THE MASON COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION OFFERS THE FOLLOWING
PUBLICATIONS FOR SALE  -- P.O. BOX 524,  MASON, TX 76856


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The Communities of Mason County .................................$25.00
Contains histories of Art, Bauer, Brockman, Fredonia, Fly Gap, Grossville/Simonsville, Hedwig Hill, Hilda/Beaver Creek, Long Mountain, Lower Willow Creek, Loyal Valley, Mason/Fort Mason, Pontontoc, Ranch Branch, Streeter/Bluff Creek and Wagram/Blue Stretch Communities in Mason County, 1985, 190 pp. Hardbound

Mason County Historical Supplement No. 2  .....................$8.00
Contains histories of the Grit Community, Crosby Cemetery and biographies on William Hoerster, Fritz Thumm, Anna Martin, Alf and Charicie Blair Reeves, Hamilton and James Biddy, Some Fort Mason Personnel, The Mason County Cattle Industry and two articles on the Mason County War.  1996, 96 pp., softbound.

Mason County Historical Supplement No. 4 ......................$8.00
Contains a history of Blue Mountain Community, an article on the "HooDoo" War.   Biographies on Adolph Korn, Johanna HeinrichGottfried Leifeste, Harry Bierschwale Family, The Hamiltons of Texas & Mason County, Lee Gideon Smart Family, The Kensing Family of Mason & Gillespie Counties, Titus James Buckbee, William Mogford, John Marvin Hunter & The Boguschs.  2002, 62 pp., softbound.

The Lucia Holmes Diary 1875-1876, The Hoo Doo War Years...............$10.00
Contains transcriptions of Holmes eyewitness account of the Mason County Hoo Doo War.  Holmes was a seamtress for men and women in Mason.  She notes travels of her attorney Husband, Hal Holmes, visitors to their home, clients, weather and her feelings about the Hoo Doo War.   1985, now in its 5th addition with an index, 127 pp., soft bound.

Life of Thomas W. Gamel..................................................$15.00
1930's Recollections of Tom Gamel about early event of Mason County in the 1850's to the 1880's.  Many contemporary authors refer to this book, which has been out of print for many years.  Mason County Historical Society is pleased to reissue this with annotations from Dave Johnson.  Revised in 2003, 59 pp., softbound.

Mason County Graves and Cemeteries...............................$30.00
Contains names, dates, epitaphs from grave markers and cemetery records, arranged alphabetically, bought up through the year 2002, 26 pp., softbound.   (Name Index)

Mason County World War II Veterans   .........Softcover - $25.00    Hardcover - $35.00
Alphabetical military history, section of personal experiences and news items.  2003, 278 pp.

Mason County Veterans Vol II ...Texas War of Independence to World War I -- 1835-1920    Softcover .......$18.00

History of Mason County by Margaret Bierschwale   ......................$55.00 + Tax 4.50 = $60.00
Contains the story of Fort Mason and the history of Mason County from pre-settlement to 1960. Indexed, hardbound, 702 pp.

The Hoo Doo War: Portraits of a Lawless Time (Western Writers)  ............$20.00
2003, 130  pp., softbound.

Mason County's First Settlers 1840-1900 (Reprint) ....Soft Cover................$18.00
Compiled by Jerry Ponder.  Contains 1840 Bastrop & Bexar Co. Land Certificates, 1850 Gillespie Co. Census, Mason Co Census and Civil War Veterans Census & Survey

A Tour of the Sites of the Hoo Doo War .....Soft Cover................................$5.00

Anthology of the Hoo Doo War .......Hard Cover .......................................$20.00

Mason County Perspectives  .......................................................................$15.00
By Mason Writers Group - A collection of short stories on Mason people and places.

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