Don’t you just love searching through old pictures and all the stories they hold? We do too! But at times, we have to remember that sometimes when searching for those images, our point of interest might actually be in the background! As an example, take this beautiful, snowy day picture taken of Mildred Buck Tonn in 1940s, Burton, Texas. Mildred’s family was recording one of those rare, snow days for the region and might not have given much thought to the background. But, to those of us searching for as many images as possible of the Burton Baptist Church— this was a treasure!

Prior to finding this jewel, our oldest images of the church, dated to the 1970s (many of those taken by Annie Maud Avis during her work on her first volume of the History of Burton). So with this find, our hope was renewed that more images are out there—- we just need to find them! And of course, part of any search for images or history IS persistence. So since this find was definitely a “few minutes ago”… we are on the hunt again and asking for your help. Please contact us via email, FB or phone and let us know if you know of any possible images or others who might be able to help. Thanks and good luck with your own snowy pictures and searches!