How Chili Came to Texas

Canary Islanders and how chili was brought to Texas.

The most famous silhouette in Texas.

The most famous silhouette in Texas.

Captain William E. Rogers: Beaumont Steamboatman

Captain William E. Rogers

Texans you should know: Juan Seguin (1806-1890)

THE WEST - Juan Seguin

Working Jenny biplane a reminder of WWI in Wichita Falls

Times Record News: Local News

Col. Burleson and Indian fights in Hays county

Mention of Chief Placido brings to mind Burleson

Mary Moody Northern: wealthiest pack rat in Texas history?

Moody Mansion

Mexican-American Sharecropping in the Early Twentieth Century

Osborn Farm near Bastrop

Life on the Texas farm/ranch: Lamp Chores

Lamp chores evolved.

“ All new states are invested, more or less, by a class of noisy, second-rate men who are always in favor of rash and extreme measures, but Texas was absolutely overrun by such men. ”

Sam Houston

Indian depredations and how Soap Creek got its name

Blog for Ellis County Texas History

The Cannon of the Alamo

Alamo Cannon

Aaron Burr's daughter may have been buried in Texas

Theodosia Burr, Was South Carolina’s ‘Lost’ First Lady Buried On Texas Coast.

1877 schoolhouse near Cibolo to become museum

Lower Valley School

1843 Arrowsmith Republic of Texas map brings big money

Texas map brings $27,440