The alarm we set became unnecessary…fast. A series of storm clouds had moved in to the Canadian area some time in the night and the noise of raindrops pounding on the window did the trick, waking us up. It wasn’t
Panhandle Round 2, Day 2
After our stomachs settled from the Big Texan Steakhouse and a good night’s rest, we woke up ready to go courthousing. Our first stop (other than breakfast) was downtown. While we were here in Amarillo, I wanted to rephotograph the
Panhandle Round 2, Day 1
We were off! Panhandle bound! We started the day (Thursday, May 29) driving to Weatherford to get on Highway 180 for Mineral Wells. From Palo Pinto County, we planned on heading north to Graham, Newcastle and Olney before turning west
Johnson and Tarrant
Home being so close in proximity to Johnson County, it was sort of shocking that I hadn’t been there yet to get the courthouse. It seems that all the courthouse trips I’ve ever taken throughout the area bypassed Cleburne and
January 8, 2011 Redo Day
Today’s goal was to revisit eight of the nine courthouses that I first visited on January 8, 2011. We left the house at roughly 8:16 AM, stopping only for breakfast in the time it took us to leave Granbury and
Houston, Coming and Going
On Friday, May 2, 2014 we left the Metroplex area en route to Houston for a wedding. We took Highway 287 through Waxahachie to merge with I-45 in Ennis. Waxahachie and Ellis County are on my re-photographing list, but we
Courthouses of the Northern Blackland Prairies
The Blackland Prairies of Texas belong to an ecological zone that stretches from roughly San Antonio to the Red River region around Paris. Agriculture has always been a primary part of life in this part of the state. Recently, I
Merry Christmas & 2013 Update
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM 254 TEXAS COURTHOUSES! Transitioning into the fourth and most likely second-to-last year of this project, I’m looking back at the progress I’ve made. This year alone I gained more courthouses than all the courthouses I had previously from
Welcome
With the three year anniversary of this project, the creation of this website came to being. Now, as I attempt to figure out the basics of running a website, this journey of mine is able to be broadcasted to the