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Museum hosting Veterans Day presentation

November 06, 2024 - 00:00
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In celebration of Veterans Day, the Frontier Times Museum will host historian and author James McCrae for a presentation on the life and legacy of Texas Ranger Jim Gillett.McCrae, who recently published Concho Plains Battle: Texas Ranger Company Versus Mescalero Apache, will share his insights on Gillett’s role in Texas history on Saturday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m.James Buchanan Gillett, born in Austin on Nov. 4, 1856, joined the Texas Rangers in 1875.Over his six-year career, Gillett served in multiple Texas counties, addressing challenges from cattle thieves, outlaws, and conflicts with Native American tribes, including the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache.In ...

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