Address:    P. O. Box 958
                      302 W. College Avenue
                      Coleman, Texas  76834

Telephone:    325-625-5317 (Work)
                     325-625-4631 (Home)

       Email:  rterry@web-access.net

Homepage:  Our Window on the World

I first became interested in photography in the eighth grade, and was the yearbook photographer at Coleman High School for four years.  I began college at Texas Tech, studying archaeology and anthropology.  After a year, I transferred to Sam Houston in Huntsville, where I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in photography in 1969.  During my college years and following, I was a general photographer and lab instructor for the Photography Department at Sam Houston State University, a commercial photographer for Jack F. Laws Photography of Houston, and head of the Photography Department of the Monsanto Company at Texas City.  I did post-graduate work at the University of Houston, Saint Thomas University and the College of the Mainland in photography and cinematography, and completed a number of hours in continuing education courses, primarily in the fields of archival cataloging, historical preservation, as well as attending a number of seminars on various aspects of photography.

After the death of my dad in 1974, I returned to Coleman to help run the farm and purchased Hugh Capps Studio, which I have operated for the past 32 years as Terry Studio.  I was the first photographer, with a college degree in photography, to operate a studio in central Texas.  I have all the negative files of Hugh Capps Studio and Terry Studio, from 1947 to date, which I still maintain for reproduction and historical purposes.  I do all types of photography, including studio portraiture, wedding casuals and commercial work, but specialize in candid wedding photography and the reproduction and restoration of old photographs.

Non-job things I have done since returning to Coleman, mostly in the field of local history:

1981 - 1994: Chairman of the Coleman County Historical Commission, the county arm of the Texas Historical Commission.

1983 - 1986: Editor of the 1312 page, two volume history, Coleman County and Its People, published in 1985 and reprinted in 1986.

1978 - 1988: Researched, compiled, co-authored and published Coleman County Cemetery Inscriptions, a three volume set of tombstone inscriptions of the cemeteries of Coleman County, containing over 750 pages.

1983 - 1988: Researched, edited and published Coleman High School Football Records, 1910 - 1988.

1990 - 1991: Researched, edited and prepared for publication The Episcopal Church in Northwest Texas, 1874-1990 -  a history of the churches and diocese of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas.

1985-present: Lecturer and instructor on local history, photography and genealogy to school and civic groups.

1978 - 1990: Statistician for the Coleman High School boy's basketball team.

1961-present: Family genealogist, planning many reunions and other family events.

1984-present: Professional genealogist, having researched in every state in the southeast United States and many counties in Texas.  I write and publish several family newsletters, including The Greer International Newsletter and The Hammonds Journal.

1974-present: Coleman County Chamber of Commerce Member.

1983 - 1986: Coleman Public Library Board Member.

1990-1996: Coleman County Senior Citizens Foundation Board Member.

1985-present: Member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church.  Currently serving as a Lay Reader, Lay Eucharistic Minister, and church historian.  Served on a number of Diocesan committees, Diocesan Convention Delegate, past Church secretary, adult Sunday School teacher, editor of St. Mark's Remarks newsletter, and Senior Warden for a number of terms.

Awards received:

1981: Received the Texas Historical Commission's Distinguished Service Award.

1985: Received plaque from the Coleman Bluecat Booster Club as longtime basketball statistician.

1988: Presented the Top Cat Award by the Bluecat Booster Club in support of CHS athletics.

1990, 1995, 2000, 2005:  Honored by my classmates for organizing our class reunions.

2004: Received the Coleman County Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award.