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Introducing Booster Shots
Small doses of Georgetown's biggest brags
Aug 15
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Amanda Durdin
The Theatre Without a Roof
Horses in the opera house, moving picture shows, and Georgetown’s unexpected entertainment history
Aug 8
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The Farm Southeast of Town
A Leavell inheritance, the granddaughter who survived, and the legacy she left behind
Aug 2
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A Texas Daughter in Georgetown
A Republic-born writer, her father’s famous memoir, and a name almost forgotten by Texas history
Jul 26
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The Elephants on the Square
Monkey comedians, educated camels, and a young lady who caught it all on camera
Jul 19
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The Afterlife of 803 College
Twenty owners, empty decades, and something the deeds don't explain
Jul 4
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The Merchant of College Street
A one-man financial empire, an unbalanced mind, and a shocking Tuesday morning
Jun 13
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The Andrew Glasscock Affair
A hasty letter, a broken engagement, and a lawsuit that made Texas legal history
May 13
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The House on San Gabriel
A two-story dwelling east of the square, a name that didn't seem to fit, and a history that was "somewhat a mystery"
May 3
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What Sheriff Connell Carried
A big-hearted sheriff, an unspeakable illness, and the wife who endured
Apr 24
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Sheriff Connell Answers His Accusers
A son of the Republic, a $4 scandal, and a 1906 smear campaign that backfired
Apr 16
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A Bird’s-Eye View of 1930s Georgetown
While I’m still digging into the research for my next story, I came across a collection of 1930s aerial photographs that I thought I’d share.
Apr 11
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