Civic club, preachers want to restore Aycock school
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-07-14

Fire Dept Monumental Day Ahead
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-08-04

The Day Rockdale Changed
by Mike Brown - Reporter Editor
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-08-04

'Across the Tracks'
by Dennis Brooks
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-09-01

95 Years Ago Friday — Milam’s Worst Disaster
Mike Brown - Editor
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-09-15

98-year-old motel to get marker on Saturday
Mike Brown - Editor
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-09-21

Historical New Marker Dedications
Mike Brown - Editor
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-09-21

Mark It - Rainbow now part of history
Bill Cooke
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-09-29

It was a ‘crazy’ idea, but part of history
Editor's Corner by Mike Brown
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-10-28

Century Ago News Was a Bit Different
Bill Cooke
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-11-17

Still Fond Memories of Aycock Band
Mike Brown
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-12-15

Happy 1917, even if I know what it brings
Editor's Corner - Mike Brown
Rockdale Reporter - 2016-12-29





































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Milam County Historical Commission - Milam County, TX
Statue of Ben Milam at Milam County, TX Courthouse
Old Junior High School Building, Rockdale, TX
Milam County Courthouse - Cameron, TX
Preserve America
Milam County Historical Commission
Milam County, Texas
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