Monte Guthrie

About the presenter

Montie Guthrie was born in Santa Anna, Texas, in 1947 and graduated from Tarleton State College in 1969. As a carpenter, he followed road construction work to the Metroplex and New Orleans for five years before returning to Coleman County, where he worked as a self-employed residential and commercial designer/builder for twelve years.

Guthrie taught social studies and special education from 1976 to 1980. In 1993, he received a Master of Education in Counseling from Tarleton State University and went on to serve as counselor at Santa Anna ISD. He later served as an adjunct instructor of government at Cisco College in Abilene from 2012 until his retirement from education in 2019.

He is now a full-time avocational historian focusing on the 500-square-mile area around Santa Anna, Texas. Guthrie is a member of the Coleman County Historical Commission, chairman of the Santa Anna Historical Development Organization, secretary of the Santa Anna Foundation, and executive director of the Penatuhkah Comanche Trails Partnership.

Guthrie inherited from his parents a lifelong love of local and Texas history.