There are loads of columns that gave news of the happenings here in our Garber neighborhood.

It's not known how and when Gussie took up the fiddle, but it's very evident that he played at a number of parties and dances for several years. 

Settling in a cabin just to the south of Roark Creek in 1888, their official homestead patent date came on February 12, 1892.

Cooley's musical influence was his father John, a talented fiddler, who often played local dances.

A total of five tunnels were constructed, and there were 284 bridges built as well.

The Native Americans had a presence here for generations hunting and then came the arrival of the early white man and explorers. 

   Each community in Taney County had a weekly correspondent who would give their area news and happenings, and here in Garber, J.K. Ross (of Old Matt fame) wrote weekly for 22 years...

 Stuart would become California based, and his music career would take off in the Los Angeles area in the early 1930s.

   Mathias was an interesting individual with many believing he was the inspiration for the Jim Lane character in Harold Bell Wright's "The Shepherd of the Hills."

   The Waldens arrived around 1887 from Chase County, Kansas, settling on 160 acres along the north fork of Roark.  

 Bob Cantwell was born Robert Lee Cantwell on March 10, 1874, in Houston, Texas. He was the youngest of six children born to Wiley and Elizabeth Cantwell.

I've talked about Old Tucson Studios in the past; their rich history as a filming location dates back to 1939. “The High Chaparral” was filmed there for four seasons, 1967 through 1971.

 Dr. Shumate came to the area at a time when there was about to be a boom in progress. 

The year 1960 was a busy one for the Baldknobbers. In addition to doing their own show in the Sammy Lane Pavillion along Lake Taneycomo a few nights a week, the group also performed during the party scene several nights a week in the new Shepherd of the Hills Outdoor drama. 

The Deer Lick is mentioned several times in Wright's novel. It's first revealed to readers in chapter six, "The Story."  On page 56, Old Matt explains to Dad Howitt the memories of his deceased daughter Maggie...

Seligman, like many communities, is proud of its Route 66 heritage. Looking for a breakfast stop on the morning of April 10, we discovered Westside Lilo's Cafe...

Here's Mary Hemphill's statements from a letter she wrote to the White River Valley Historical Society in 1975 sharing the details...

 Feeling they had a hit in their hands, the trio took their song the next day to a number of Tin Pan Alley publishers. Everyone they...

I would grow to appreciate the tune over the years and fall in love with the Roy Rogers/Dale Evans film of the same name while in high...

 Meanwhile, carpenters were erecting new homes. Jim Kincaid and Jim Hammonds were among the earliest carpenters. The O.F. Douglas...