On Saturday, April 25, 2009, Fort Inglish Society sponsored its first annual storytelling and guitar picking days. Tom Thornton had a good audience as he told about the founder of Bonham, Bailey Inglish and the construction of Fort Inglish.
Rebecca Gholston and Sharon Terry told of early days on the homestead to visitors of the fort. Guests ground corn, washed clothes, visited the outhouse, the doctor’s buggy and freight wagon, and were enchanted with the well.
The DeMay family provided information as visitors toured the trading post, school/church and blacksmith shop or gift shop. Abby DeMay shared some of her excellent poetry. Diann Proctor showed the Hawkins prairie cabin and had her handcrafted corn shuck dolls.
There was an opportunity to hear the dulcimer, fiddle, guitar and singing as Samantha Lumpkins, Jenna Toland, Johnny Wells, and twin brothers Don and Ron Means of Campbell, Texas, picked and sang.
The visitors enjoyed punch and cookies in the school/church.
If you missed this delightful trip into the past, make plans for next years’ event.
