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What is Ghost Hill Ranch? Treaty Oak Distillery sits on historic land that friends and family lovingly call, “The Ranch,” derived from Ghost Hill Ranch. It is a name with mysterious origins given to the site over a hundred years … Continue reading “Historic Ghost Hill Ranch” →
Hey, about that whiskey… Another letter found in my late uncle’s collection-this one much less formal and addressed to a familiar correspondent that gets right to the point: Whiskey. More specifically, Browns Rye, which is likely Old Forester, the first … Continue reading “A Whiskey Letter – 1893, NY” →
What’s in the box? My late uncle was a philatelist, a stamp collector. I recently went through a few boxes with the burned remains of his collection to reorganize and preserve what I could. To my surprise I found a … Continue reading “Dear Sir:- An 1874 Job Search in Texas” →