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Hubbard Garden Club History
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 1983. Many names and faces you may recognize! The Hubbard Garden Club begins meeting again in…
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Orville Rogers... a Man from Hubbard, Texas
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 didn’t take long for life to deliver its first body blow. “My father deserted my…
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The Hill County Vixen Who Tried to Snag a Vanderbilt-Witney (1920's)
The Hill County Vixen Who Tried to Snag a Vanderbilt-Witney (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 and established a general store for area farmers. Soon thereafter, a stone gristmill was added and…
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Becky Priest - A Talented Lady From Hubbard
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:…
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Happenings in Hill County
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
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A Tragic Tale of Murder in Hubbard
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 afternoon. It was a Friday. Quitting time after working a full day on constructing a building in downtown…
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Flag Day - June 14th, 2021
Flag Day – June 14th, 2021
As we look back, I remeber how important Flag Day was in my elementary schools. I went to 4 elementery 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 and it commemorates the adoption of the American flag by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777. Flag Day is a…
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Washing Clothes in 1884 (Mount Calm, Texas)
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 to patent a detergent that they had invented. The instructions for washing clothes were detailed…
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Buzz The Bee of Honey Nut Cheerios
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 a national contest to name the bee, dubbing him “BuzzBee”. Buzz also…
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The Story of a Murder in Hubbard City, Texas.
The Story of a Murder in Hubbard City, Texas.
I came across this story in the Texas Criminal Reports citing a case from 1888/9. It was an appeal from a murder conviction, John D. Pitts v. The State, No. 3040, Decided February 25, 1889. It goes something like this: John Dayton Pitts, came to Texas from Georgia and according to the census of 1900, he was a lawyer here in town. He even graduated from Cornell University. Mr. Pitts was born in…
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Call Jesse Thomas
If you have ever been out to Valley View Cemetery here in Hubbard, you will see these headstones. Call Jesse Thomas. …. he really meant call him. He has headstones all over the area and this was his way of advertising his services as a tombstone maker! This is a neat piece of history and who was Jesse Thomas? His gravestone for his services also can be found in Tanyard Cemetery in Madison,…
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In remembrance…
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August 11, 1881 - Hubbard, Texas, Up For Sale!
August 11, 1881 – Hubbard, Texas, Up For Sale!
On August 11, 1881, Hubbard City lots came up for public sale. This was the flyer that announced the sale and showed some of the lots. This map is part of the collection entitled: Map Collections from the University of Texas at Arlington and was provided by the University of Texas at Arlington Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries.
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Hubbard, Texas - Where Did The Name Come From?
Hubbard, Texas – Where Did The Name Come From?
Hubbard, Texas . . . where did the name come from? For those of you who don’t know, Hubbard was named in honor of Richard Bennett Hubbard, former Governor of Texas (1876-1879) and also the Ambassador to Japan. He lived in Tyler and was originally from Georgia, but like many Southerners, he came to Texas. He was a very large man and was a great speech maker. As far as I can tell, Hubbard is the…
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Desperados in and Around Hubbard City, Texas
Desperados in and Around Hubbard City, Texas
Desperados – The Life of Tom Varnell – and yes, he killed a man here in Hubbard. The ARLINGTON JOURNAL, Arlington, Texas. Thursday July 30, 1903 – Tom P. Varnell a somewhat notorious character was shot and killed at Abbott, Hill County, on the 26 of July, 1903, by Oscar Ferguson. Varnell had heretofore killed two men and served one term in the penitentiary. For years he has been one of the Hill…
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Covid Strikes Again But Doesn't Get Hubbard Down
Covid Strikes Again But Doesn’t Get Hubbard Down
Usually, here in Hubbard, Texas, celebrations are in full swing during Magnolia & Mistletoe. From parades, to vendors, to music, to parties, to events… this has all been curtailed this year in order to prevent the spread of this horrible thing that has been a blight during 2020. Life doesn’t stop and we wanted to remind everyone of all the fun times from Hubbard past. If you have any photos or…
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Cars, Not Just Cars, But Rare Cars in Hubbard
Cars, Not Just Cars, But Rare Cars in Hubbard
We know there are tons of car enthusiasts in Hubbard, and one of the largest collections was right here in Hubbard! Berta Leon, as you know, is the doll collector. She has graciously donated many vintage dolls to the Hubbard Museum (a must see). But did you also know that her husband, J. S. Leon, who is now deceased, was a big collector of vintage automobiles and housed many here in Hubbard? This…
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