Sellers To Offer History By Foot Again This Saturday
Local historian John Sellers will offer History by Foot on Saturday, May 29. This will be a repeat of the walking tour of Connally Street offered last weekend, May 22. This month marked his 19th annul History By Foot Walking Tour, a series he started back in 2011 and which is supported in part through the Downtown Business Alliance. The tour will take in Connally Street, just west of downtown, in this stroll along the improved...
Sellers Guides Ghostly Nighttime Courthouse Tour
As part of the celebration of the 120th year for the Hopkins County Courthouse next week, local historian John Sellers will be giving a special nighttime guided tour of the historic edifice. Sellers says the tour will be darker and he adds he may even conjure up a ghost along the way. The tour will begin in the District Courtroom upstairs at 9 p.m. on Friday, August 21. Cost of the tour is $20. The tour will be limited to 30 people....
‘History by Foot’ Participants Will Tour Connally St. at 10AM May 22
Local Historian John Sellers Local historian John Sellers stays busy in several areas of interest in his hometown. But his interest in local history was fueled early in life by connections to Sydney Brice and June Tuck, who researched and compiled many of the historical records we now depend on. Also, even earlier, Celia Wright, John C. McDonald and C.O. James were keeping records on Hopkins County that he uses now in his research....
‘History By Foot’ Tour is a Long-Running Tradition of Downtown Business Alliance
John Sellers organizes the latest participants in ‘History by Foot” On Saturday, local historian John Sellers led a group of more than 25 persons interested in learning more about the history of downtown Sulphur Springs. This is the 18th walking history tour he has organized for the Downtown Business Alliance since 2011. After the initial stop at the Hopkins County Courthouse, Sellers led the group northward to points of...
Fascinating Local History Characterization of Henry Stout…Catch Part Two on September 27 at Heritage Park
The annual joint meeting of the Hopkins County Historical and Genealogical Societies was held August 23rd at the Genealogy Library inside the Sulphur Springs Public Library. Paula Altenbaumer, a member of both societies, presented an entertaining & informative life history of Henry Stout, an early Texas and Hopkins County pioneer, as seen through the eyes of his first wife, Sarah Mary Talbot Stout. Local historian John Sellers...
Old Saltillo Cemetery Recognized by Texas Historical Commission at Annual Meeting
The Old Saltillo Cemetery Memorial Day meeting was held at the Old Saltillo United Methodist Church on Sunday July 15, 2018. Over 200 persons attended in cool comfort inside the newly renovated and air conditioned sanctuary. After the business meeting and program, a long line wended it’s way into the Woodrow Kirby Fellowship Hall to enjoy the covered dish lunch spread on numerous tables. Pastor Stephen Cotten led the welcome and...
“Sip N See” at Historic Home is Next Stop on Lights of Life Campaign Trail
A little bit like a “show and tell”, the “Sip N See” fundraising event on September 28 will allow you to take a guided tour of a historic home and enjoy a special evening with friends. Meredith Caddell and her Lights of Life committee have arranged this peek into one of the most beautifully restored homes in Sulphur Springs as a fundraiser for hospital needs. Reservations are recommended by September 27...
Dinner Bell to Host Women of First United Methodist, Richardson, TX
Around 30 women are coming to Sulphur Springs for a day trip and will eat at The Dinner Bell at the FUMC. They are from First United Methodist, Richardson TX. They are scheduled to be at FUMC, Sulphur Springs at 11:00 a.m. and will tour the sanctuary. Local historian John Sellers will elaborate on church history. At 11:30 they will be fed and when finished look at Celebration Square and go to the Music Box collection at our Sulphur...
History By Foot Series Continues Saturday
Local historian John Sellers will be having another in his History by Foot series Saturday at 10 a.m. It costs $10. Call John at City National Bank for reservations. Sellers talked about his latest walk with Enola Gay on KSST’s Good Morning Show Thursday morning. Sellers said the walk will follow College Street talking about First Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church, early homes and businesses. Then, turning on Jackson...
