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VOLUME I City of College Station Parks and Recreation Department March 1, 2011 Dear Friends of History, During World War II, Texas was the location of 70 internment camps housing
foreign nationals and foreign born men, women and children. One of these camps was in Brazos Valley at Camp Hearne where 5,000 Germans made their home for two years. Last Fall, Camp
Hearne opened as a museum. On hand was Heino Erichsen, pictured above, a former German POW at the camp. I hope you will come to hear this poignant story. “Camp Hearne – WWII German Internment
Camp” Cathy Lazarus Wednesday, March 16, 2011; 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. College Station Conference Center 1300 George Bush Drive $5/pp, payable at the door with RSVP RSVP by Monday, Mar.
14 aboykin@cstx.gov or 979.764.3491 Our luncheon this month is generously sponsored by Waldenbrooke Estates. Check them out on the web. We appreciate all of our sponsors! Hope to see
you there! Anne Boykin BOB WIATT, “Mr. F.B.I!” William T. Harper Wednesday, April 20 11:30 a.m. – – 1:00 p.m. Reserve now! COMING in APRIL to the CS CONFERENCE CENTER THRILL OF THE HUNT
Last summer, Camille Fusselman of Irving, stopped in at the Heritage Programs office on a search for information about a chair that she had bought at auction. The limited provenance
stated that the oak captain’s chair had belonged to a J.L. Morton, Missouri-Pacific agent at the College Station depot. Another name, Mr. Carpenter, was also on the tag. A few emails,
Project HOLD searches, Internet searches and phone calls later, we were close but not quite there. A couple of weeks ago, Camille again came to the Heritage Programs office, this time
with the chair, and said, “I think this chair needs to be here in College Station with you.” We are absolutely thrilled to have this valuable piece of College Station history. The search
was on once again. We found a J.L. Morton and an R. Carpenter in the 1937 Bryan/College Station phone book living across the street from each other on South College. Nan Ross, from Carnegie
Library, took it one step further. She found a John L. Morton (and wife, Ethel) listed as a tower man for Missouri-Pacific living on South College in a 1951 phone book. She also found
a listing for Roy Carpenter (and wife, Mildred B.) listed as an agent for Missouri-Pacific living on Elm Street in Bryan. Currently, the chair is on display at the CS Conference Center.
We are working on a mini-exhibit to go with it. Many thanks to Nan Ross at Carnegie! Many, many thanks to Camille for helping us to preserve our city’s history! Missouri-Pacific agent’s
chair from the College Station depot. ca. mid-1900s. NEW in PROJECT HOLD 1925 Aerial View of A.&M. College From Lisa Kalmus, Sanders Corps of Cadets Center FM 60 Underpass Opened
Mayor Andy Anderson papers Go to HOLD.cstx.gov and click on the “Take me to the Archives” link. A&M graduate student and Heritage Programs intern, Morgan Hester, is organizing and compiling
detailed notes from the Mayor Andy Anderson papers this semester. Volunteer Tina Hanna is working with the Mayor Andy Anderson scrapbooks and scanning in the pertinent articles and memorabilia.
It’s a tedious and slow process but will be well worth the effort as we add to our Project HOLD archives. Heritage Programs POB 9960 College Station, TX 77842 1300 George Bush Drive
aboykin@cstx.gov 979.764.3491 MAYOR ANDY ANDERSON PAPERS A&M Consolidated on Campus Senior Class, 1928.