Payson Historian

[Sredfield]

Does anyone remember the name of the reporter for the Payson Roundup who does the history articles? We've discussed his articles here many times and it's on the tip of my tongue but I'm drawing a blank. Thanks.

[joebartels]

Stan Brown?
LeRoy, James, Van...

[fotogirl53]

I bet Dschur would know.

[Nighthiker]

Peter Aleshire ? George Andrejko (he is a photographer though ( ? Don Dedera ? Tim Ehrhardt ?

[Moovyoaz]

You have to be thinking of Stan Brown. His Rim Country history articles have run in the Payson Roundup about every 3-4 weeks since 2002. The full list can be read online at http://www.paysonroundup.com/staff/stan_brown/stories/. He has also written some Sharlot Hall Days Past articles as well. For central Arizona history, there's none better.

[Moovyoaz]

According to Stan Brown's web page at http://www.aboites.com/stanbrown/, his newspaper columns have run even longer than that:
"From 1992 through the present time Stan Brown has published in The Payson Roundup historical essays relating to central Arizona. You can check out the Roundup's Archives of "Stan Brown" articles http://www.paysonroundup.com/search/?q= ... own&ds=all.

Books published by Stanley C. Brown:
Andres and Delfina: A Saga of Hispanic Settlement in Arizona. Four years of careful research was prompted by the discovery of Mr. Moreno’s grave along the Crook Trail, on the side of Baker’s Butte.

The Tale of Two Rivers is based largely on oral histories on events that occurred along the two rivers that drain the mountainous Rim Country. A chapter titled 'The General's Springs' is available free online at http://www.aboites.com/stanbrown/index.php?id=ttr2

..."One incident indicates the humble character of General George Crook. He always rode a mule, which gave him a mount with stamina and surefootedness in the rugged mountainous country. A scouting party had started out from San Carlos, and the troops were ahead of the General. The troops came to a fork in the trail, and left a soldier there to tell the General which one to take when he came along. A fellow looking like a prospector came to the forked trail riding a mule. He was dressed in plain, rugged clothes, wearing an old pith helmet.
Seeing the soldier at the fork, he said, "My man! What are you doing here?"
The private answered, "Waiting to tell that old son of a 'bitch' Crook which trail to take."
"Go ahead and join your command," said the unidentified man, "and I will tell the old son of a 'bitch' myself"."

[Nighthiker]

Nuts, I was trying to remember Stan Barnes, thanks.

[Sredfield]

Thank you all!
Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.