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: Brownwood’s lost racetracks
I love the old South–lazy, muddy bayous, long days of afternoon heat studded with the calls of 1,000 different insects,…
DIANE ADAMS: Independence Days
There’s something special about small town Texas on the 4th of July. The heat and dust never stop people from…
DIANE ADAMS: Medicine across Mud Creek
Back when Brownwood was the Texas frontier, several references were made in local histories to Mud Creek, just west of…
DIANE ADAMS: Down in the river to pray
I got the song Down in the River to Pray stuck in my head when I saw this picture, and…
DIANE ADAMS: Wildflowers and drought
It’s hard to remember, while we’re living in this almost surreal display of wildflowers and jungle-like lawns, that this time…
DIANE ADAMS: Cowboy sisters bucked the odds at 1920 rodeo
At the Brownwood Rodeo in 1920, Curley Seale, one of two hard riding sisters from the Seale Ranch in Baird,…
DIANE ADAMS: Remembering a Brown County hero
On May 26, 1874, former Texas Ranger and Brown County Deputy Sheriff Charles Webb was shot and killed by outlaw…
DIANE ADAMS: A love of old houses
I have a long-standing affair with old houses. From those that look like they were just suddenly left, with windows…
DIANE ADAMS: Tornado sirens downtown
The tornado sirens went off in downtown Brownwood. We were picking up my teenager from the Cinco de Mayo festival,…
DIANE ADAMS: On West by Bead Mountain
My Dad was a land surveyor and a bit of a mountain man. He knew the names of the local…
DIANE ADAMS: How smart is a goldfinch?
Our house is under surveillance. A goldfinch has taken up ownership of the backyard because he loves to eat the…
DIANE ADAMS: Finding Mukewater
Mukewater is a name you’ve probably heard. There’s a sign for Mukewater Cemetery, just west of Bangs off Highway 84.…
DIANE ADAMS: Kelsy Bellah and the importance of stories
I met Kelsy Bellah a few weeks back at a meeting of the Brownwood Kiwanis Club where we were both…
DIANE ADAMS: Easter memories and Brownwood’s oldest church
Easter makes memories. For me, most of those memories revolve around being shoved into a stiff dress, itchy tights and…
DIANE ADAMS: Snakebite and a black hen
It’s that time of year again, when the rattlesnakes start coming down the hill, looking for mates and places to…