Diane Adams
Diane Adams is a local journalist interested county history. Please send tips and ideas for stories to Diane through our contact page here.
DIANE ADAMS: Trickham’s lost Camp Colorado
Somewhere along the banks of Mukewater Creek, between the ghost town of Trickham and the Colorado River, lies the lost…
DIANE ADAMS: Digging local history with Caiden Tyler
There’s a certain thrill that comes with pulling an old, discarded or forgotten object from the ground. In part I…
DIANE ADAMS: Hijinks on Willis Creek
Along the banks of a little stream that runs through Brownwood called Willis Creek, there have no doubt been many…
DIANE ADAMS: A little of history on 201 West Baker Street
Over the weekend I learned some interesting details about the building that now houses Brownwood Music. I was researching another…
DIANE ADAMS: Jazzing up Brownwood with Dennis Lambert
We caught Dennis Lambert’s performance at the Lyric last year. My music loving teenager, Charlie, was floored by the concert.…
DIANE ADAMS: Santa Anna’s Sealy Hospital
“Perhaps the most important institution in Santa Anna, and of which she is just proud, is the well known Sealy…
DIANE ADAMS: The old Winchell bridge
Along Highway 377 where it crosses the Colorado River, you can still see the old Winchell bridge off to the…
DIANE ADAMS: Resurrections on Jim Ned Creek
I love Jim Ned Creek in part because of the history that surrounds it. My husband and I like to…
DIANE ADAMS: Indian Princess Grave, Part II
We went back out to Jordan Springs Cemetery this week to learn more about the mysterious Indian Princess grave from…
DIANE ADAMS: Indian princess of Jordan Springs Cemetery
Last week I got a question from a couple who read this column about a grave at Jordan Springs Cemetery,…
DIANE ADAMS: Panhandle volunteers
The disaster caused by the Smokehouse Creek fire is almost unimaginable in scope, with over one million acres burned in…
DIANE ADAMS: Lessons from trees in early spring
I’m partial to pecan trees, I admit it. In part, this is because of their cautious nature–they are philosophers. There…
DIANE ADAMS: Smoke signals on the Penatuhkah Trail
One of the first people I met out here was an older man by the name of Henry Sackett. This…
DIANE ADAMS: Hanna Valley and the old Ridge schoolhouse
It was a beautiful day. My husband and I wandered around on a few roads east of Goldthwaite, just to…
DIANE ADAMS: A daring elopement
Most love stories from history are tragic. I’m not sure why this is, maybe because our ancestors were less inclined…