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Along the Rio Grande a recent acquisitions for the Haley Collection

Permanent Collection Acquisitions

April 17, 2017

Joanie Holt, left and Carolyn Roden, right at the 2016 Annual Art Show and sale with the beautiful flowers they provided for the event. Also shown are two recent acquisitions for the Haley Collection.  “Along the Rio Grande” by Wayne Baize (24×36, oil on canvas) is an outstanding piece of Texas themed art.  The Donkey […]

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The Big Drift - Gus O'Keefe

The Big Drift – Rounding Up in the Haley Library

April 17, 2017

By Patrick Dearen The search for an event 132 years in the past and for a man dead 87 years demands much of a writer.  He must be equal parts journalist, historian, detective, and bloodhound.  Above all, he must be determined, for a trail so cold can be so frustrating. Fortunately in the case of […]

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membership 2017

Membership 2017

April 17, 2017

RIDING PROUDLY Eloise and Bob Davenport Myra Best Glass Mary Nell Haley Karen J. Scharbauer Kelly and Billy Williams CHARLES GOODNIGHT TRAILDRIVER Nancy and Barry Beal Ellen and Larry Bell Ann and Matthew Bell Cheryl Shull Cotner Linda Cowden Emily Fernandes Anne and Bert Johnson Ann and Ted Johnson Skeet Lee Jones William Holt Jowell […]

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Carl Lane Johnson booksigning at the 2016 Fall Gathering at the Haley Library

Carl Lane Johnson Booksigning

April 17, 2017

“WAY BEFORE DAYLIGHT, LONG AFTER DARK” book signing by Carl Lane Johnson One of the highlights of the 2016 Fall Gather was having rancher Carl Lane Johnson from Tatum, NM be on hand for both the Ranch Storytelling panel and his availability to sign copies of his then just released biography.  His book reads like […]

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Memorials January – March 2017

April 17, 2017

In Memory of Roy D. Cooper John Campbell In Memory of Leslie Fort Covington Barbara and Carl L. Johnson In Memory of Carol Crain Myra Best Glass William Holt Jowel In Memory of Joyce Fields Anderson Ranch and Mike Harrison In Memory of Jean Marie Gratton Barbara and Carl L. Johnson In Memory of Phyllis […]

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O'Keefe, Gus, young, courtesy Joseph O'Keefe

Gus O’Keefe and the Big Drift

April 17, 2017

By Patrick Dearen It was a cattle drift for the ages, displacing countless thousands of beeves, and one man emerged as the “hero” in their return from the Pecos. Gus O’keefe. Known as the Big Drift of 1884-85, this massive migration cost cowmen thousands of cattle, but the losses would have been greater if not […]

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