Most people today hear “Katy Trail” and think of the often-crowded running and biking trail that cuts through the Uptown neighborhood of Dallas. However,.
National Train Day on Saturday at the Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum went well, with more than 200 tickets sold, said Mike Hicks, museum director.
The child-oriented event included a Lego display, an Amtrak giveaway, materials from the Temple Public Library and sweets from Candy and More at the Temple Mall, he said. There was a balloon artist, and a caricature artist and family photos by Wes Albany.
Genevieve Stockburger, education coordinator for the museum, said the children received goodie bags and the families participated in train-themed activities. A booklet for the children included a guide to the rail yard and coloring pages.
March 15, 2021 - 9:55 AM On the north side of Lake Elsmore, one can find a waterfall amidst the tangle of trees and sandstone.
Photo by Trevor Hoag / Iola Register
Like Prince Hamlet and his friends, when last in Elsinore I, too, saw a ghost.
It wasn’t atop the ramparts of an ornate castle in Denmark, however, but near the banks of Big Creek in Allen County, the place east of Humboldt later christened Old Elsmore.
I was wandering near the Old Elsmore/Elsinore Cemetery, using it to determine the location of a vanished schoolhouse, when first he approached me.
C.C. Thompson had momentarily vacated the undiscovered country, was circulating a petition to become postmaster at Elsinore and eagerly approached me to sign.
This era photo of an oak tree in Oakwood is supplied by Steve Chou, Hannibal historian. It is a stereoscopic view published by C. Jackson at the Old Reliable Gallery, 105 N. Main St., Hannibal. Handwritten on the back of the card is: âOak of Oakwood,â suggesting the photo is an oak tree in Oakwood. Chou is unsure of the exact date, or of the identities of the people who are pictured. Calvin Jackson was a photographer in Hannibal during the 1880s.
STEVE CHOU COLLECTION