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John St. Helen – The Myth and the Mummy – The Final Chapter
If you are just joining us please find part 1 & 2 here. John St. Helen – An Assassin in Granbury? Part One John St. Helen – An Assassin in Granbury? Part Two THE FINAL…
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John St. Helen – An Assassin in Granbury? Part Two
During his time at the McDonald farm near Glenrose Mills in 1873, John St. Helen would travel with his landlord on occasion to Dallas, hauling crops by wagon. It was noticed that he made himself…
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John St. Helen – An Assassin in Granbury? Part One
Next Tuesday night, April 14, 2026, at about 9:15 in the evening, Granbury citizens might want to pause to remember that it was at that hour 161 years ago that the man many consider to…
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PLEASANT THORP: PIONEER AND VISIONARY
A hardy pioneer from Virginia, Pleasant Earl Thorp settled on the west banks of the Brazos River in 1854. Naming the spot for himself and nearby springs in a branch of Stroud’s Creek, Thorp envisioned not…
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Setting the Record Straight: How We Got Those Names!
By Melinda Jo Ray | March 26, 2026 Hood County was formed in November 1866 by an act of the Eleventh Texas Legislature. The area had been within the Mexican Municipality of San Felipe de…
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