Category Archives: Reasearch

Greene County Library Saves My Ass

Posted on October 13, 2014 by

I consume a lot of research material. I like to follow whims. My current novel-in-slow-progress (NISP) is a strange/historical/western/Texan/detective story set in 1888. I’ve needed books about the Texas Gulf Coast, the cities of Victoria (see older post here) and … Continue reading →

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Fanciful Flight

Posted on July 2, 2013 by

Some time ago (maybe April 2012, because that’s the date on the web page), Liz Hand posted a link to an article about a friend of hers at the Smithsonian who has made models based on pictures of fanciful flying … Continue reading →

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More Research Notes

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

This image is a screen-shot of a railway timetable from the June 2, 1888 edition of the Victoria Advocate, Victoria, TX. Scans from the paper are available online here. I have a character who needs to talk to the conductor … Continue reading →

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The Great West

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

Cool image from an 1889 book on railroads and harbors that I found while researching stuff.

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Victoria Book

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

During my current research I came across a reference to a book on the history of Victoria, TX that came out in 1883 and was reprinted in 1961 (as History of Victoria County;: A republishing of the book known as … Continue reading →

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