Jan 1, 2021 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
Martha Swope, famed photographer of some of the nation’s top dancers and actors, was born February 22, 1928, in Tyler, Texas. A graduate of Baylor University and the American School of Ballet, Swope began her career as a dancer, but began taking amateur photos of...
Jan 1, 2021 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By Lisa Tang Mount Vernon Music Association (MVM) is one of the region’s little-known treasures, bringing refined music through concerts and outreach programs for 17 years. Founders Mark and Ute Miller are high-quality musicians who play regularly with symphonies in...
Nov 4, 2020 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
Longview native Matthew McConaughey recently released his book, Greenlights, based on a diary he kept for 35 years, including his years at Longview High School. Rather than doing a traditional memoir or advice book, McConaughey said Greenlights is based on adventures...
Nov 1, 2020 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By Lisa Tang Mary Kate Hunter, born November 8, 1866, at Brushy Creek, Texas, pursued many interests, including poetry, history, and music, yet she’s best remembered for leading efforts to found the Palestine Carnegie Library (1914) and helping women gain the right to...
Jul 25, 2020 | UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By P.A. Geddie Pioneer cattle baron John Simpson Chisum was born August 16, 1824, in Tennessee. His family moved to Red River County, Texas, when he was a boy. His father, Claiborne Chisum — a public-spirited and wealthy man — was probably the earliest settler in...
Jul 1, 2020 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By Tracy Torma This summer marks the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote. The women’s suffrage movement began in earnest in the decades before the Civil War. In 1848, a group of abolitionist activists of mostly women gathered in Seneca Falls, New...
