Archive: December 3, 2021 - Gary Borders

Back In The 1840s Again

AUSTIN — I am taking another deep dive into the 1840s, inside the Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library, a handsome structure located on the east side of the Capitol grounds. I was last here in late March, perusing through printed copies of the San Augustine Red-Lander for a book project. I had planned to return much sooner, but life intervened — selling one house, buying another, tackling the task of taming 57 acres of mainly timber but still with plenty to mow. The grass is at last fallow, so I booked my usual hotel by Lady Bird Lake and planned with the good folks in the archives...

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