Blast 🧨 From the Past 📜

By Editor | February 5, 2023 |

SUNDAY February 5, 2023

“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”

Martin Luther King Jr.

Heritage tourism is abundant in the Upper East Side of Texas and in this issue we provide more than one way to explore the past.

The first is Oaklea Mansion in Winnsboro. With a height of three stories, it’s fascinating to see this 120-year building still standing and looking as magnificent as the day it was built. In Tyler this week the Cowan Center hosts Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin — a marvel in her own right who has been writing presidential memoirs since Lyndon Baines Johnson’s administration. Finally, a photography exhibit in Texarkana features stunning images by Ernest C. Withers that document the Civil Rights Movement.

For more great stories about things to do around the region visit the County Line eMagazine. Check out the February eEdition for stories and features and visit our calendar and Live Music sections. It’s all online in County Line Magazine. — Lisa Tang

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“59th Minute of the Final Hour” (1981) by Bob Snead is part of the Longview Museum of Fine Arts’ Buffalo Soldiers Revisited: History on Canvas exhibition. READ MORE.

FEATURE

Oaklea Mansion: Fall in Love With History in Winnsboro

Oklea Mansion Bed and Breakfast offers a unique historic experience near downtown Winnsboro that is both elegant and luxurious. The grand historic home was built by Marcus Dewitt Carlock Sr. in 1903 for the purpose of entertaining guests. Serving as the Carlock family home for almost a century, it became known as the Carlock House. READ MORE.

THIS TIME OF YEAR

Blues Legend Floyd Dixon Hailed From Marshall

Blues legend Floyd Dixon was born in Marshall, Texas, on February 8, 1929. He taught himself to play the piano while here as a child. Some of his songs include “Hey Bartender,” “Hole in the Wall,” and “Marshall Texas is my Home.” His first recorded song was “Dallas Blues” for Supreme Records. READ MORE.

LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

Hear History and Comedy at the Cowan Center

Renowned presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin speaks at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 7, as part of the center’s Distinguished Lecture Series. Goodwin is the author of several presidential biographies over five decades. READ MORE.

ART & CULTURE

Texarkana Features Photography by Ernest C. Withers

The Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council’s 21st Annual Regional Celebration of African American Artists focuses on the historic photojournalism of Ernest C. Withers. Titled Good Night, My Love, the exhibit runs through March 25 and features entries by local enthusiasts and a cell phone photography competition among high school students. READ MORE.