Category Archives: Community
The Gift Must Always Move
With Thanksgiving coming up, we’d like to acknowledge just a few of all who have encouraged us in our Voices of the Violet Crown community/history project, especially since 2007: Neighbors, friends, and family, who purchased copies of our film A Community Mosaic and book From Abercrombie to the Violet Crown, and Crestview Shopping Center businesses that helped sell them—Crestview Barber Shop, Crestview Beauty Salon, and Crestview Pharmacy. Texas Oral History Association, for acknowledging our project … Read more
Neb and Helen—and Ernest Tubb
A few years ago, I met a young mother in our neighborhood. After growing up in an Austin suburb, she said she was happy to move here and to have better neighbors. She just wasn’t sure how to be one herself. I couldn’t help but remember Neb and Helen Parson, who lived behind us for 10 years. Neb always had an abundance of tools and farm implements, and he planted a small garden behind his … Read more
Continuum of Community
We couldn’t think of a better person to introduce our blog than Bill Williamson of Crestview. (See “Meet Bill Williamson.”) He’s one of the first people we interviewed for our project, and he was eager to share his story with us. We’ve seen that being a good neighbor matters, to people such as Bill, who moved here more than a half-century ago, and to younger people living here today. The continuum of community—past, present, and … Read more