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[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Site of Rehearsal Hall for The Hoo Hoo Band]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for the site of the rehearsal hall for The Hoo Hoo Band, located in front of the Perry Building in downtown Lufkin, Texas. Text: At the turn of the Century, a group of Lufkin men organized a town brass band. it late became known as The Hoo Hoo Band after representing Texas at a national convention of the Order of Hoo Hoo, an organization of American and Canadian lumbermen. In addition to concerts in nearby Cotton (Calder) Square, the band … more
Date: January 27, 2010
Creator: Bell, Jim
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Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

Oral History Interview with Thornton Secor, September 27, 2000

Description: Interview with Thornton Secor, grandson of a prominent local doctor, from Kerrville, Texas. Thornton talks about how his grandfather ended up in the area and his various contributions to Kerrville, such as building the town's first hospital and establishing a tourist campsite. Thornton also briefly mentions the flood of 1932, and rainfall in the area.
Date: September 27, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Secor, Thornton
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Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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