AVINGER, TEXAS, U.S.A. (Vol. I) [with] HICKORY HILL: FAMILY STORIES OF RACE, RELIGION AND ROMANCE IN AN EAST TEXAS TOWN (Vol. II).
![AVINGER, TEXAS, U.S.A. (Vol. I) [with] HICKORY HILL: FAMILY STORIES OF RACE, RELIGION AND ROMANCE IN AN EAST TEXAS TOWN (Vol. II).](/media/img/AvingerTx__Hickory_Hill.jpg)
Fred. McKenzie
San Antonio: The Watercress Press, 2003. 316,468pp. Indices. Numerous photographs. Facsimiles. Endpaper maps. Pictorial paper covers over boards. Volume I is inscribed. Reprint editions. Fine copies in equally nice dust jackets. The author researched historical records and collected photographs and anecdotes in order to compile his two volume work. The first volume deals with the town’s origins in the old Hickory Hill community and with its major economic periods. It covers the town’s churches, schools, lodges, and other organizations as well as its businesses, large and small. The primary focus of Volume II is genealogical with individual family histories and over 50 family genealogy charts.