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Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Houston art appraiser Ray Simpson with one of 45 known or suspected Forrest Bess paintings brought in by several Matagorda County residents last week.

Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Houston art appraiser Ray Simpson with one of 45 known or suspected Forrest Bess paintings brought in by several Matagorda County residents last week.

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"Art appraiser looks at 45 Forrest Bess works at museum appraisal" by: Mike Reddell

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
   A Houston art appraiser met with about 25 people who brought close to 45 known or suspected Forrest Bess paintings to Matagorda County Museum Thursday, March 27.

Collinsworth fought in Battle of Velasco, raised troops for Goliad

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Thursday, March 27, 2025
   George Morse Collinsworth (Collingsworth), soldier, planter, and civil servant, was born in Mississippi in 1810.   He was living in Brazoria, Texas, in 1832, when he participated in the battle of Velasco.   In July of that year he was serving as secretary of the Brazoria Committee of Vigilance.

Jane McManus: Texas’ only female colonizer

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Wednesday, March 5, 2025
   Jane Cazneau [pseuds.: Montgomery, Cora Montgomery, Corrine Montgomery], journalist, author, promoter, and unofficial diplomat, daughter of William Telemachus and Catharina (Coons) McManus, was born in or near Troy, New York, on April 6, 1807.

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"Jones-Jackson Cemetery now a Historic Texas Cemetery" by: Mike Reddell

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Thursday, February 20, 2025
   Jones-Jackson Cemetery in northern Matagorda County was designated as a Historic Texas Cemetery in 2021 through the efforts of the Jones/Jackson family.  A historical marker was dedicated at the cemetery located a few miles north of Pledger off FM 1301 at a ceremony Saturday afternoon, Feb.
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