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Carolyn Heinsohn
Guest columns &
photography.
Plus vintage photos gleaned from
Fayette County Historical Commission
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Guest Columns
Prolific
Progenitors 3-22-17
Haikus
on Texas 12-19-16
The
Machac Brothers - Six Brothers Serve in WWII 7-1-14
A Journey Through Time 6-10-14
Cpl. John G. Sumbera, WWII
Bluebonnets
in Paradise 5-3-14
Flora and Fauna of Fayette County
Wildflowers
of Fayette County 4-26-15
Towns
Ammannsville
3-15-15
Armstrong
Colony 5-23-14
Ashby
6-2-14
Black
Jack Springs 6-19-14
Bluff
5-4-14
Bridge
Valley 6-28-14
Carmine
1-2-17
Cedar
6-6-14
Cistern
3-13-17
Colony
5-30-14
Cozy
Corner 5-23-14
Dubina
3-15-15
Eastgate
6-16-14
Ellinger
4-18-17
Elm
Grove 7-24-15
Engle
12-11-18
Freyburg
3-8-17
Halsted
11-2-13
High
Hill 3-15-15
Holman
7-25-16
Hostyn
1-1-16
Kirtley
11-4-16
La
Grange old photos 1-20-16
La
Grange - Fayette County Courthouse 9-1-15
Ledbetter
1-2-17
Live
Oak Hill 10-17-14
Lyons
8-8-14
Mecklenburg
8-8-14
Middle
Creek 2-17-16
Muldoon 5-1-14
Mullins
Prairie 8-10-16
Nechanitz
8-3-14
Park
2-5-16
Pin
Oak Bastrop Co 7-2-14
Pin
Oak Fayette Co 6-23-14
Pisek
7-15-14
Plum
1-2-17
Praha
3-15-15
Rabbs
Prairie 7-23-14
Rek
Hill 4-7-17
Ross
Prairie 9-3-17
Round
Top 6-9-15
Round
Top July 4th Airplane Float 7-3-14
Roznov
2-1-15
Rutersville
1-10-17
Scott
7-9-14
Sedan
8-19-14
St.
John 2-2-15
Stella
7-1-16
Swiss
Alp 11-1-13
Waldeck
6-8-14
Warda
4-28-14
Warrenton
3-8-17
West
Point 7-5-15
Winchester
7-2-16
Winedale
7-8-14
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Carolyn Heinsohn
Carolyn has been
interested in local history and family stories since childhood. She
was born in La Grange, left to attend college and work as a registered
nurse in California and Houston, but returned to La Grange in 1990.
She was a co-author of the two-volume Fayette County, Texas Heritage
history books, published in 1996, fulfilling her longtime desire to
further document the history of Fayette County.
She was also one of the founders of the Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural
Center in La Grange in 1995 and served on their board, as well as
serving as the editor of the organization's newsletter for ten years,
documenting various aspects of Texas Czech history.
As a member of the Fayette County Historical Commission, she chairs
the commission's newspaper column, Footprints of Fayette, and
regularly contributes articles for the column. In addition to being
an avid genealogist and writer, Carolyn also enjoys photography, especially
capturing the beauty of Fayette County.
6-9-2014 |
Haikus on
Texas
by Carolyn Heinsohn |
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A generic name
Part of the Edwards' Plateau
Texas Hill Country
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A very high place
Enchanted Rock is my name
A strenuous hike
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Abundant sea life
Deep sea fishing paradise
Gulf of Mexico
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Fourth largest city
A melting pot of people
Call
Houston their home
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Bats, bikes, bars, Bonnell,
Congress Bridge, Lady Bird Lake
Austin's uniqueness
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Magnolia horse sign
State
Fair, Reunion Tower
Big "D" has it all
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Alamo, Missions,
River Walk, Mercado, Zoo
San Antonio
***
Tropical breezes
Corpus Christi by the bay
Beautiful city
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A West Texas place
Blend
of nationalities
Hot, dry El Paso
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Cowboy ambiance
Museums, parks, art, Bass Hall
Ft. Worth's claim to fame
© Carolyn Heinsohn
December 19, 2016
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A small Texas
town
With health-conscious citizens
Oatmeal is its name
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Nothing is distant
All things are really quite near
If you live in Pharr
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A very sharp knife
With a Winchester rifle
Cut and Shoot weapons
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Sadness forbidden
Only laughter and goodwill
In Happy, Texas
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Mystical creatures
Evading discovery
In Fairy, Texas
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The past tense of sneak
According to the locals
Has got to be Snook
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Strange to see insects
Maintaining the town's image
Bug Tussle, Texas
© Carolyn Heinsohn
September 27, 2016
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The Colorado
A river that was misnamed
Identity theft
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Uncertain, Texas
Unsure of its existence
Indecisive town
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Monahans Sand Dunes
Spread as far as one can see
Undulating waves
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East Texas forest
Diverse flora and fauna
Known as Big Thicket
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Terlingua is known
For beautiful starry nights
A gift from above
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Marfa lights are strange
Mysterious bouncing orbs
No answers are known
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Mexican free tails
South Congress Bridge is their home
Bat high rise dwelling
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Pretty bluebonnets
Cover the Texas landscape
God's artistic work
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Texas is unique
Six flags flown over its land
Country's only one
© Carolyn Heinsohn
December, 2015
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