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SCOUNDRELS! In its early years, Georgetown's growth and behavior was largely steered by a strong Methodist population.  They built Southwestern University but also fought diligently against drinking, gambling, and other forms of what some called vice and others called entertainment.  Still, Georgetown was a part of the early fabric of Texas, and scoundrels were aplenty.  […]

A Family Road Trip Through 400 Years of History Ralph Russell will present the history of Georgetown's Russell and Williams families from the 17th century onward. Interviewed by Don Guerrant, Mr. Russell will relate stories of his ancestors’ encounters with Comanches on the Chisholm Trail; a horde of Spanish gold (that’s still unrecovered); the 20,000-year-old […]