Mission Espada
Mission Espada–or, more properly, Mission San Francisco de la Espada— was the first mission...
Mission San Juan
Mission San Juan was first founded as an outreach to the Nazonis people of...
Mission San Jose
Mission San Jose, founded in 1720, is the largest mission in North America–the...
Mission Concepcion
On 8 December 1755–almost 262 years ago!–San Antonio’s beautiful Mission Concepcion was dedicated–though at...
A City Plan in Colonial Texas
Green DeWitt received permission from the Mexican government to establish a colony of 400...
James Kerr
James Kerr was a man of many talents. During his lifetime, he worked as...
Wrap Up Your Year with the Texas Folklife Festival!
As you know, I’m a HUGE fan of field trips. Texas has so many...
The Louisiana Purchase
When Spain returned Louisiana to France in 1800, one of the stipulations of the...
Be on the Lookout for Early Bluebonnets!
Did you know that there are five varieties of bluebonnet “officially” recognized as the...
Happy Birthday, Howard Hughes!
Howard Robard Hughes Jr. was born into a wealthy and accomplished family on December...