Look Who's Talking about Texas History

Davick Services recommends the Facebook Group "West Texas History & Memories" for history, famous people, old photos, stories, unclaimed estates and genealogy of the Western Half of Texas . . . Check it out and join the conversation

Life in Taylor County Texas 1850 - 1950
Construction Workers Sign Up To Build Camp Barkeley 1941

Construction Workers Sign Up To Build Camp Barkeley 1941

In 1941, sixty men lined up to get a job building Camp Barkley in Abilene, Texas. The faces of the ones in the front show the joy they felt at getting hired, some in the middle seem worried the jobs will be filled before they get to the front, and there in the back a giant of a man towers over the others ...

 

Resources:

West Texas History & Memories

Early Life in Texas County by County

Books about Texas People and Places

Amazing People from Texas County by County

Texas History in the 19th Century (Amazon)

Vintage Texas Photos (eBay)

Remember in Abilene when...

Books about Taylor County People and Places

Books about Taylor County TexasBooks about Abilene, Tuscola, Tye, Buffalo Gap, Impact, Lawn, Merkel or Trent Texas.

Early Life in Tarrant County
 

What's your Favorite Book about a Texas County, Town, Person or Place? Here's our best reads list County by County

 

Mysterious TexasTrue Stories of Amazing People and Places in Texcas
 Loneliest, Least Populated Counties in Texas
Texas Cowboy HistoryBooks about Texas People County by County

shopify analytics