6/29/2023 0 Comments Buried Treasures by Mary Manners![]() ![]() What a story it could tell! Use your imagination to see where it takes you and share it with us at Contact Us! There are some amazing possibilities from Lampasas County's history to spark your interests. Once I started reading this book it was hard to put down. A story of guilt, tragedy, distrust, romance and forgiveness. Mary Manners writes a great story of struggles that everyday people might go through. ![]() What's the story behind Mary Elizabeth's 'special' treasure that she found in 1953? How did the 1870's gun end up buried in the riverbank? And when? That missing "history" is what makes this so special to us at the museum. After reading Buried Treasures and now Light The Fire, I have found another great author. It has been identified as a double barrel, muzzle loading, black powder 12-gauge shotgun, made in the 1870's. However, it certainly sparked our interest, and we're pleased to add it to our collection. It's an extremely rusted, broken, deteriorated & fragile old gun. ![]() GEORGE EDWARD MANNERS DSM A NAVAL HISTORY by Mary Grace Manners. No, it's not a collector's item in the normal sense. The following is her tribute to her father, which I am sure you will find interesting. At Mary Elizabeth's request, her cousin, Clayton Gotcher, donated the gun to the Lampasas County Museum. ![]() Her family kept her special find displayed in this manner until recently. Curiosity led her to dig, and dig, until she found something she called "special". In 1953, when Mary Elizabeth Easterwood was 17 years old, she stumped her toe on something as she walked along the banks of the creek where she lived in Lampasas County. Sometimes items are donated to the museum with a lot of background and history from a donor, so we know all about the item with the who, what, when & why. What's the story behind this rusty old gun? ![]()
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