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The Gainesville Daily Register Digitization Project started thanks to a TexTreasures Grant that the Cooke County Library received for 2021. This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library and Archives Commission (Grant #LS-246193-OLS-20). (2021)

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I’m still standing . . .February 10, 2021
Cooke County citizens take a look at this advertisement for Oriole Flour, the old mill off Broadway! It’s so neat to see the city’s history in this… Read more “I’m still standing . . .”
WWI & Cooke County, TexasFebruary 4, 2021
World War I began in 1914 with the assassination of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand by South Slav nationalist Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914. Tensions were high… Read more “WWI & Cooke County, Texas”
The 18th AmendmentJanuary 27, 2021
As evidenced by this Gainesville Daily Register dated January 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was ratified (given formal approval of)… Read more “The 18th Amendment”

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