Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, Texas18 Nov 1920, Thu • Page 19 How about some Hubbard memories today? We haven't talked much about Tris Speaker lately, but with a new newspaper clipping I found from 1920, Tris Speaker, our Hubbard baseball star - was an all-around sportsman! Here is Speaker with a big fish! Evidently he liked… Continue reading Tris Speaker – All ‘Round Sportsman – 1920
Hubbard Garden Club History
Did you know that the Hubbard Garden Club was formed in 1938 and has continued through to the present day? Searching through scrapbooks of former years, we have a list of the Presidents of the Hubbard Garden Club as well as a few photos and things from the newspaper during the years of 1980 through… Continue reading Hubbard Garden Club History
Orville Rogers… a Man from Hubbard, Texas
There was no better Christian life to write about last year—and celebrate—than that of Orville Rogers, who died in November at the age of 101. His life story embodied the positive and profound role faith plays for a very large number of Americans. (Newsweek) Orville Rogers was born in Hubbard, Texas, in 1917, but it… Continue reading Orville Rogers… a Man from Hubbard, Texas
The Hill County Vixen Who Tried to Snag a Vanderbilt-Whitney (1920’s)
Looking on the map, the ghost town of Huron, Texas, which used to be a town here in Hill County, Texas, is just a dot on the map. Huron is on Farm Road 933 fifteen miles northwest of Hillsboro in northwestern Hill County. The site was settled sometime after the Civil War, when Huron Gist arrived… Continue reading The Hill County Vixen Who Tried to Snag a Vanderbilt-Whitney (1920’s)
Becky Priest – A Talented Lady From Hubbard
Are you ready for some romantic instrumental music by The Nashville Keys? Co-produced by Becky Priest, a talented lady from here in Hubbard, Texas. You can find the album for play and download on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/0EkFPMYZekxnQCy1QV1qYl?highlight=spotify:track:2NcDcWMZMUYIcEmgCC7QrG New Album from Becky Priest - The Nashville Keys From: https://thinkcountrymusic.com/whats-new/the-nashville-keys-release-instrumental-country-love-songs-album/ Country Love Songs, the new album from The… Continue reading Becky Priest – A Talented Lady From Hubbard
Happenings in Hill County
Looking for some things to do this weekend? Download the PDF - fun begins at 3PM today and goes all weekend in Hill County, Texas! chamber-news-6.25.21Download
A Tragic Tale of Murder in Hubbard
On August 22, 1922, a tragic murder occurred in downtown Hubbard in front of the Taulman store. Was it a case of self-defense or a clear case of murder? The August heat in Texas seems never-ending and it can be unbearable. Imagine the scene, a hot dry August day about 5:00 or so in the… Continue reading A Tragic Tale of Murder in Hubbard
Flag Day – June 14th, 2021
As we look back, I remember how important Flag Day was in my elementary schools. I went to 4 elementary schools back in the day and there was never a time when Flag Day was not made a day of importance. What about you? Today is FLAG DAY. Flag Day is celebrated on June 14th… Continue reading Flag Day – June 14th, 2021
Washing Clothes in 1884 (Mount Calm, Texas)
Mount Calm is just down the road from Hubbard, and we consider her a Sister City. The history of Mount Calm intertwines with the history of Hubbard and sharing the history of Mount Calm ties the towns together! Imagine this... in 1884 three brothers who were living in Mount Calm and at the time decided… Continue reading Washing Clothes in 1884 (Mount Calm, Texas)
Buzz The Bee of Honey Nut Cheerios
#DIDYOUKNOW that a young lady from Coolidge named the Honey Nut Cereal Mascot? Their mascot is an anthropomorphic bee, designed for the first commercials by Dean Yeagle at Zander's Animation Parlour in New York City. The bee did not have a name until 2000, when Kristine Tong, a fifth grade student from Coolidge, Texas, won… Continue reading Buzz The Bee of Honey Nut Cheerios