Post dateJune 16, 2017 A City Plan in Colonial Texas Green DeWitt received permission from the Mexican government to establish a colony of 400...
Post dateJune 5, 2017 James Kerr James Kerr was a man of many talents. During his lifetime, he worked as...
Post dateMay 22, 2017 Wrap Up Your Year with the Texas Folklife Festival! As you know, I’m a HUGE fan of field trips. Texas has so many...
Post dateJanuary 16, 2017 The Louisiana Purchase When Spain returned Louisiana to France in 1800, one of the stipulations of the...
Post dateJanuary 11, 2017 Be on the Lookout for Early Bluebonnets! Did you know that there are five varieties of bluebonnet “officially” recognized as the...
Post dateDecember 23, 2016 Happy Birthday, Howard Hughes! Howard Robard Hughes Jr. was born into a wealthy and accomplished family on December...
Post dateDecember 14, 2016 Happy Birthday, Amon Carter! As I’ve researched a number of famous people for this year’s Happy Birthday series, I’ve...
Post dateDecember 12, 2016 Happy Birthday, Dan Blocker! Dan Blocker was born on December 10, 1928 in DeKalb in northeastern Texas, but the...
Post dateDecember 5, 2016 Happy Birthday, Pattillo “Bud” Higgins! Pattillo “Bud” Higgins was born in Sabine Pass, Texas on December 5, 1863. He seemed...
Post dateDecember 2, 2016 Happy Birthday, Oliver Loving! Oliver Loving, son of Joseph and Susannah Loving of Kentucky, was born December 4,...