From: laro@idworld.net   
      
   "Gerald Clough"  wrote in message   
   news:3FF62887.7080907@texas.net...   
   > GTT wrote:   
   >   
   > > I've met Donaly Brice, the first time in Victoria and more recently, at   
   the   
   > > charter ceremony for that new Lockhart DRT chapter I mentioned.  He was   
   > > there and I "wondered" idly to him if he routinely traveled to a lot of   
   > > these events. He replied in the negative, that rather he lived in that   
   > > county and was, I believe, a member of the Co. Historical Commission, so   
   he   
   > > would stay in touch with the local history.  Isn't he about to retire   
   from   
   > > his Austin job?   I'm afraid he will, and you know how long it takes to   
   > > build up a really thorough knowledge of the contents and organization of   
   an   
   > > archive.  Each one is different, and years of knowledge can help a   
   > > researcher really cut through to the facts, if the archivist is trying   
   to   
   > > help.   
   >   
   > I'm sure he's close to retirement, although I suspect it's hard to   
   > really retire. Probably get lots of phone calls of the "where can we   
   > find..." sort.   
   >   
   > I probably need to go see him. We're working on a project to come up   
   > with images of every sheriff of Caldwell County. Things go along pretty   
   > easy for the 20th century. As we get back much into the 19th, it becomes   
   > clear that the best we're going to be able to do is maybe come up with   
   > photos of the children of sheriffs, in order that our drawn images bear   
   > some family resemblance and are something more than just generic men. We   
   > have a good, complete list, since, some years ago, an article was done   
   > for the Sheriff's Association of Texas magazine that was, if I recall,   
   > someone's masters thesis in history. There was quite a revolving door on   
   > the office during reconstruction, when appointees would refuse the oath   
   > and were replaced, again and again, until one of them agreed.   
      
   Gerald, I believe that would be an interesting, and a worthwhile project.   
   Those guys should be at least remembered!   But you may find some strange   
   stuff when digging.  One of my earlier ancestors had a husband (not my   
   ancestor) who is believed to have shot and killed the Sheriff.   He later   
   became Sheriff himself!   That is the story, and there is some truth in it   
   because another cousin, a retired officer from Travis county, is descended   
   from that guy and he looked it up and verified the facts.   I don't even   
   remember them well because the guy wasn't my bloodline.   BTW, the guy was   
   later killed by his own grandson in a saloon.  I'd say he was probably a   
   character I'd try to avoid, today.   
      
   And I did some more reading on that outlaw Larn.  Seems he was the guy who   
   "turned John Selman out" as a badman.   Selman later murdered JWH, right?   
   and was subsequently murdered in a similar fashion, as I recall.   
      
   This story is getting interesting.   
      
   If I didn't tell you before, congratulations on getting that job!   Sounds   
   like one you are well suited for, with your talent for investigating and   
   your ability to write well.   
      
   later,   
      
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