Beginning in June, 1992 Tom Scott, the curator of the Fannin County Museum of History, wrote a series of articles for the Bonham Daily Favorite which were published in the Sunday edition of the paper. These articles were called Bois d'Arc Sketches. Following are links to the articles.
1. The Evolution of Fannin County. June 7, 1992
2. The Rich Area between the Red and Rio Grande Rivers. June 14, 1992
3. Board of Land Appointed in Late 1937 in Fannin County. June 21, 1992
4. Four Classes of Land Grants or "Headright" Certificates. June 28, 1992
5. Texas Land Grant Program Geared to Dates of Immigration to Area. July 5, 1992.
6. Emigration Not the Only Way for Settlers To Receive Texas Land. July 12, 1992
7. Pioneer Aviator Charles F. Walsh. He Flew from Bonham to Sherman in 38 minutes in 1912.
July 19, 1992
8. 3 Largest Wooden Steamships Named After Land-Backed Bonham. July 26, 1992.
9. Where is Bonham, Texas? August 2, 1992
10. Frontier Life Was Rife with Danger Along Red River Valley. August 9, 1992
11, Folk Hero and Murderer - William C. Quantrill. August 16, 1992
12. Charles Grace and the Opening of the Western Union office in Bonham. August 23, 1992.
13. An Englishman's Journey Through Texas. August 30, 1992
14. Fannin County Has Tolerable Water and Shoutin' Methodists. September 6, 1992
15. Bonham, Like Topsy, "Jest Growed." September 13, 1992
16. Shade-Tree Justice on the Sulphur. September 20, 1992
17. Events Leading to the Hanging of Bighorn Smith. September 27, 1992
18. What Is It? Where Did It Come From? (UFOs and balloon ascensions). October 4, 1992
19. Railroad Fever Gripped the State. October 18, 1992
20. The Town Has Put On Railroad Airs In Profusion. October 18, 1992
21. The Military Road to the Red River. October 25, 1992
22. Texas' International Dream: Central National Road. November 1, 1992
23. The River Road from Preston to Jonesborough. November 8, 1992
24. We Will Give Him His Last Ride (a horse thief). November 15, 1992
25. The Spanish Influence on the Organization of the County. November 22, 1992
26. Webster: The County That Never Was. November 29, 1992
27. It Can't Be Done, But We Did It. December 6, 1992
29. Yuletide on the Texas Frontier. December 20, 1992
30. Ferries Were Essential to the First Settlers. December 27, 1992
31. Tobacco, Divine, Rare, Potable Gold. January 3, 1993
32. With But Little Education. January 10, 1993
33. A System of Free Education for Texans. January 17, 1993
34. Public Education in Fannin County. January 24, 1993
35. Bonham Masonic Female Institute. January 231, 1993
36. The Female Institute Troubled Times. February 7, 1993
37. A Violation of the Trust. February 14, 1993
38. An 1885 Walking Tour of Bonham. February 21, 1993
39. On the Square 1885: Shoes, Beer, Plows and Coffins. March 7, 1993
40. Who Was James Butler Bonham? March 7, 1993
41. Post Office Row to Panther Row. March 14, 1993
42. The First Step Toward an Educational Dynasty. (Charles Carlton). March 21, 1993.
43. Texas: A New Beginning. March 28, 1993
44. Charles Carlton: The Move to Bonham. April 4, 1993
45. Ten Years in the Courts. April 22, 1993
46. Change, Catastrophe, Closing. [Carlton College] April 18, 1993
47. Bonham's Most Faithful Sports Fan. April 26, 1993
48. The Fateful Meeting at Timber Creek Church. May 2, 1993
49. Religious Showdown in Fannin County. May 9, 1993
50. Showdown and Aftermath. May 16, 1993
51. Balls of Electricity Shot Through the Storm (The Savoy tornado). May 23, 1993
52. Texas Politicians Move State Toward War. May 30, 1993
53. Fannin County Answers the Call to War. June 6, 1993
54. "Proceed as Rapidly as Possible to Bonham." [Henry McCulloch]. June 13, 1993
55. We Must Meet the Enemy Advancing Toward Texas. June 20, 1993
56. There Are Not Less Than 1000 Deserters. June 27, 1993
57. I Cannot See The Brighter Day. July 4, 1993
58. Confederate Camps in Fannin County. July 11, 1993
59. Everyone Was Sad: The Boys Were So Young. [Joseph Hayden Whitsett]. July 18, 1993
60. I Thank You Sir, I Thank You. [Smith Lipscomb] July 25, 1993
61. Does History Repeat Itself, Successfully? August 1, 1993
62. The Cleanest Town in Texas. August 8, 1993
63. May Heaven Protect and Succor You. August 15, 1993
64. Burn Their Houses, Force Them Out. August 22, 1993
65. A Civil War Miscellany. August 29, 1993
66. Texas, Designed by the Carpetbaggers. September 5, 1993
67. At Bonham They Tore Down the Flag. September 12, 1993
68. The Unreconstructed Rebels [about Hardin Hart]. September 19, 1993
69. Webster: The County That Never Was. November 29, 1992.
70. A Railroad for Fannin County. October 3, 1993
71. In 1872 Construction Began on the Railroad. October 10, 1993
72. Trains Come Thundering Along. October 17, 1993
73. A New Vigor Took Hold of the Town. October 24, 1993
74. Railroad Depot Important to Early Rail Development. October 31, 1993
75. A Noticeable Lack of Jails. November 7, 1993
76. Purchase a Suitable Lot for the Jail. November 14, 1993
77. The Fannin County Jail Has Been Destroyed by Fire. November 21, 1993
78. County Jail Slow in Being Rebuilt. November 28, 1993
79. In Need of a First Class Jail. December 5, 1993
80. Early Lawless Days in Fannin County. December 12, 1993
81. Mob Vengeance Still Prevailed. December 19, 1993
82. Ragsdale Led the Posse to the Dyers Hideout. January 2, 1994
83. They Hung Them From a Bois d'Arc Tree. January 9, 1994.
84. A Little Historical This and That. January 16, 1994
85. And Another Word Or Two. January 23, 1994.
86. Fannin Guards to Protect the Frontier. January 30, 1994 (Indian Conflicts)
87. Cherokees Gathering to Invade Texas. February 6, 1994
88. Four Forts on the Fannin Frontier. February 13, 1994
89. Captive To A Band of Indians. February 20, 1994
90. Depredation in the Sulphur River Valley. February 27, 1994
91. Too Appalling for Description. March 6, 1994
92. To Wage A War of Extermination. March 13, 1994
93. Rush to the Rescue of Our Frontier. March 20, 1994
94. According to the Strictest Rigour of Law. March 27, 1994
95. Surrounded By Ten Mounted Indians. April 3, 1994
96. Perpetual Peace and Friendship. April 10, 1994
97. Charlie Christian: A Fitting Tribute. April 17, 1994
98. Peace, Amity, and Friendship. April 24, 1994
99. We Lived So Lonely. [Samuel Erwin and family, Honey Grove] May 1, 1994
100. A Man of Remarkable Common Sense [Samuel Erwin and his daughter Louisiana's wagon trail trip to California] May 8, 1994
101. Erwin Family Saga Spanned the U.S. [John Muir, Erwin Smith] May 15, 1994
102. The Remington of the Camera. [Erwin Smith] May 22, 1994
103. I Knew the Life Wouldn't Wait. [Erwin Smith] May 29, 1994
104. He was a Spectator Of Cowboys. [Erwin Smith] June 5, 1994
105. He Can Claim First Honor. . . . [Dr. Bacon Saunders and the first appendectomy in the state of Texas] June 12, 1994
106. The Boys of Summer in Bonham (baseball, 1913) June 19, 1994
107. A Little Ingenuity Was Needed on the Frontier. June 26, 1994
108. What Might Have Been . . . . [Did the De Soto expedition enter Fannin County?] July 3, 1994
109. The Indian Name for Bois d'Arc was Nahaucha. July 10, 1994
110. Jefferson's Red River Expedition. July 17, 1994.
111. A Life of Work and Action Not Heroics. [Erwin Smith] July 24, 1994
112. A Three Day Party for All the County. [Will H. Evans] July 31, 1994
113. The Largest Parade in the History of Bonham. August 7, 1994
114. 40,000 Joined in the Celebration. August 14, 1994
115. The Invisible Empire Rides Into Town. (Ku Klux Klan) August 21, 1994
116. No One Had the Desire to Leave. August 28, 1994
117. Their Cause - The Flag of Patriotism. September 4, 1994
118. Endorse the Good Work of the Klan. September 11, 1994
119. The KKK Paraded Last Night As Many Thousands Watched. September 18, 1994
120. In Other Words . . . (Activities in 1937-1938). September 25, 1994
121. Hereby Created - Post Office. October 2, 1994
122. Mail Routes in the Republic of Texas. October 9, 1994
123. Fannin County and the Fourth Estate. October 16, 1994
124. A New Decade, A New Publication. October 23, 1994
125. Some Succeeded . . . Some Failed. (Newspapers). October 30, 1994
126. Liberty One and Inseparable. November 6, 1994
127. No News Was Not Good News. November 13, 1994
128. Unarmed, But He Could Pitch In. (John Crane) November 20, 1994
129. Politics Calculated to Preserve (Newspapers). November 27, 1994.
130. The First Edition of the Texas News. December 4, 1994
131. The Greatest Good to the Greatest Number (The Honey Grove Enterprise). December 11, 1994
132. Fannin County's First Daily Paper. December 18, 1994.
133. Merry Raids and Fillerbustering. (Christmas past). December 25, 1994
134. Laying to Rest Some Myths - Or Not (John Wesley Hardin). January 1, 1995
135. Fiction, Fantasy, and Falsehoods (John Wesley Hardin, Frank and Jesse James and an equestrian statue on the courthouse lawn). January 8, 1995
136. Cemeteries: Valuable Historic Resources. January 15, 1995
137. The Oldest Cemetery in Fannin County? January 22, 1995
138. Life is But a Shadow. [cemeteries] January 29, 1995
139. Charting Fannin County Cemeteries. February 5, 1995
140. A Good Town to Live In. February 12, 1995
141. The Warren Store Ledger. February 19, 1995
142. A Box of Shoes For $3.00 February 26, 1995
143. Leftovers . . . Of A Sort. March 5, 1995
144. When the Movies Arrived. March 12, 1995
145. The New American Picture Show. March 19, 1995
146. Robb's and Rowley's "The American." March 26, 1995
147. A Monument to Bonham's Enterprise. (The American Theatre). April 2, 1995.
148. Bonham's Broadway Scene (The Pied Piper Players). April 9, 1995.
149. 1931 Brought Down the Final Curtain. April 16, 1995
150. From Dr. Rowlett on Red River. April 16, 1995
151. Holding Talks with the Indians. April 30, 1995.
152. History: The Father of County Bois D'Arc (Dr. Daniel Rowlett and Indian matters) May 7, 1995
153. The Famous Slave Sale, Mary 14, 1995
154. The Peculiar Institution (slavery). May 21, 1995
155. End of the Line (Bonham Streetcars). May 28, 1995
Other Tom Scott articles:
Fannin County Agriculture: An Historical Perspective
