HISTORICAL MARKER UPDATE

The Texas Historical Commission has sent the wording for the marker to be approved!
Knight descendants --If you haven't read it in the email I sent, please read it here.  Let me know if any changes need to be made.  According to the information I have, everything is correct, although it's not worded as eloquently as I would like.  I guess the Commission must cut out all the "flowery" wording in order to get more info onto the plaque.  I've heard from a couple of you already, and I appreciate it!

The inscription reads....

JOHN T. KNIGHT

JOHN THOMAS KNIGHT (1861-1959), BORN IN WINNSBORO, MOVED TO COMMERCE IN 1878.  HE MARRIED ELLA VIRGINIA CARTER IN 1893, AND THE COUPLE RAISED NINE CHILDREN IN THEIR HOME ON MANGUM STREET.  JOHN WAS A PROMINENT CIVIC AND BUSINESS LEADER.  HE WAS A MEMBER AND PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD FROM 1900-36.  WITH HIS BROTHER, THOMAS, HE OPERATED KNIGHT BROTHERS GROCERY.  HE WAS PRESIDENT OF FARMERS STATE BANK AND DIRECTOR OF FIRST NATIONAL BANK.  JOHN HELPED BRING MAY COLLEGE (NOW TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE) FROM COOPER.  HE WAS AN EXTENSIVE AREA LAND OWNER AND OWNER AND STOCKHOLDER OF LOCAL BUSINESSES.  A MEMBER OF THE MASONIC LODGE FOR 62 YEARS, HE ALSO RAISED CATTLE AND COTTON.  JOHN AND HIS FAMILY MADE MANY LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITY.

INSULATION....IT'S A WRAP!

See the yellow foam between the studs?  The insulation is complete-under the floor, in the attic, and in the walls.  

 This is the "every day" living room.  Rick is going to build the mantel to look like an antique one.  The box you see above the fireplace is for the TV, and the mantel will be built around it.

I have one picture from a Knight descendant that shows just a little piece of the original mantel in this room.  It was beautiful.  All the original mantles were removed and replaced with brick surrounds at some point.  I can't wait to see the fireplaces when we put our antique mantels on them!

Tape, bed, and texture is on tap for this week.  Rick will also be putting the plywood on the outside, so siding will be going on before you know it!

TV in-just waiting on our gas logs--and cold weather.