Why “Herstories” and “Morestories”? Let’s start with the word “history.” It comes from the Greek “to know.” But we can’t “know” our Georgetown history until we know about EVERYONE’s contributions, not just the work of the people on our public markers and statues. The stories here are mostly about overlooked women; thus “herstories” seems descriptive to highlight their stories.
But every community holds stories of all kinds of people whose stories are little known and seldom acknowledged publicly. These hidden histories often include men and women and children of color, or those not as prominent in the community. All of these little-known stories deserve their place both in our community knowledge AND in our public displays that educate locals and visitors.
We invite you to venture off the beaten track and visit the places where people made amazing and everyday history. And we invite you to engage with all our communities and help keep all our neighborhoods thriving and creating our future histories! Enjoy these stories and tours of our beloved town.
Learn the Hidden HerStories and MOREStories of people who made Georgetown and points beyond better for all of us! Visit places off the beaten track where changemakers did their work. Let’s amplify these important stories and expand our public history!
Hidden Stories Tours
Start with the Intro below to learn more about stories you can explore and places you can go to visit the actual scenes where our past happened and our present continues. Stroll or bike-ride or do a leisurely drive-by. Or just read all about it in your cozy armchair.

Juanita Craft: Civil Rights Shero
Meet Juanita J. Craft, a civil rights shero who grew up in Round Rock and went on to become known as “the Martin Luther King, Jr., of Dallas!

Come to a Talk or Walk
Check out talks and walks I’ve given about the HerStories and MoreStories in my website and beyond! Get notifications for upcoming events here. Learn and have some fun—we always do.

INTRO: Meet Georgetown Changemakers and Explore our Hidden MoreStories
Get the general low-down about what you’ll find in the Hidden HerStories and MoreStories and neighborhood tours you can take to where it all happened.
Travel! Super Spots that Tell the Whole Story
Shout-out to spots where EVERYONE is honored for improving the community! Learn about the women of Estes Park, Colorado, who made the beautiful town and national park area better.

How to Save a Life
Saving memories of a loved one can be easy and quick. And these slices of life are a priceless gift for yourself and all the generations that followed. Get tips on how to start preserving memories and photos of someone you love—even after they have passed.

African-American Community Builders
Georgetown’s Black community rose mightily from its beginnings in slavery to a thriving business district to a neighborhood working to keep their community vibrant.

Resources: Dive deeper in Georgetown lore
Discover fascinating history about people and places in Georgetown and around Williamson County with these awesome books and online sites.

North Old Town’s Valuable Villagers
Never heard of North Old Town? It has been here all along in a quiet neighborhood north of the river, and has a history as long and storied as neighborhoods south of the river.

Mighty Hispanic Leaders
Learn how Hispanic people grew San Jose and other neighborhoods into wonderful communities and continue to contribute to our rich Georgetown cultural life.

Taking Care of Business
Women have always taken care of business in Georgetown, from working side-by-side with husbands, owning their own, or running an informal enterprise. Check ‘em out!

Women Book It!
What could be better for a community than a community library? Find out who made our city library happen, and meet some women who’ve brought us awesome bookstores, too.

Georgetown’s First Peoples
The first peoples who lived in what would become Georgetown were the Tonkawas, Lipan Apaches, Comanches, Jumanos, and others. Learn more about their lives as they were forced out of their homes. AND see how Native Americans thrive in Georgetown, Texas, and beyond!

Square-Saving Ladies
Georgetown’s “Most Beautiful Town Square in Texas” wasn’t always beautiful. Meet the ladies who rescued the Square from hard times and neglect!

Women Rock the House
Awesome Georgetown women lived in houses that are fancy or simple or sometimes gone, except for our memories. Come learn how these women contributed to our town herstory!

Jessie Daniel Ames: The early years
Journey with Jessie from east Texas to Georgetown school days to college to marriage.

Women Making Georgetown Shine
Georgetown women kept our town and its citizens healthy and safe, and brought us libraries, art, music and more. And they preserved our cultural and natural resources.

Jessie Daniel Ames: Suffrage and Civic Activism
Follow Jessie with the women of Williamson County as they seek the vote and fight for better communities.

Jessie Daniel Ames: Anti-lynching activist
As founder of the Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching, Jessie organized hundreds of southern women to fight racial violence.

Strong Southwestern Sisters
Women have been sharing the fruits of their education and talents and generosity with Southwestern University since they were admitted to the former all-male school in 1878. Meet some awesome SU sisters!

Our Awesome Educators
What could be more fundamental to the wellbeing of a community than education? Meet some of the many much-appreciated educators who made Georgetown flourish through learning. Here’s Part 1; check out Part 2 as well.
Hidden Herstories
For those who prefer print to online access to Herstories, look for a forthcoming guide to exploring Hidden Herstories Georgetown.
