Browse Items (37 total)

  • Collection: Collin County - The Way It Was: As Told by the Pioneers Who Lived Its History

Mrs. Griffin: The Old Thompson House

An interview with Mrs. Aubrey Griffin and her sister, Mrs. Ruth Wilson, about their family home

Mrs. J. Lyman Davis

An interview with Mrs. J. Lyman Davis, a resident of McKinney

Mrs. Jessie McNeil: Early McKinney

An interview with Mrs. Jessie McNeil, a resident of McKinney

Railroads in Early Texas

Railyard when cotton was king
An interview with two railroad engineers from Plano about the history of the railroad in Collin County

Sam Hill

A two-part interview with Sam Hill, a resident of McKinney

Mr. and Mrs. H. Knight: Fairview

An interview with Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Knight, residents of Fairview

The Peter's Colony

[Picture of one of the last log cabins of Peter's Colony]
A historical account of the Peters Colony

Benton Staley: Frisco

[Picture of Benton Staley]
An interview with Benton Staley, a resident of Frisco