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Potts attended elementary school in Medicine Mound and graduated from Quanah High School in Quanah named for the Comanche chief, Quanah Parker. She attended [[Texas Tech University]] in [[Lubbock]] for one year. Potts was married to John Luther Potts, Jr. (1922-2011), who retired from the Lykes Shipping Company of [[New Orleans]]. As a skipper in the merchant marine, he was away from home in Chillicothe six months at a time, a situation which led Mrs. Potts to master the ham radio to maintain communication with her husband.<ref name=statement/> The couple had one son, David Lee Potts (born January 12, 1947).<ref>USGENWEB [[Archives]], [[Hardeman County, Texas]], Births 1947:http://files.usgwarchives.org/tx/hardeman/vitals/births/1947/hardeb47.txt</ref>

Potts attended elementary school in Medicine Mound and graduated from Quanah High School in Quanah named for the Comanche chief, Quanah Parker. She attended [[Texas Tech University]] in [[Lubbock]] for one year. Potts was married to John Luther Potts, Jr. (1922-2011), who retired from the Lykes Shipping Company of [[New Orleans]]. As a skipper in the merchant marine, he was away from home in Chillicothe six months at a time, a situation which led Mrs. Potts to master the ham radio to maintain communication with her husband.<ref name=statement/> The couple had one son, David Lee Potts (born January 12, 1947).<ref>USGENWEB [[Archives]], [[Hardeman County, Texas]], Births 1947:http://files.usgwarchives.org/tx/hardeman/vitals/births/1947/hardeb47.txt</ref>

==Medicine Mounds==​

==Medicine Mounds==

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Medicine Mound is near four dolomite hills known as '''Medicine Mounds,''' which are considered sacred by the Comanche and Kiowa Indians who believe that the landmarks contain mystical spirits to improve the quality of their lives. The mounds are on private property and not available for public tours beyond an outer five-mile limit. One can see for approximately fifty miles from the top of the mounds.<ref name=memories>"Memories of the Mounds", website of Downtown Medicine Mound Preservation Group:http://www.medicinemound.com/themounds.htm</ref>​

Medicine Mound is near four dolomite hills known as '''Medicine Mounds,''' which are considered sacred by the Comanche and Kiowa Indians who believe that the landmarks contain mystical spirits to improve the quality of their lives. The mounds are on private property and not available for public tours beyond an outer five-mile limit. One can see for approximately fifty miles from the top of the mounds.<ref name=memories>"Memories of the Mounds", website of Downtown Medicine Mound Preservation Group:http://www.medicinemound.com/themounds.htm</ref>​

==''Texas Country Reporter'' interview==

==''Texas Country Reporter'' interview==

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In 2007, Potts told Bob Phillips in his ''Texas Country Reporter'' syndicated [[television]] series]] that Medicine Mound "was [[rural]] America, and it was complete. We had everything we needed right here. . . . I want the people remembered who settled the area. . . . [This place] has meaning; they had a place in history." <ref name=tcr>Myna Potts, ''Texas Country Reporter,'' September 1, 2007:http://www.texascountryreporter.com/show.htm; Myna (Hicks) Potts, D.M.M.P.G./Medicine Mound Museum, 8450 South FM 91, Quanah, Texas 79252, 940-839-4344 or medicinemound.com</ref>​

In 2007, Potts told Bob Phillips in his long-running ''Texas Country Reporter'' syndicated [[television]] series]] that Medicine Mound "was [[rural]] America, and it was complete. We had everything we needed right here. . . . I want the people remembered who settled the area. . . . [This place] has meaning; they had a place in history." <ref name=tcr>Myna Potts, ''Texas Country Reporter,'' September 1, 2007:http://www.texascountryreporter.com/show.htm; Myna (Hicks) Potts, D.M.M.P.G./Medicine Mound Museum, 8450 South FM 91, Quanah, Texas 79252, 940-839-4344 or medicinemound.com</ref>​

Phillips narrated his observations as follows: [Potts] is one woman determined to keep this town's history together. . . . We found Medicine Mound on Highway 1167 far from anything but the hills that the native Comanche held sacred, the mounds that give this place its name. Once we were here, we felt close to those who built the community, and the past didn't seem so far away."<ref name=tcr/>​

Phillips narrated his observations as follows: [Potts] is one woman determined to keep this town's history together. . . . We found Medicine Mound on Highway 1167 far from anything but the hills that the native Comanche held sacred, the mounds that give this place its name. Once we were here, we felt close to those who built the community, and the past didn't seem so far away."<ref name=tcr/>​

==Access to the museum==​

==Access to the museum==​

The museum is particularly known for its extensive collection of hundreds of [[photograph]]s of early pioneers as well as old bottles, store fixtures, and a variety of items once sold in the mercantile, such as hats. Potts began assembling the pictures when she worked with western author Bill Neal (not to be confused with former Texas state historian [[Bill O'Neal]]), who wrote a book on the region, ''Our Stories, Legends of the Mounds''.<ref>"Medicine Mound Texas: Population Zero", website of Downtown Medicine Mound Preservation Group:http://www.medicinemound.com/portfolio/content.cfm?imageStart=4&StartRow=1&PageNum=1&cate=1&pageType=3&pageID=1&imageID=259&oneachpage=12</ref>​

The museum is particularly known for its extensive collection of hundreds of [[photograph]]s of early pioneers as well as old bottles, store fixtures, and a variety of items once sold in the mercantile, such as hats. Potts began assembling the pictures when she worked with western author Bill Neal (not to be confused with former Texas state historian [[Bill O'Neal]]), who wrote a book on the region, ''Our Stories, Legends of the Mounds.''<ref>"Medicine Mound Texas: Population Zero", website of Downtown Medicine Mound Preservation Group:http://www.medicinemound.com/portfolio/content.cfm?imageStart=4&StartRow=1&PageNum=1&cate=1&pageType=3&pageID=1&imageID=259&oneachpage=12</ref>​

Museum hours are usually 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday but also by appointment. In many ways, Medicine Mound Museum is Potts' "personal museum," the story of her own life.<ref>"Quanah," ''Texas State Travel Guide, 2008,'' pp. 129-130.</ref> There is a highway rest stop on U.S. 287 to assist travelers desiring to detour to Medicine Mound to see the four mounds, the historical museum, and the ghost town.<ref>Angela Timmons, "Kiosks make travel touch and go," ''The Amarillo Globe-News,'' June 30, 2003:http://www.amarillo.com/stories/063003/tex_kioskshelpful.shtml</ref>​

Museum hours are usually 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday but also by appointment. In many ways, Medicine Mound Museum is Potts' "personal museum," the story of her own life.<ref>"Quanah," ''Texas State Travel Guide, 2008,'' pp. 129-130.</ref> There is a highway rest stop on U.S. 287 to assist travelers desiring to detour to Medicine Mound to see the four mounds, the historical museum, and the ghost town.<ref>Angela Timmons, "Kiosks make travel touch and go," ''The Amarillo Globe-News,'' June 30, 2003:http://www.amarillo.com/stories/063003/tex_kioskshelpful.shtml</ref>​