Category: BSHC Events

The Bridge Street History Center Is A Nonprofit 501(c)(3) And Donations Are Tax Deductable.

Become a Friend! By joining you will be helping us preserve the stories of the people who built the community where we live today. Donations support our programs and exhibits and our Friends receive special invitations, free admission to certain events, and other exclusive benefits. An exciting special event for official Friends of The Bridge Street History Center is coming up and you won’t want to miss out. bshc-granbury.org/donate/ ... See MoreSee Less

𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙑𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨. 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨. 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙮 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮, 𝙐𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙.

🎙️Dive into the heart of Hood County through the words of the people who lived it. From ranching families and war veterans to shopkeepers, schoolteachers, and local legends, our Oral History Series on YouTube captures the soul of Granbury in their own voices.📽️These are the stories you won’t find in textbooks, honest, heartfelt, and 100% Hood County.🔗Watch now on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@thebridgestreethistorycent6650/videos ... See MoreSee Less

🌮🌶 ᕼᗩᑭᑭY ᑕIᑎᑕO ᗪE ᗰᗩYO 🌶 🇲🇽

Did you know Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexico’s victory at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, not Independence Day?Texas has celebrated this day for over 150 years, mixing history and margaritas, honoring heritage, and a whole lot of flavor!Because nothing says honor and heritage like tacos and a mariachi playlist on repeat! ... See MoreSee Less

The Bridge Street History Center Is A Nonprofit 501(c)(3) And Donations Are Tax Deductable.

Become a Friend! By joining you will be helping us preserve the stories of the people who built the community where we live today. Donations support our programs and exhibits and our Friends receive special invitations, free admission to certain events, and other exclusive benefits. An exciting special event for official Friends of The Bridge Street History Center is coming up and you won’t want to miss out. bshc-granbury.org/donate/ ... See MoreSee Less

We pass it every day, a historic marker directing us to a granite marker on the side of busy southside Hwy 377 near junc FM 167. You can’t read this unless you pull over (and good luck doing that safely). Yet there it stands, with quiet dignity since 1936 saying:

"𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐭, 𝗛𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐, 𝟏𝟖𝟔𝟎 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝟕𝟒" ... See MoreSee Less

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗛𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳?

And not just any woman, Celia Campbell was a force of nature.In 1948, after the sudden death of her husband, Sheriff Oscar Campbell, the Hood County Commissioners Court made a bold and unanimous move: they appointed Mrs. Celia Campbell as sheriff. At age 57, with no law enforcement experience but a lifetime of grit, she pinned on the badge and made history, becoming Hood County’s first and only female sheriff!A farm wife from Lipan who raised 10 kids plus nieces and nephews, Celia had no outside income when her husband passed. So she stepped up, not just to serve, but to survive. She even appointed a husband-and-wife team as her deputies, breaking new ground in more ways than one.Sadly, her time in office was short, just two months. A new set of commissioners replaced her with Dick Umphress in a controversial vote that cost County Judge R.S. Long his next election, thanks in part to Lipan’s fierce loyalty to Celia.But Celia didn’t stop serving. She became the county jail matron, preventing at least one jailbreak, and eventually returned to her family farm, where she lived to the age of 89.A trailblazer. A survivor. A legend.Celia Campbell left her mark, and Hood County hasn’t seen another like her since. ... See MoreSee Less