LEGACY
o r i g i nals
Monti Goodin: Preserver of Panhandle Heritage by Tim Chandler
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onti Goodin sits in the kitchen of her home located just down the road from Charles Goodnight’s historic ranch house where the Goodnight Under the Stars event takes place each August. “This house was built in 1922 by Colonel Goodnight’s men,” she says. “If you look out the rear windows you can see Palo Duro where he found his buffalo.” Surrounded by numerous awards, Goodin talks about her work in historic preservation. Largely due to her efforts as chairperson of the Armstrong County Museum, Goodnight’s house was restored in 2012 and the J. Evetts Haley Visitor and Education Center was built in 2013. “My father was born in Goodnight’s house where his mother was a housekeeper,” Goodin says. “In fact, I was also born in that same house
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AUTHENTIC TEXAS
GOODNIGHT
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