Photo donations help preserve Gallatin history

Images from the past offer a glimpse of another way of life, an era in which our ancestors lived. Thanks to a generous donation by Sallie (Evans) a...

July 24, 2023
2:14 AM

Images from the past offer a glimpse of another way of life, an era in which our ancestors lived. Thanks to a generous donation by Sallie (Evans) and Randy Mallory of Austin, photographs of Gallatin taken in the 1930's capture and preserve its history. These images show detail that can't be found by merely examining Census Records. Details such as a split rail fence in the background of a picture of a young James Harold Colville grinning proudly with his calf. Recently, I received a call from Mr.