In this episode I interview Bobbie Mathis who has been the president of the Union City Society for Historic Preservation since 2016.  She is also done a lot of local research into Union City history, as well as historic Riverside Cemetery.  She was trained in tombstone restoration by the Cemetery Conservators of United Standards (CCUS) and has repaired and cleaned over 2000 stones so far.  CCUS practices do no harm methods in repair and preservation of historic gravestones. 

In our talk, Bobbie talks about local history, the legend of Deadman's Hollow and touches on some ghost stories (including the lady in white) from the cemetery.  She also covers some historic profiles of some of the well known and famous people buried at Riverside, as well as some of the local legends.  

For more information on the Union City Society for Historic Preservation, visit: https://www.facebook.com/ucshp

For tickets to the class Bobbie mentioned in this interview: https://www.eventbrite.com/myevent?eid=298770379247

For information on the cemetery restoration class Bobbie mentions in this interview, visit Saving Graves: https://www.facebook.com/groups/270307273437214

The book Boobie mentions Post City Texas can be found here: https://amzn.to/3jiqRGL

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