As the years went by the new school house was built where all of the surounding families children would attend. In the photo below is some of my family members, Thelma Watson, a second teacher Mary Ernst, and children from the community. My families exsistance on this land is of most importance to this area as the community of Thelma, Texas. This is where my grand parents grew up. My family still resides in this Community.
Most people like to talk about historic sites and it's events.
You will hear most stories that are great stories but there is one that will no longer be ignored. My family being from this small community will serve as this projects' purpose. The founding fathers most people will say are the people that established the name of Thelma. But this is not about a family, it's about families of Thelma. When the Europeans arrived to this land, YES, including the Spaniards, they documented most stories which involved themselves mostly, but the one thing that my brother says is that the best thing that the Spanish ever did for our people is the documentation of our people.