Six Great Texas Holiday Experiences
The Holiday Season starts even before Thanksgiving Weekend in some places around Texas. Here...
Where Should You Start?
A great meal usually starts with an appetizer. A great speech usually starts with...
There’s a Reason We Call Our Program “Discover Texas”!
There’s a reason we call our state history program “Discover Texas”! Whether you’re just...
If you homeschool in the Piney Woods…
…you’ll be pleased to know that field trips don’t have to be expensive. Since...
Audie Murphy…the “real” Captain America?
Audie Murphy was born June 20, 1925 in Kingston, Texas and grew up to...
Audie Murphy American Cotton Museum
Hunt County in Texas is rightfully proud of two things: That’s why the Audie...
Road to Revolution: Santa Anna Surrenders
If I may be blunt, Santa Anna was not only a murderous and immoral...
Road to Revolution: The Battle of San Jacinto
Houston began with approximately 1200 Texians in his volunteer army, but after the slaughter...
Road to Revolution: The Which Way Tree
Sometimes we forget that the people we remember as history’s heroes were as human as...
Texas Ushers the World into the Petroleum Age
On January 10, 1901 drillers struck oil just south of Beaumont, TX. The discovery at...