Discover Texas

Quite a Light!

The Port Isabel Lighthouse was built by the United States government in 1852–a brick...

For several years we lived in Germany. When we first arrived, it was not...

(This is Part 2 of a series based on my homeschool conference presentation, “Raise Your...

Field trips don’t always have to be strictly educational. Sometimes they can just be...

You know the struggle! It’s hard to get kids excited about doing anything that’s...

Audie Murphy was born June 20, 1925 in Kingston, Texas and grew up to...

As near as historians can tell, Cynthia Ann Parker was born sometime between June...

I just love Johnny Gimble. 🙂 An exemplary member of “The Great Generation”, Gimble...

John Wesley Hardin‘s father was a circuit-riding Methodist preacher. When his son was born...

Between 1750 and 1830, the population of Ireland tripled. This fact alone would have...