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History
From D1
members of former Bryan resi-
dents who were here from its
beginning.
The 350 -page paperback will
contain text- and photographs
arranged according to the fol-
lowing eras: Reconstruction to
the turn of the century, 1870 to
1900; World War I and Prohibi-
tion, 1901 to 1928; Depression,
World War II and the post-war
years, 1929-1949; the Korean and
Vietnam wars, 1950 to 1979; and
recent times, 1980 to the present.
"This is not a comprehensive
history or a chronological history
book," says Betty Foster, who is
coordinating the book project.
"We are going to be representa-
tive of the ethnic and cultural
populations in Bryan and try to
show off the people who con-
tributed to Bryan's history."
Stories about how the first Bap-
tist church was started over a
saloon, family stories, histories of
old hotels and resturants and
memories of growing up in Bryan
will fill the book's pages. Foster
says it will portray what it was
truly like for Bryan residents in
living in different eras, using pro-
files of leaders, residents, celebri-
ties, lawmen, outlaws, artists,
teachers, librarians, coaches,
telephone and elevator operators,
ministers and business people.
"Celebrate Bryan" will feature
short, humorous pieces, stunts,
jokes and folklore, excerpts from
diaries, letters and newspaper
clippings, receipts, bills of sale
and old advertisements. Other
artifacts will include postcards,
photographs, drawings, fashion
designs and maps. The book will
also contain Bryan trivia, recipes,
household hints, shopping lists
and stories related to Texas A&M,
churches and schools.
"We can't get to a lot of photos
and archives due to the library
fire, but oddly enough, it's
causing us to find things they
don't even have," Foster says.
The book has 68 writers and
eight editors. The writers are
members of the Brazos Writers,
college students and former and
present Bryan residents.
During the "harvest of stories"
meetings, writers gather to share
the research they've completed
and show off the artifacts they've
found. The artifacts include the
writers' own family photos and
memorabilia such as Mr. Suki's
accordian.
Bryan resident Myrl Sims
brought to the meeting an old
ivory cane that was presented to
William James by the city of
Bryan on April 14, 1888. Sims
doesn't knowthe history of the
cane, and she's still searching for
the missing information.
Texas A&M student Jennifer
Reich located the first menu of
Martin's Place, a barbecue
restaurant. The menu lists a
chicken -fried steak and potato
dinner for 35 cents and a T-bone
steak dinner for 45 cents. The
restaurant, which opened in 1925,
is still in business.
Another writer, Frances De
Gelia brought a book from 1917
kept by her grandfather when he
was selling his cotton. In the
book, he listed the price per
pound, and after World War II, De
Gelia noted that cotton sold for
less than 20 cents a pound.
Mark Sykes' Photography is
donating photography, layout and
formatting services for "Cele-
brate Bryan," which is funded by
the city of Bryan. Advance copies
of the book will go on sale in
October, but the price hasn't been
set.
The book will be sold in Jan-
uary during Bryan's 125th
anniversary celebrations. The
deadline for story, artifact or pho-
tographic entries is July 25.
Information on submitting sto-
ries may be obtained by calling
Foster at 693-7545.