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THE ORIGINAL LONESOME DOVE STORY

Posted on September 9, 2015 by whoismygrandaddy

Dear Kinfolk, My favorite Western Classic of all time was Lonesome Dove.  The book by Larry McMurtry garnered numerous literary awards, among them was the Pulitzer Prize.  I recently learned it was based upon  the true accounts of Oliver Loving and Charles Goodnight.  … Continue reading →

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HENRY M. and SARAH ANDERSON

Posted on August 31, 2015 by whoismygrandaddy

Dear Kinfolk, I crossed off another wish from my “bucket list”!   A visit to Canadian  Texas, in the Texas Panhandle.   Where my gg  grandfather Henry M. and grandmother Sarah, settled in 1870.  Because of  Indian raids , near Fort Griffin, Texas, it forced them … Continue reading →

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