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Museum volunteer Nancy Ebeling and her dog Joe look over A Pictorial History of Marble Falls. The book will now be reprinted with assistance from The Highlander newspaper and the city of Marble Falls. Contributed
Copies of A Pictorial History of Marble Falls: The Land Embracing the Falls on the Colorado are now available at The Falls on the Colorado Museum (FOCM) in Marble Falls, according to chairman Robyn Richter.
This book documents the places and people of Marble Falls from the time of its founding in 1887 through the next 100 years through photographs.
When Civil War Veteran General Adam R. Johnson and his associates founded Marble Falls, they probably could not have imagined the significant role that their town would play in Texas and the world, much less the changes that would come to their town.
“The population of the Marble Falls area has grown so much since this book was first published in 1999, that many people probably are not aware of the stories from the earlier days”, said Richter. “A Pictorial History provides an entertaining view of what life was like in those early days and answers the common question of ‘where are the falls’.”
Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) funds from the City of Marble Falls paid for the new printing of this book, with expectations that the book will give Marble Falls even wider exposure.
The Highlander newspaper in Marble Falls originally published the book in 1999, with Billy Becker as book editor. The late Madolyn Frasier, local historian and organizer of the Museum in Marble Falls, inspired the publication and helped collect a significant number of its valuable photographs.
Because of the popularity of the book since 1999, this is the second reprint made of the book. Jeff Shabram, publisher and editor of The Highlander, helped Museum personnel in getting the new reprint made.
Past FOCM chairman Darlene Oostermeyer designed a slightly different cover for the new book, with a blue-tint version of the historic photo that shows the 250-wide natural Falls, a background of the 1892 Marble Falls factory building, and a distant view of Granite Mountain.
“We are now in negotiation with the Fort Worth printer of this new edition to make the book available online to a worldwide audience,” Oostermeyer said. “Natives of Marble Falls could be part of a growing audience for this hometown book, and it could attract new people to want to visit our town.”
The Falls on the Colorado Museum is located in the 1891 granite school building, located at 2001 Broadway in Marble Falls. The pictorial history currently is for sale only through the Museum and is available in both hardback and softback. The cost is $35 for a hardback copy and $20 for a softback, tax included
The Museum is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. Admission is free; donations appreciated. Visit the website at www.fallsmuseum.org or call (830) 798-2157 for more information.