Happy Birthday, Johnny Gimble!
I just love Johnny Gimble. 🙂 An exemplary member of “The Great Generation”, Gimble...
Birthday of John Wesley Hardin (but I doubt it was happy)
John Wesley Hardin‘s father was a circuit-riding Methodist preacher. When his son was born...
The Irish Empresarios
Between 1750 and 1830, the population of Ireland tripled. This fact alone would have...
Empresario Sterling Robertson
Sterling Clack Robertson was empresario of Robertson’s colony, a huge tract of land covering...
Empresario Haden Edwards
Haden Edwards was one of the first Texas empresarios. His father was a senator who...
A Reader Shares…
Corsicana reader C. Robert Keathley, fellow Texas Aggie and retired teacher of Texas History,...
Happy Birthday, Juan Seguin!
Juan Seguin is a Texas hero who tugs at my heart strings. Born in...
Happy Birthday, Red McCombs!
As I’ve prepared this Happy Birthday series, I’ve realized that all babies come into the...
Happy Birthday, James Bowie!
Actually, we’re not quite sure when James Bowie was born, but probably April 10,...
Two Texas Artists Worth Knowing
Some really great Texans were born in September, including these two who contributed much to...