Historic Hood County: An Illustrated History (Community Heritage) - Tapa dura

An illustrated history of Hood County, Texas, paired with histories of the local companies.

Mary Saltarelli moved to Hood County from

Maryland in 1976 with her husband, Joe. Mary's

parents, Jane and Dick Gott, who are descendants of

Maryland colonists, instilled a love of history in Mary

that she brought with her to North Central Texas.

Captivated by Hood County's fascinating past, Mary

researched property histories and wrote applications

for historical designations. Her applications resulted

in six Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks, one Texas

Site Marker, and one listing in the National Register of

Historic Places.

Mary served as chair of the Hood County Historical

Commission and as a member of the city of Granbury

Historic Preservation Commission for nine years.

She also worked as the first director of Granbury's

Convention and Visitors Bureau and as Granbury's

historic preservation officer. Mary received a bachelor

of arts degree in history from the University of

Maryland and a master of arts degree in historic

preservation from Goucher College in Baltimore. After

serving as preservation program director for Historic

Fort Worth, Inc., Mary is now working as Preserve

Granbury's consulting executive director.

Hood County's history continues to develop and be

uncovered. To submit information or your family

pictures and stories for consideration for use in future

preservation projects, please contact: